Confession: I oftentimes roll my eyes when I hear people from previous generations go on and on and on about “the good ol’ days.” I just read Judges chapter 19. This grotesque series of events involving a Levite and his concubine have me convinced the “good ol’ days” must have started after 1000 BC, when these passages were recorded, and ended in 1981, the year I was born. For “in those days Israel had no king; [and much like today] everyone did as they saw fit” (Judges 21:25). Talk about Continue Reading
Transform Her With A Word
(If reading via email, click here to listen to the audio version of this blog post.) Every Thursday? Really? Why? What if I run out of stuff to write about? What if once all the hype is over, people stop reading and liking and sharing? What if I find out I’m actually not "good"? What if these writings really aren't much of a “Thirst QuencHer” after all? What if no one is thirsty? What if they prefer to drink something else? Is it worth it? Every Thursday! Yes! Why not? What if God lays a word Continue Reading
Worried? Scared? Angry?
(Click on the link above to listen to the audio version of this blog) Worried? Scared? Angry? I am. To be completely open and honest, there are three issues in particular that seem to have recently become increasingly triggering for me. They are marriage and family, the next United States presidential election, and racism. Many Christians feel that marriage and the family are under attack. Then I hear of citizens who feel there are no good options to choose on the next ballot. And the latest Continue Reading