Tamar-Part 3, Ambush
After a long time Judah’s wife, the daughter of Shua, died. When Judah had recovered from his grief, he went up to Timnah, to the …
Tamar-Part 2 A Barren Woman--With a Twist
“At that time, Judah left his brothers . . .” –Gen. 38:1 From Genesis to Revelation, biblical authors love to allude to God’s previous saving …
Tamar–Part 1 Definitely not a children's story
We begin where Matthew began. The first woman in Matthew’s genealogy and the first woman in scripture who seizes the initiative and receives God’s approval …
New Series–Matriarchs and Prophets How God Related to Assertive Women in the Bible
I should have seen it. Matthew tried to tell us. My daughter pointed the way. But I’m getting ahead of myself. Let me begin at …
The Gift of Prophecy, Part 2
Whenever human beings talk about prophecy, we tend to focus far too much on predictive prophecy, that is, predictions about future events. We forget the …