This past week, I was summoned for jury duty. In the thirty years since I legally became an adult, this is the first time I was called to do my civic duty. Unfortunately (or perhaps fortunately), I was not selected to hear the case. I was in the final group to be questioned and the…

“Come to Bethel and transgress, at Gilgal multiply transgression; bring your sacrifices every morning, your tithes every three days.” Amos 4:4 Amos is one of the sheep breeders of Tekoa, a place about six miles southeast of Bethlehem and 10 miles southeast from Jerusalem. Tekoa was the dividing line between the cultivated land in the…

I suspect that every one of us has a favorite season of the year. Perhaps you like the snow and the brisk, cold mornings. Maybe you are a fan of the early spring buds and fresh rain. Some may even like the dry, hot summer months with the longer days. But I’ve always been partial…

I am not one to know exactly what book and verse in the Bible that has the scripture that I’m looking for. I know it’s in there. I know it’s in the Old or New Testament, but the book eludes me. I could probably give a good guess as to who recorded it, but the…

Genesis 1:1 – “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth” Not a few of our problems in life come from starting at the wrong place. Building on the wrong foundation always gives the wrong results. Our search for the truth must begin in the right place and it is no coincidence that…

“He brought me to the banqueting house,And his banner over me was love.” Song of Solomon 2:4 The Song of Solomon is the Father’s favorite song, it is the “song of songs” (1:1). We understand the book to be a discussion of what love should be between a man and a woman. For singles, the…

Sometimes I get discouraged in my writing. I get discouraged because I am not an expert it big words or proper grammar. I get discouraged because I am not a deep thought theologian. I get discouraged because I know women need to get to the meat of the Word (Hebrews 5:12-14), but the things I…

In 1 Kings 12 we read about Rehoboam, Solomon’s son. After Solomon had died, he became king of the southern kingdom, after the nation was torn apart because of the sin of Solomon (1 Kings 1:43). Rehoboam was faced with a request when he first became a king. The people wanted their workload lightened and…

Daniel is an interesting figure in the prophets of God. Our children are taught the lessons of chapters one through six. As adults, we ignore the rest of the book. While it is a hard book to understand, it is filled with tremendous information, especially about the events of the 400 years between Malachi and…

Usually when ordering something, you may be like us, we are waiting on packages that we ordered weeks ago to arrive! I understand there are sometimes delay issues and human error, and I know it may be a petty complaint that the steak knives I ordered two months are still lost and who knows when I’ll…