Today I am doing something I never do. It feels like shameless self-promotion which is why I am very uncomfortable doing it. I want to encourage you to consider purchasing some of our devotional books as gifts this year. I have a daughter whose love language is "gifts" and she speaks it so well. She's …
Author: sheilaalewine
Healed By The Cross
Isaiah 53:4-6 – Surely our griefs He Himself bore, and our sorrows He carried; yet we ourselves esteemed Him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. But He was pierced through for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the chastening for our well-being fell upon Him, and by His scourging we are healed. All …
Draw Near At Christmas
Today, we begin our journey toward Christmas. Growing up in a Baptist church, we didn’t celebrate Advent like some denominations do. In fact, the first time I experienced a family gathering around an Advent candle, I was already married with at least one child. But I did understand the anticipation of waiting for Christmas, and …
Unfulfilled Prophecy?
Have you ever had someone point out an Old Testament prophecy that hasn’t been fulfilled in history as evidence of error in the scriptures? How do you answer them? The obvious answer is that the final fulfillment is still to come and that God’s timeline isn’t the same as ours. In fact, God is eternal …
The Fear Of The Lord
Isaiah served as Israel’s prophet during a time when God was allowing other nations to come against them as a means of discipline and judgment for their idolatry. While they were outwardly religious, their hearts were far from God. Throughout Israel’s history, they often took God’s grace and providential care for granted, thinking that nothing …
The Way Of The Word 