Welcome to week 3 in our current series of Women in the Bible: Beautiful and Brave! I'm thrilled to discuss our featured guest today, Hannah, the mother of Samuel. Front and center in my book, The Sensational Scent of Prayer, Hannah is near and dear to my heart. I spent several months studying Hannah and her drive to prayer. She endured oppression and verbal abuse for years. I wonder if she had … [Read more...] about Hannah Who Poured Out Her Soul: Women in the Bible Week 3
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Deborah Who Declared God’s Truth: Women in the Bible Week 2
Welcome to week 2 of Women in the Bible: Beautiful and Brave series! Each week for 10 weeks, we are studying the most beautiful and brave women in the Bible. At the end of this post, you will find the prior articles in the series. This week our focus is on Deborah, the only female judge of Israel named in the Bible. If you are unfamiliar with Deborah, you can find her story in Judges chapters … [Read more...] about Deborah Who Declared God’s Truth: Women in the Bible Week 2
Sarah Who Remembered God’s Promise: Women in the Bible Week 1
Welcome to week 1 of our Women in the Bible: Beautiful and Brave series! To catch up on the details of the series, you can tune in here. I'm delighted that you are joining us as we explore Sarah, the wife of Abraham. I think Sarah has gotten a bit of a bad rap over the years. I've heard many sermons and lessons on Sarah that have discussed her response upon the news that she would have a child. … [Read more...] about Sarah Who Remembered God’s Promise: Women in the Bible Week 1
New Series! Women in the Bible: Beautiful and Brave
I am so excited to let you in on this little piece of news that I've been bursting to share! Beginning next Wednesday, I have a new series planned that I know you are going to love. We are going to mine truths from the women in the Bible listed in this popular post. Each week, the focus will be on one of the women in the Bible: beautiful and brave. We'll take a peek at her culture, what her daily … [Read more...] about New Series! Women in the Bible: Beautiful and Brave
Women in the Bible – 5 of the Most Beautiful and Brave
Last week at women's Bible study, I was reading the story of Paul and Silas singing praises to God in the prison; it's one of my very favorite New Testament Bible stories. If you'd like to read it, you can find it here: Acts 16:18-40 But as a result of thinking on my favorite Bible stories and characters, after teaching the study, I reflected on some of my favorites in the Bible. And here is a … [Read more...] about Women in the Bible – 5 of the Most Beautiful and Brave