If Hagar’s story was a soap opera, Tamar’s an episode of Law and Order, then the story of Jephthah’s daughter is a Greek Tragedy. Found in Judges 11:29-40, this is the account of a single moment of faithlessness in the … Continue reading
The second “Text of Terror” story in Phylis Trible’s book is that of King David’s daughter, Tamar (2 Sam.13). If Hagar’s story was like Days of Our Lives, then Tamar’s is definitely something out of a Law & Order: SVU episode: … Continue reading
The story of Hagar in Genesis 16-21 has all the makings of a juicy episode of Days of Our Lives; including a discontented wife, a gutless husband, an adulterous affair, a seeming betrayal, a pregnant runaway, a mistreated servant, a tyrannical … Continue reading
“This is the creepiest show I’ve ever watched,” uttered my husband as we were sitting on the couch watching TLC’s, “Sister Wives,” a new show about a polygamist family in Utah. I had never seen anything like it, which was … Continue reading
This week, I’m led to write about one of the heaviest topics I know. And I don’t have a catchy illustration to draw you in, or a cute little anecdote to arouse curiosity. It’s a topic which plagues most Americans … Continue reading
I sit here at my desk on a typical work day surrounded by the gads of discipleship applications brought by many of my students here at Word of Life Bible Institute. My heart’s prayer for each of them is that … Continue reading
Recently, Drew Barrymore said some of the most controversial words a woman can hear these days, “Women can’t have it all. I was raised in that generation of ‘women can have it all,’ and I don’t think you can. I think some thin … Continue reading
Unlocking Femininity 