You may be familiar with the board game Backgammon. I have never played it and I’ll admit I don’t understand it at all so any knowledge I have is just what I’ve read. “The object of the game is to move all your checkers into your own home board and then bear them off. TheContinue reading “As the Tables Turn”
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Let Go of That Ego!
We left Queen Esther last week resolved to risk her life and go before her husband, King Xerxes to make a plea to save the Jews. Her cousin and guardian, Mordecai, made the famous statement, “And who knows but that you have come to your royal position for such a time as this?” (Esther 4:14bContinue reading “Let Go of That Ego!”
Desperate, Despondent, and Determined
Before our time, a thirteen-year-old girl, along with her parents and older sister, took refuge in a secret annex in the building of her father’s business. Her diary, which detailed her thoughts, her fears, and her dreams was published. We know it as The Diary of Anne Frank. The year was 1942. Anne’s family hadContinue reading “Desperate, Despondent, and Determined”
Hunger Games: The Old Testament Version
Last week, we left off with a drunken King Xerxes who got rid of his wife, Queen Vashti, because she refused his command to show off her beauty to the other drunken men at the king’s party. “Four years passed between chapters one and two of Esther. According to history, the king may have goneContinue reading “Hunger Games: The Old Testament Version”
Mountain Out of Molehill – God Can Use That!
Martin Luther who we know to have been a German monk and theologian in the 1400s and 1500s is credited with the reformation of the Protestant church. He was and still is very respected and admired for his work. Here are a few of his quotes. “To be a Christian without prayer is no moreContinue reading “Mountain Out of Molehill – God Can Use That!”
Beacons of Light 