My Soul Magnifies The Lord
I am so eager to introduce you to Andrea Maher, author of Slammed, Overcoming Tragedy in the Wave of Grief. I met Andrea after…
I Will Not Fail You
Stop for a moment and let this truth sink in. In the middle of your deep grief, daughter or son of the King, when you are so afraid of the future you can barely breathe, so terrified of…
The Best Present
The angel and the message of the angel terrified Mary. How do we know? Because the angel commanded: Do not be afraid, Mary. These few words reminded Mary…
My Platform for Glorifying God, Part 2
Every circumstance becomes an eternal opportunity to reflect Jesus. If you are struggling with loss, I know this is hard. Grief is hard work and…
My Platform for Glorifying God
Like countless women before me, I have sat at Mary’s feet in dark moments, longing to see inside her heart and hear her story of bearing the…
I Am Doing a New Thing
Perhaps you are in a dark place where you dread Christmas. I get that. I was there for a very long time. To this day, over twenty years after the deaths of our son…
Mary’s Song of Praise: The Magnificat
Mary the mother of Jesus joins our motley band as we Journey to Christmas. Imagine her joy-filled eyes as she runs to embrace Tamar the Forgotten One, Rahab the Harlot, Bathsheba the Abused and…
A New Thing
The core value of Solomon’s Book of the Proverbs is the fear of God. Where did Solomon learn this principle? Who taught Solomon how to…
Beauty for Ashes
For the rest of her life, Bathsheba paid a high price for the lustful desires of David. What would have happened if she had refused to…
The Valley of Death
David was at a fork in the road. Would simmering rage toward God for taking his son be the grid through which he lived life or…
Redeeming Love
Imagine that we have stopped for the night on our Journey to Christmas. We are exhausted from our preparations for Christmas and listening…
I’m Pregnant
What did Bathsheba think when the King’s men came to get her. The literal translation is to get, lay hold of, seize, snatch, take…
Temptress or Victim?
Bathsheba, the fourth woman mentioned in the genealogy of Jesus, joins us on our Journey to Christmas. As her story unfolds you might find it hard to imagine…
Kinsman Redeemer
Boaz, the Kinsman Redeemer, symbolizes our own Kinsman Redeemer Jesus. Ruth, the Gentile, symbolizes those who need a redeemer – each…
Devil Grass
Rahab the Harlot and Salmon, son of Nahshon, head of the tribe of Judah gave birth to Boaz. What was it like growing up as Rahab’s son…
Outside the Camp?
When we look back at these stories, we recognize that God intentionally included Tamar, Rahab and now Ruth, all women “outside the camp” of the Israelites. What did they have…
Ruth, the Outsider
Naomi left Bethlehem full but came back empty. As poverty bangs on their door, Naomi tells Ruth that she can glean in the fields of the farmers during…