Encouragement For Women

"I never knew how to worship until I knew how to love." -Henry Ward Beecher There is a passage in the Bible that is often completely misunderstood, made fun of and the like. It is the account of Abraham taking his son Isaac up the mountain as a sacrifice to the L ORD . I read it totally different. Here I see a Father who had waited what seemed like an eternity to have a child willing to loose his greatest joy for honoring God. Many say that Abraham was a freak or hateful and how dare God ask him to do such a thing. A God like that isn't worth any of my time say others. However, the request is to reveal Abraham's heart - not to take from him his life's treasure, his son. It is also to reveal how God feels in regards to when he gives up his son for many. Abraham is a man who loves God and desires to honor him with his life - all of it. My favorite part is highlighted in purple. Here I read that Abraham was willing to take his son, but knew that God would pr

Psalm 89 5 All heaven will praise your great wonders, L ord ; myriads of angels will praise you for your faithfulness. 6 For who in all of heaven can compare with the L ord ? What mightiest angel is anything like the L ord ? 7 The highest angelic powers stand in awe of God. He is far more awesome than all who surround his throne. (New Living Translation)

"What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet". Romeo and Juliet ( Quote Act II, Sc. II) . It is no doubt that you have heard this either in the theater, in school, reading Shakespeare yourself, or someone somewhere quoting it. If you are new to this line in Shakespeare...perhaps it might interest you to read it for yourself in full. The past few days I have been thinking about the name Christian. Here are some of my thoughts regarding this subject... As a believer in Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour - I/you/we have the title/name Christian. If you live in Washington state you are a Washingtonian - meaning of/from/within Washington. Here is what Merriam-Webster online describes Christian as: Etymology:Latin christianus, adjective & noun, from Greek christianos, from Christos 1 a : one who professes belief in the teachings of Jesus Christ b (1) : disciple 2 (2) : a member of one of the Churches of Christ separat