Let’s face it. People let us down. They disappoint us. And sometimes it seems God does too. Often our experiences fall short of our expectations for God to meet all our needs the way we think He should, and like a lover who has been wronged, we tend to guard our hearts against future disappointment by lowering our expectations and trust. But make no mistake about it, God sees. God understands. He is not aloof.
“And Sarah died” (Genesis 23:2). In a previous post I wrote about the death of Professor Norman Gottwald, my former professor at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California. Gottwald was…
When I think of the women of the Bible times, I think of women sharing their wisdom to younger generations. We do not have much of that these days, but boy I wish we did. As I get older I have a drive to mentor younger women, but I also desire to receive mentoring from women who are older than me. What about you? So, I did a thing. It has been a whirl-wind since May of this year. I have been in a mad rush to write a book for women. This book is to help not only learn about some of the women …
Where there female prophets of the Bible? Yes! There certainly were! There are at least seven (maybe eight – but we’ll get to that in a minute). Not including, of course, false prophets. First, however, let’s examine what a prophet is, biblically. Prophets Of the Bible Often when people think of prophets, they think of