It is in the writings of Joshua, Moses' successor as Israel’s leader, that we get great insight into the lives of the 2nd generation of God’s chosen people. In chapter 3 they are at the banks of the Jordan River. Levitical Priests are carrying the Ark of the Covenant, God’s people are following behind, and the River is now the only thing standing between them and possession of the land God had promised their forefathers to give them. I use the term “only” rather loosely, given that this large Continue Reading
Talk About Grace
One day, I received a mind boggling email informing me that my daughter’s latest math assessment had been graded and recorded as a 48%--an F!! I emailed the teacher asking her for any advice or direction she may have to give. I told her we were doing all we knew to do at home, but clearly Gabrielle needs more support in math given how poorly she performed on this assessment. The teacher responded to my email with the following: “She actually did very well she just didn’t do the back at Continue Reading
Happy New Year!
In January of 2019, I joined in with with my local church as we started a 52- week journey reading through the Bible chronologically. Yes, chronologically. Turns out, the books of the Bible to which most of us are accustomed are primarily divided by the type of literature as opposed to the order being based on when the events actually took place. Any whoo... no matter the order or the pace, any journey through the Bible is worth it! This particular journey of mine was no exception. I was Continue Reading