by Deborah Schiefer I recently wrote a blog for Christmas1 and in it, I referenced the women named in the lineage of the Messiah and their broken histories. When it came to Bathsheba, I debated whether or not to mention the idea that perhaps she wasn’t an enthusiastic participant in the relationship with King David,Continue reading “But What About Bathsheba?”
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Uzzah, The Ark and Us
Loving God Who Dwells Within Your Neighbor 2 Samuel 6:1-7 Maybe you have been there. You open up your Bible, welcoming the Holy Spirit, dwelling within you, to speak to you through it’s pages. Then the story you encounter stops you in your tracks. It’s hard. It’s messy. It’s not perfectly tied up with aContinue reading “Uzzah, The Ark and Us”
A Survivor
It’s Complicated: Abigail and David Have you ever had to live with a bully? I don’t just mean your older brother, who sometimes tormented you a bit, but also would have had your back the second someone else said a word to you. I mean a bully. The kind of person who turned your worldContinue reading “A Survivor”
Worship Where You Are
I can’t carry a tune in a basket. It’s true. I wasn’t blessed with a singing voice. That is not my contribution to the body of Christ. I’m not someone that the whole world WANTS to listen to sing. Add to that the fact that we have been spoiled here in the American church withContinue reading “Worship Where You Are”
The Journey is Real 