Not everyone is the organised type. You know the type. Those who have schedules, timetables, plans and charts that more or less shape their lives from the time they wake out of their slumber at the precise time they scheduled to the timed moment at which they will go to sleep. You call them up […]
Read More That Must Be Really Important To YouWho was that? Coming towards them in the distance was a figure on a horse. As they looked closer they noticed it was a familiar figure. Every time they had been to Shunem, she had always looked after them. Such a generous hostess. A room with a bed and table. That kind of hospitality had […]
Read More Something About Her PersistenceEpisodes in scripture are fascinating to reflect on what they say about the human condition. There is this particular episode that features the man who would be king, David. He is not king. He is a fugitive from the law. The king is the law and that king has seen David as a threat and […]
Read More Abigail: A Wise WomanTrust is a remarkable quality to exercise. Giving someone or something a great deal of confidence in a given matter or area of life to produce a desired outcome is not something to belittle or easily dismiss. It’s amazing seeing that exercise of trust when a small child will play with a parent and fall […]
Read More Who Rules? You Can Trust GodShe is someone who serves. She is someone who is alert and aware of things before other people are. That description could fit the woman who was the first to see that Peter had miraculously been released from prison. It also fitted a modern paragon of a godly woman in an ungodly world. My experience […]
Read More Everybody Needs A Rhoda (Part 2)Their guy was in prison. It did not look good. One of their own had already suffered a state execution. That decision had gone down well with the establishment. The man in charge was keen to add their guy to the list. Although the festival meant a stay of execution, it was surely a matter […]
Read More Everybody Needs A Rhoda (Part 1)Most people understandably avoided engaging in too much of a conversation with me on the matter. After all, she had just died and it’s a sensitive time. It’s not easy to know how to engage with people other than to offer condolences. So I appreciated this one friend actually have a conversation with me without […]
Read More Was She A Woman Of God?If we had a girl, we agreed that we would name her Deborah. The reason for that name was the favourable impression I got from her namesake in scripture. Here was a woman who could speak as a mouthpiece for God. Here was a woman who had the character to judge a nation. A nation […]
Read More Why Would You Name Her Deborah?Here she was. A woman of integrity as well as savvy in business. She would not have established her reputation in the city if it wasn’t for that savvy. It made her notable in the region, but what propelled that reputation was that integrity. That desire to honour God. It was not unusual to see […]
Read More Good News and Hospitality(What is it to be a godly woman in an ungodly world? This question inspired me to invite some talented writers to contribute their responses. This piece is submitted by the my dear sister in Christ, the wonderful Gyapomaa Bampoe – aka simplygyaps – who blogs as the InsideOutGirl. Check her work out, particularly the […]
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