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This past Fall semester, I took an autobiographics course, where we had to write an autoethnography. For my autoethnography, I talked about family history and through the way that I crafted my work, things were revealed about me. The overt message was that family is a core part of being while the subtle message was …
The Appointed Time: When it’s God’s Will but Hasn’t Arrived Yet This series would not have been complete without talking about Esther! Her story is a testament to the critical importance of timing… So, King Xerxes is looking for a new wife and queen, after the falling out with his wife, Queen Vashti (Esther 1). …
The Appointed Time: When it’s God’s Will but Hasn’t Arrived Yet We’ve gone round and round the mountain with the Israelites, so this week we are moving on to talk about King Saul. I always think of Saul and David as two of the most memorable Kings of Israel, for both, how they became Kings …
Appearances sure can be deceiving—for better or worse! From the seemingly standoffish person who later warms up to the drool-worthy food that turn out to be shadows of what was expected, our eyes and preconceived notions of things are often proven to be false. “Come now and let’s deliberate over the next steps to take …
The Appointed Time: When it’s God’s Will but Hasn’t Arrived Yet This week, we will continue talking about our friends, the Israelites! In the book of Joshua, two important things take place: 1) Joshua becomes the leader after Moses passes away (Joshua 1) and 2) the Israelites (finally!) enter Canaan (Joshua 2). After entering Canaan, …
One perk of COVID-19 is that I am able to “virtually visit” other churches, that I have always been interested in but didn’t have time to do so before. And since this pandemic has occurred, I’ve noticed a pattern in teachings…most of the pastors have mentioned Genesis 1:26. “And God said, Let us make man …
The Appointed Time: When it’s God’s Will but Hasn’t Arrived Yet The book of Exodus is probably most famous for chronicling the life of the Israelites, a stubborn group of the people…and their leader, Moses, whose life was far from typical! Interestingly enough, the “appointed time” referenced in this scripture doesn’t necessarily point to a …
