A conversation on Facebook discussed least-favorite plot elements – those that drive people absolutely crazy and cause them to stop reading a book. Several women mentioned things which aren’t necessarily plot elements – language, graphic violence, sex. Certainly those items make me set a book aside as well. And you […]
This year, while reading the various accounts of King David in the books of Samuel, Kings, and Chronicles, it occurred to me that it is very likely when he received the message from Bathsheba that she was pregnant, he became afraid. Terrified, even. If you look at his character up […]
Children, obey your parents because you belong to the Lord, for this is the right thing to do. Ephesians 6:1 This admonition is spoken in several places in the Bible and, as Paul points out there, brings a promise of long life to those who do this. Yet, what if […]
Bridget determined not to make a mistake in the choice of her future spouse, and therefore she has compiled a list of exactly what she is looking for. And Ryan knows that he doesn’t want to have his family struggle financially as his own parents did, so he is determined […]
“You don’t own a dress? Not even a skirt?” My five-year-old mind couldn’t comprehend a girl not having even one of this most basic, most crucial wardrobe essential. And yet, the little girl who lived up the street from me (whose name I can’t recall) owned plenty of shorts and […]
I was at a conference this week. One of the speakers displayed a quote on the screen and attributed it to “a great American thinker” or some other great complimentary description. He then proceeded to tell us that the man he quoted was his father and spent the next five […]
Finding God through the fires of life This ain’t my first rodeo book, yet I don’t remember ever seeing a bond between the livestock and their owners like the one Knox and his bulls have. Is there such a thing as a bull-whisperer? The care and concern he had, not […]
What is in your bag? Isn’t it interesting how we feel so differently about what is truly important to have with us at all times? There are some who carry the bare minimum – my dear friend carries just her credit card and phone. And others I know have so […]
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How did she have the courage to do it? Did she fear that he would know what she was thinking? Figure out her plan? Afterward, did she cry and shake like a leaf? There is so little mentioned about Jael in the book of Judges. Just a handful of verses […]