Jeremiah, the “weeping prophet” the one who never had a good thing to say. Jeremiah’s most famous words are on pictures, plaques, journals, note cards, even tattooed on our bodies but these words in chapter 17: 7,8 . . . There was a popular hymn in the 50’s based on this…
Yes, Micah, a little book tucked into the back of the Old Testament. Micah was a country prophet who lived during Isaiah’s time. He was a ‘rural’ preacher who was specific about the sins he observed. He’s called a “minor prophet” by scholars but depending on your circumstances, you might find what he has…
I have heard, as have you, countless sermons and quoting of verse 7. Usually in the context of a doctor’s diagnosis, a letter from a bill collector, a lawyer or an ex-employer. We like to stand on the verse that God has not given us a spirit of fear. And indeed, He has NOT! Some…
The mover chuckled as he shoved the big purple tub into the POD for my move to Colorado. I turned pink with embarrassment at the bold, huge label on that tub. “Stalled Writing Career”. Yeah, becoming a single mother on an Oklahoma teachers’ paycheck and taking on 2 extra jobs along with my volunteer commitments…
