If you are reading this, you must be wondering who the new girl on the block is. I just moved in here at MMCW and I’m here to stay. My first name is simply Emily and my middle name is Beth, but I go by …
Mentoring
September / October: Jesus Is…Healer and Deliverer
For 2012 our overall theme has been Jesus Is. In January / February it was Jesus Is…Creator God / Alpha & Omega. In March / April we discussed Jesus Is…Redeemer / the Resurrection while in May / June it was Jesus Is…Peace. July and August …
Come Thirsty
Let anyone who is thirsty come to me, and let the one who believes in me drink. (John 7:37-38) Read: John 7:37-41 Several years ago I taught a class in my home on how to prepare and serve a three-course tea. Although the women who …
Standing in Truth
“The law of the LORD is perfect, restoring the soul; The testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple; The precepts of the LORD are right; rejoicing the heart; The commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes; The fear of the …
Old Words, New Hope
Recently, while visiting Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas, I took the time and opportunity to visit the Dead Sea Scrolls Exhibit. I began the tour by myself, but within minutes a security guard joined me and together we studied the murals on …
Light through the Cracks
Where we live, the sun is out considerably longer in the summer than in the winter. During the summer months the official sunrise is around 5:20 and the official sunset around 9:40. But the sunlight can begin waking me up around 4:45. And just last …
Need Refreshing? His Word Always Speaks
Need Refreshment? Your words were found, and I ate them, And Your word was to me the joy and rejoicing of my heart; For I am called by Your name, O LORD God of hosts. Jeremiah 15:16 . . . Partake of His …
More than Bread
“Man does not live by bread alone, but man lives by every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD.” Deuteronomy 8:3b Jesus said: “It is written: ‘Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of …
Hungry for Hope
Recently I heard Tony Evans ask the following question: “How do you know when you are hungry?” After a short pause he answered, “When you know what it is like to be full.” I thought to myself that same principal applies to spiritual hunger. Perhaps …
Simonetta Carr Introduces Lady Jane Grey
Many of us only know Lady Jane Grey through romanticized 19th-century accounts or the embellished 1986 movie with Helena Bonham Carter. Most remember her as a sweet, innocent girl sacrificed on the altar of ambition of others. King Edward VI is often seen in the …