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 | Aug 14, 2022 | Uncategorized
Acts 2:46-47 Day by day continuing with one mind in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they were taking their meals together with gladness and sincerity of heart, praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord was adding to their...
by LaurieGreenWestlake | Dec 4, 2021 | Uncategorized
To Everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under heaven. — Ecclesiastes 3:1 NKJ Seasons. In the life of every believer, there are seasons–seasons of plenty, seasons of lack, seasons of new life and celebrations, and seasons of mourning....
by LaurieGreenWestlake | Sep 7, 2021 | Uncategorized
Matthew 10:22 “You will be hated by everyone because of me, but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved.” The rubber is hitting the road, my friends and this season, this time, this hour is our crucial moment of action. The Backstory For decades we wondered...