Mary and Martha sent a message to Jesus telling Him that their brother, Lazarus, was ill: “When he heard this, Jesus said, “This sickness will not end in death. No, it is for God’s glory so that God’s Son may be glorified through it.” John 11:4 Jesus had a special bond with this family. He
by Jill Larsen My daughter made a painting She made it just for me I loved it so I framed it And hung for all to see. Over the years I hung more paintings But not made by my daughter And though their names were famous My daughter’s I did favor. My collection became famous
by Jill Larsen My best friend and I lived in one of the biggest apartment buildings in our town. He lived right next door to me, and we could tap messages to each other through the walls as we were going to sleep. Our building sat next to a cliff, that rose high up into
by Jill Larsen I lived on a shelf with all the other spices in one of the most sought after restaurants in our city. Our shelves were full of rich and fresh spices. Cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, oregano, basil, salt, and on and on it went. And then there was me. Pepper. I sat in the
by Jill Larsen My church went into battle And what a funny sight They hardly had their armor on So they couldn’t fight. Helmets were on almost all But shields there were few And rarely did I see a sword Poor defense I knew. The breastplate of righteousness Had long been left behind But in
My Old Testament college professor said, “Job is a book you read if your tail is between the cracks.” When we are going through hard times, it is the book to read – it can give us the answers to our questions. In Job 1-2 Satan appears before God and argues that Job is serving
Several passages in the Bible make it clear that wives are to be submissive to their husbands. Submission does not mean that the wife doesn’t do some tasks or that she always does others. For example, sometimes a wife might handle the finances or fix appliances. Her husband might do the cooking or look after
Everyone feels depressed at some time and most find the solution fairly quickly. There are many degrees of depression. It can be debilitating or even lead to suicide. It can be an unexplained sadness that a person can’t get out of or do anything to cause it to cease. Counseling or deliverance from oppressive spirits
“Likewise, teach the older women to be reverent in the way they live, not to be slanderers or addicted to much wine, but to teach what is good. Then they can train the younger women to love their husbands and children, to be self-controlled and pure, to be busy at home, to be kind, and
Many people think (some without realizing it) that happiness is doing what they want. Even Christians at times walk according to the flesh or sinful nature: “Those who live according to the flesh have their minds set on what the flesh desires; but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set