Joseph was horribly mistreated for many years. He was thrown into a pit by his brothers. Sold by them into slavery! Taken from his homeland into Egypt. Falsely accused of rape…any innocent man’s nightmare. Imprisoned. And forgotten. I can’t imagine being treated the way Joseph was. And by so many different people! God’s Greater Purposes Surely,…
Both of our daughters are still at home with us. And we couldn’t be happier about that. But I know that sooner or later, I will have an empty nest. Not happy about that prospect. At all. Sometimes I feel as if I’m living holding my breath, waiting for that change, that move away from…
As I was praying the other day, I thanked God, as I often do, for His grace…His amazingly wonderful grace. God graciously answers prayer after prayer for me…generously, too. For one, He has amazingly provided for my family since I lost my job. He’s not only kept us fed and our bills paid…grace…but He has…
I remember sitting in a high school class one day, looking at my teacher, and wondering, “What could possibly possess a person to become a teacher! Why would anyone voluntarily commit themselves to be in school again once they had finally graduated…and escaped?” I mean, she looked like a reasonable, rational person. My next thought…
As sinners against the holy God our Creator, we know that all we really deserve is eternity in hell. So, anything we receive that is the least bit better than that suffering, we should view as God’s mercy to us. However, many times in life, we have difficulty recognizing God’s mercy. For God’s mercy does…
I guess just about every young lady has at one time or another had a crush on a boy in her school or at church. I remember classmates in junior high showing me these elaborate happily-ever-after prediction tools made of paper that fit over the thumb and index finger on each hand. Depending on how…
Unless you’ve been reading in the Book of Genesis here with us at Ladies Drawing Nigh this week, you might feel that the title of this article is a bit irreverent, at best. After all, who would even think of such a thing as wrestling with the Almighty God? I mean, even the lost Pharisees…
For eight years I was a teacher in a Christian high school. One day, I walked into the teacher work room where two of our parent volunteers were working and talking with another teacher. The subject? Hairstyles and the woes of finding just the right style. You know…easy, yet flattering. I’m still searching for mine….
If you have a brother or sister, or if you have more than one child, then you are very familiar with sibling rivalry. But in case you’ve never heard the term, sibling rivalry is the jealousy, fighting, and competition that happens between brothers and sisters. Sibling rivalry takes many forms. As young children, siblings fight…
This past week we read about how Isaac’s father, Abraham, found him a wife, who became a comfort to him. And Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah’s tent, and took Rebekah, and she became his wife; and he loved her: and Isaac was comforted after his mother’s death. Genesis 24:67 However, when I think…