Autumn Woods

Many times in scripture, God will reveal one of His Names to us. He announces Himself as El Shaddai, the Almighty God of the Mountain; as I AM, the omnipotent being with no beginning who was and is and is to come; as Yahweh, or Jehovah, the relational God. But Jehovah Jireh is a name that was given to express part of God's character by a very dear friend. When God commanded Abraham to sacrifice Isaac, to Him on Mount Moriah, the friend of God made ready to obey Him. Unwitting

Authority and Submission The other day, I was browsing a job listing site, and noticed an area for applicants to create a profile, uploading skills, credentials, certificates, and other such things. I realized that, though I don't have many certifications, I have a wealth of experience because of choosing to learn and do things on my own time. While I do have a degree in a particular field, which has been helpful to me in various forms of work, for the first time, I understoo

Has anyone ever tried to beat you over the head with the phrase, "a gentle and quiet spirit?" It's unfortunate that 1 Peter 3:3-4, verses encouraging women to cultivate inner beauty by remaining peacefully secure in Christ, have been weaponized into an "ugly stick" to whack women with. The verses say: "Do not let your adornment be merely outward—arranging the hair, wearing gold, or putting on fine apparel—rather let it be the hidden person of the heart, with the incorruptible

The Miracle John 9:1-39 tells us of Jesus and His disciples encountering a man who was born blind. When His disciples asked whether his blindness was punishment for his sins or those of his parents, "Jesus answered, 'Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but that the works of God should be revealed in him... When He had said these things, He spat on the ground and made clay with the saliva; and He anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay. And He said to him, 'Go, w