I will thank the LORD for his righteousness. I will sing about the name of the LORD Most High. Psalms 7:17 Recently, as I was reading my Bible, my attention was drawn to the way God was introducing Himself to people by using various names. The names He chose to introduce Himself were characteristic of both His nature and His activity in their lives at that moment. The story of Hagar in Genesis 16 particularly stood out to me. She was a slave of Abram and Sarai and pregnant with Abram’s child because they got impatient concerning God’s promise to give them a child of their own. Sarai had been…
Partners of Hope
Living in Oklahoma can be brutal in July and August. High humidity combined with temperatures hovering around the century mark, can be suffocating. That is why it is almost a ceremonial event flipping the page of my calendar from August to September. It makes me happy. It’s funny how a turn of the page can instantly change my mood even though the conditions are the same. The reality is it’s supposed to hit a high of 100 degrees today, and let’s not even talk about the heat index. But it doesn’t matter to me. At some point today I’ll find my way to a pumpkin spice latte to celebrate the…
She Rises Review, Part Two
As I mentioned in the last post, Cherry and I thought it would be a good idea to take the time to review what we have learned so far this year. If you are new to our She Rises Facebook Group this is an opportunity for you to catch up on what we have been discussing the past six months. And if you have been with us for the entire journey, the review will help it better settle in your long term memory. In our last blog post we reviewed the following: A woman who rises is one who is engaged. A woman who rises is available. A woman who…
She Rises Review
We couldn’t be more excited about the many new members that have joined our She Rises Facebook Group. Cherry and I thought it would be a good idea to take the time to review what we have learned so far, not only for our new followers, but also so the repetition will help these lessons sink deep into the hearts of those who have been with us since the beginning. So, we are dedicating our Facebook Live (Yes our video is sideways, no we don’t know how to fix it, and yes, we are technologically challenged) and two blog posts this month to share an overview of our previous conversations.…