disillusionment, and hardship. When answers don’t come easy, these resources press in deeply to see what Scripture reveals to encourage women to grow in their faith amid challenging circumstances. Lina AbuJamra, who shares her heart
for I was hungry and you gave Me food; I was thirsty and you gave Me drink; I was a stranger and you took Me in;I was naked and you clothed Me; I was sick and you visited Me; I was in prison and you came to Me.’Then the righteous will answer Him, saying, ‘Lord, when d...
One morning, I visited her home while she was still recovering and sitting in a rolling chair. She shone with gratefulness as she explained to me that she wanted to buy pizza for all those still left behind in the psychiatric ward. In addition to her awareness of others, I noticed that ...
“For I was hungry, and you fed me. I was thirsty, and you gave me a drink. I was a stranger, and you invited me into your home. I was naked, and you gave me clothing. I was sick, and you cared for me. I was in prison, and you visited me.” “Then these righteous ones ...
this blog, look for any opportunities of your ancestors to be located in the areas that Forten lived and visited. It is likely that your ancestors may have been in the similar line of work or even worked with Forten, or volunteered with his wife and daughters in their abolitionist ...
Don’t go empty-handed to see a king because at least you are earning some sort of recognition by meeting him. And he won’t send you away empty-handed. He will give you a favor of some kind. For example, every time I visited the Pope, he always gave me some token. Naturally I...
The scripture came to mind was Psalm 66. 10For you, God,testedus; you refined us like silver. 11You brought us into prison and laid burdens on our backs. 12You let people ride over our heads; we wentthrough fire and water, but you brought us toa place of abundance. ...
After all, I have long feasted on God’s many running and racing references in Scripture that have become my go-to’s whenever I come to bumps in the road, hit a wall, or crave accountability. “The Five-Star God” metaphor did not come to me dining at an extravagant five-course,...
visited (I was told by my two Australian friends that only about five years before our town had one traffic light and no cars). Technology in China and the outward forms of buildings and cities- while often very different- were familiar to me in their basics and not surprising at all. ...
Instead of fulfilling this dire prophecy, over three decades ago, I found emotional and spiritual healing on a psychiatric ward the last time I had to be hospitalized. A pastor visited me there and explained, “What happened to you as a child, hurt God more than it hurt you.” ...