On Second Thought “Come now, you who say, ‘Today or tomorrow we will go into such and such a town and spend a year there and trade and make a profit’—yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time andContinue reading “The Plans We Make and the Hands That Hold Them”
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WHEN PRIDE BEGINS TO FALL
The Bible in a Year “If Mordecai be of the seed of the Jews, before whom thou hast begun to fall, thou shalt not prevail against him, but shalt surely fall before him.” — Esther 6:13 The story of Haman in the book of Esther reminds us how quickly human pride can collapse when itContinue reading “WHEN PRIDE BEGINS TO FALL”
When Scripture Starts Looking Like the Evening News
DID YOU KNOW Did You Know the story of Ruth begins not with romance, but with famine and fear? “Now it came to pass in the days when the judges ruled, that there was a famine in the land…” (Ruth 1:1). Those opening words immediately place us inside human suffering. Naomi and her family wereContinue reading “When Scripture Starts Looking Like the Evening News”
From Plot to Purim
The story of Esther concludes triumphantly, illustrating God’s ability to transform despair into deliverance. Through courageous actions of Esther and Mordecai, the Jewish people counteract a dire decree against them, leading to salvation and the establishment of the Feast of Purim. Their legacy teaches the importance of courage, faith, and communal celebration.