Malachi 1:3

By Elizabeth Prata Link to Podcast- So many people have followed soft teaching women’s ministries for so long, with their constant focus on “God is love”, combined with an absence……

Most of us probably know the story of Abraham and Hagar, Sarah’s Egyptian maidservant. She became Abraham’s second wife and bore his first son, Ishmael. Conflict and jealousy arose within the family which led to Ishmael’s banishment, not only from Abraham’s household but also from his father’s inher…

The year was 2002, and our family was living in Merrimack, New Hampshire. We began attending a conservative Baptist Church just down the street, a traditional New England church building with a white steeple and bell tower. I was a new believer in Jesus, but I was confused about Christianity. Did m…

Hebrews 11:20, 21 Faith is believing that even sinful acts and seeming “mistakes” can fulfill divine purposes. “20 By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau in regard to their future. 21 By faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of Joseph’s sons, and worshipped as he leaned on the top of his staff” (Hebrews 11:20, 21). There are other examples of faith demonstrated in the lives of Isaac and Jacob, but the writer to the Hebrews chooses to mention two of the most obscure—both having to do with c…

Hebrews 11:20, 21 Faith is believing that even sinful acts and seeming “mistakes” can fulfill divine purposes. “20 By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau in regard to their future. 21 By faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of Joseph’s sons, and worshipped as he leaned on the top of his staff” (Hebrews 11:20, 21). There are other examples of faith demonstrated in the lives of Isaac and Jacob, but the writer to the Hebrews chooses to mention two of the most obscure—both having to do with c…