God is light; in him there is no darkness at all (1 John 1:5, NIV). We just celebrated the Festival of Lights, Hanukkah, at our church. Hanukkah is an eight-day Jewish celebration commemorating the rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem around the 2nd century BCE. It followed the Jewish people’s victory over the Seleucid…
Then the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.” (Luke 1:30) I think we all want to be liked. We want to have plenty of friends, as well as plenty of people at our workplace, in our neighborhood, or at our church who like us. Another…
Call to me and I will answer you, and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know. (Jeremiah 33:3) I am an inquisitive person, and don’t always accept things at face value. So, I ask questions. Sometimes my husband will say, “Too many questions!” However, I know that many of the Bible’s influencers…
Kaboom! On Monday morning, the crack of thunder woke me up before 5:00 a.m. Should I just get up or try to sleep a little longer? I dozed off, only to be woken by my husband’s alarm at 7:15 a.m. Oh no! This was late for me. We had a cleaning service scheduled for 8:00…
It never fails. Whenever there is a significant “God project” to accomplish, such as giving a message at an event or organizing a women’s conference, something tries to throw me off track—a roadblock. I don’t always pinpoint the source right away, but then I realize the enemy of my soul wants to take me down,…