Devil’s Advocate (Psalm 34:17-18)
Do your kids like to ask “why”? Mine sure do, and they come by it naturally. When I was younger, I pestered my parents with lots of questions. Now it’s my turn to be a parent, and my little ones are...
View ArticleThe Value of Commentaries (Psalm 34:19-22)
I’m out of town at a conference this week, so I thought this might be a good day to introduce you to the wonders of commentaries. Commentaries are simply the writings of fellow believers. They aren’t...
View ArticleThankful for the Cross
Thanksgiving is over in our little Minnesota town. People are starting to put up their Christmas decorations, which are admittedly very pretty when nightfall comes so early and we’re starting to get...
View ArticleHow Excellent Is Thy Name (Psalm 8:1)
I’m digging deep into the archives this week, to repost this Bible study from early spring 2004… Here we are starting a study of one of my favorite passages of Scripture — Psalm 8. I memorized this...
View ArticleOut of the Mouth of Babes (Psalm 8:2)
I have the verses of Psalm 8 posted next to my kitchen sink, and I’ve been thinking about verses 1 and 2 all week: “O LORD, our Lord, How excellent is Your name in all the earth, Who have set Your...
View ArticleUnless YHWH Builds Your House
I think God gave women special radar that helps us hone in on circumstances around us and diagnose problems. We seem to understand when things aren’t quite right, but sometimes we don’t have the...
View ArticleTrue Security
This is a guest post, written by my handsome husband, Kraig Elliott. When we were growing up, our lives were affected by the Cold War. Even though it was mostly over before I was born, the ideologies...
View ArticleSeeing God’s Hand
Do you ever have a week where God seems silent and distant to you? Far away? Aloof? Your “theology” tells you that He is ever present and that He cares deeply for your problems and needs. Your feelings...
View ArticleAn Undivided Heart
“Teach me your way, O YHWH, and I will walk in your truth; give me an undivided heart, that I may fear your name” (Psalm 86:11). Sometimes I feel uninspired. I don’t know what to write about, and I...
View ArticleMy Hope Is in YHWH
I was listening to some of the audios from my online health classes last week, and a verse really stuck in my head. “Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life”...
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