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 8, 2023 | Uncategorized
Dissatisfaction. It slipped in just as you settled into that new home, or car, or … relationship. Something glittery turned your head again. But this was going to be it, right? The promotion … love at last … new resolutions … new you? And then. The next thing. Whether...
by LaurieGreenWestlake | Dec 11, 2022 | Uncategorized
Can you hear the smack talk of the enemy? The taunting to be afraid … very afraid? Our good and God-created world has metamorphosed into an evil dominion as more and more, mankind is turned over to his own sinful nature (Psalm 81:12). I think of the days of Noah when...
by LaurieGreenWestlake | Nov 6, 2022 | Uncategorized
Revelation 6: 9-11: When he opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain because of the word of God and the testimony they had maintained. They called out in a loud voice, “How long, Sovereign Lord, holy and true, until you judge...
