by LaurieGreenWestlake | Jun 28, 2023 | Uncategorized
Critical thinking—biblically. Like you, I experience hard seasons in my Bible reading. Instead of those mountain top moments of epiphanies, my Bible scrolling can be more like a desert trek searching for water, or shade, or any seat of comfort during life’s extreme...
by LaurieGreenWestlake | May 20, 2023 | Uncategorized
Tucked in among the drama between a jealous King Saul and the immensely more popular plus ruggedly handsome Servant David, is the small but gigantically symbolic story of one woman fulfilling her God-ordained role as the ezer—the hero helpmate. Her name is Abigail and...
by LaurieGreenWestlake | Mar 4, 2023 | Religion and Spirituality, Uncategorized
“… for you do not know which day your Lord is coming.” Matthew 24:42(b) As I ponder the odd times at hand and find myself mentioning my biblical Jesus-is-coming-soon conclusions to friends, coworkers, and church folk, someone always mentions Christ’s...
by LaurieGreenWestlake | Feb 23, 2023 | Uncategorized
Ephesians 6:18 “With all prayer and petition pray at all times in the Spirit, and with this in view, be on the alert with all perseverance and petition for all the saints …” Key Words: at all times What does “at all times” mean, anyway?...
by LaurieGreenWestlake | Jan 21, 2023 | BeBrave Bible Briefs
Can a Christian woman lead? Most of us are familiar with the story of the rags to riches queen from the Old Testament. Out of the 66 books that make up the Bible only two bear women’s names. Esther is one of them. And in this book, Esther takes the lead. Figuring Out...
