Each month, my husband and I serve in a marriage ministry together. During our time serving, we lead worship, and we welcome first-time participants to the program, explaining both the logistics and the mission of the ministry. We encounter a variety of couples from all different circumstances. Some are brand
Our Father is a just God. Verse 36 of today’s portion of Scripture is so profound. The Israelites had faced over 400 years of mistreatment, poverty, and want. And in one fell swoop, God reversed their fortunes. The people found favor in the sight of the Egyptians, and they plundered
It’s hard to be obedient when the outcome is unknown. In Exodus 6, God promises to redeem Israel from slavery of the Egyptians but not before hardening Pharaoh’s heart against them. Nine plagues and a hardened heart later, God sends the tenth and final plague, the death of the
Moses and Aaron did just as the Lord commanded. Moses raised his staff in the presence of Pharaoh and his officials. He struck the water of the Nile, and all the water was changed into blood. Psalm 145:3 tells us, “The LORD is great and certainly worthy of praise.
The story of Exodus is an enthralling one. It reveals so much about the human condition and about God’s heart. Because God is perfect, His Word is timeless and holds meaning for us in our current season. Even though these words were written in a different time period under a
Have you ever witnessed a miracle? A true miracle with your own eyes? Sure, we could say there are miracles around us all the time, and we just don’t realize it. That is true. But I’m talking about an obvious miracle. Awe striking. Chills up your spine. Laws of nature
When I was growing up, I loved playing the game hide-and-seek. I am naturally an introvert, so a game that required being quiet and typically by yourself was right up my alley. I can remember the anticipation of being hidden and then seeing the person who was “it” come into
Every Love God Greatly study highlights one of the languages we serve – our new study, Never Forsaken, includes the highlight of our Vietnamese branch! Join us in prayer for Le, her team, and the women of her language and nation as you read her story, and help us spread
I taught 5th Grade for ten years at the same elementary school, in the same classroom, teaching the same subject every single one of those years. One could say I had grown incredibly comfortable in my role and could teach 5th Grade Language Arts sitting down with my eyes closed
God is in the business of rescuing and redeeming. After Joseph’s rule as second in command over Egypt, a new Pharaoh took control, and he soon forgot about Joseph. Though God had promised Abraham that his family would be as numerous as the sands on the shore and would dwell