The first week I started re-reading the Bible chronologically this new year, I was struck by the phrase, “do not fear.” Days later I was diagnosed with osteoporosis. “But you eat so healthy!” my strong-boned eighty-nine-year-old mother-in-law protested. I was blindsided, too. I’d hoped my lifestyle would overcome my genetics but vaguely noticed that sometime … Continue reading No Fear
God’s rescues have many purposes, including the opportunity of increasing the faith of mothers and prophets alike in Him, His goodness, truth, provision and power. In 1 Kings 17:1, the prophet, Elijah, tells wicked King Ahab, “As the LORD, the God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, surely there shall be neither dew nor … Continue reading Great Escapes 3 with Prophets, Mothers and Sons: How and Why God Sometimes Rescues at (or Past) the Last Minute
From the hordes of obedient government officials summoned to the plain of Dura to fall down and worship the image made by King Nebuchadnezzar, just three captives from Judah refused. Amid the noise and flattened crowds in all the broad plain of Dura, only Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego stood tall before the looming ninety-foot high, … Continue reading Great Escapes 2, from Daniel: How and Why God Sometimes Rescues at (or Past) the Last Minute
Why does God sometimes wait to save?
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