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The Proverbs 31 woman
(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) Let me introduce you to a Proverbs 31 woman. Do you know her?
Honoring women
(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) Ruth, Rahab, Deborah, Jael, Esther, Abigail … We have a tendency to think of these women of the Bible as exceptions to the rule. They are not. Many of you … Continue reading
Posted in Beauty, relationships, women
Tagged courage, encouragement, relationships, women
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‘They went thataway’
(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) Rahab the prostitute … was shown to be right with God by her actions when she hid those messengers and sent them safely away by a different road. James 2:25 … Continue reading
A pagan whore in the ancestry
(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) There’s a pagan whore in the genealogy of Jesus and a very smart one at that. This was no accident. She was purposely worked into the stories of the lineage … Continue reading
Docking next to Marti
Today is International Women’s Day 2021. In honoring many women today, I’m going to focus on one truly excellent representative — my wife, Marti. Most of you don’t have a clue what Marti has done, what she does and what … Continue reading
Silencing the stones
When Jesus made His triumphal entry into the city of Jerusalem on a donkey’s colt (that was a far cry from what the Jews were expecting in their Messiah, even though Zechariah 9:9 had prophesied it 500 years earlier), and … Continue reading
Queen Esther saves a nation
At the request of his daughter, who was now Queen Esther of the empire of Media and Persia, Mordecai had gathered all the Jews in the citadel to fast for three days. Esther knew that approaching the king without being … Continue reading
Queen Esther
Now there was a certain Jew living in exile in the city of Susa in Persia, seat of the king’s now queen-less palace, named Mordecai. And Mordecai had a cousin named Esther whom he had taken in and cared for … Continue reading
Posted in community, Esther, women, Worldview
Tagged Christian worldview, community, Esther, service
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Queen Vashti loses her crown but keeps her dignity
The book of Esther opens with King Xerxes of Persia throwing himself a very big party. At that time, Xerxes ruled over an area of 127 provinces stretching from India to Ethiopia. All the princes, nobles and military leaders from … Continue reading
For such a time as this
“Yet who knows whether you have come to the kingdom for such a time as this?” Esther 4:14 The Book of Esther is a remarkable story concerning Jews dispersed throughout Persia. It comes at a time when their period of exile was … Continue reading
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