Do you ever question God’s timing? Has God ever impressed upon your heart that it was time to act on a decision you’d been putting off? Perhaps you’d been reluctant because you weren’t quite ready to deal with the negative effects that may result? In Genesis 31, Jacob faces just such a dilemma. He has …
Author: sheilaalewine
The Camel Test
Here’s a funny thought. In today’s world, women are often made to feel they must “measure up” to a certain standard of beauty to be valued. Take the idea of beauty pageants. Contestants are all tall and slender, with perfect hair. They are paraded in front of a panel of judges and rated on their …
The Battle For Independence
Happy 4th of July! Today is a day we celebrate our nation’s independence from British rule. Did you know we were already essentially at war with Great Britain a year before the momentous event of the signing of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776? It took seven more years to win our independence. …
Choices
I think Lot is one of the more interesting characters in the Old Testament. He certainly lived an unusual life. When his father, Haran, died, his grandfather, Terah, stepped in and became a surrogate father. In this way, he was taken out of the land of his birth, Ur, and traveled with his grandfather and …
Cain & Abel
For the next six months, I’m reading straight through the Old Testament. Since it’s a bit longer than the New Testament, it requires reading bigger chunks of scripture each day. We will move through it pretty quickly, reading anywhere from 6-8 chapters a day. I’m not attempting an overview but just letting God’s Word speak. …
The Way Of The Word 