The Wise Woman Abbie Kooienga If you know anything about the book of Proverbs, you know that the book has much to say about the kind of woman to avoid. Then we get to the woman of Proverbs 31. Here is a woman that any Christian girl should aspire to be, and any grown […]
A Woman of Many Names: Judges 4–5 Annica Kuiper For years now, she has listened for the Voice. Sometimes it came out of the whirlwind. Sometimes it came still and small. And sometimes it came with the thunderings of Sinai. In the beginning, it was a quiet Voice. Calling her to do quiet work—speaking, […]
Four Little Things Upon the Earth (3): The Locusts Tricia Mingerink There be four things which are little upon the earth, but they are exceeding wise: The locusts have no king, yet go they forth all of them by bands. — Proverbs 30:24, 27 The littlest locust buzzed along with his swarm of […]
Becoming a Biblically Literate Young Woman Abby VanSolkema Young ladies, how often do you study God’s word? How much time do you spend personally engaging with the actual text of the Bible? It is easy to come up with excuses for not prioritizing personal Bible study. Between work, school, church activities, family commitments, dating, […]
Devotionals April 8 – May 7, 2020 Abby VanSolkema April 8 Read Titus 1:1 Paul likely wrote his epistle to Titus around AD 62–64, during the time between his first imprisonment in Rome and his second imprisonment (ultimately resulting in his execution). Paul had been forced to leave the church at Crete sooner than […]
Depression and Anxiety Lisa DeBoer Note: I am not dispensing medical advice in this article, and what I write here should not be substituted for clinical treatment by a medical doctor and/or clinical counselor. Further, I cannot possibly cover every aspect of this sensitive and complex subject in an article. Entire books have been […]
The master deceiver is waging war on you under the pretense of a whispered lullaby, a seductive and attractive tune. Can you hear it? Or have your spiritual senses become so dull that you can hardly make out his deadly chords? Wake up, O daughter of Zion! You have a very distinct identity. You belong […]