Mary

  • Purposeful Prayer

    One day Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.” Luke 11:1  NIV To pray – “The purpose of prayer is not the same as the purpose of speech.  The purpose of speech is to inform; the…

  • Popping the Balloon

    Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, a [a]virgin will be with child and bear a son, and she will call His name Immanuel.  Isaiah 7:14  NASB Virgin – Italy is a young nation.  In fact, it’s much younger than the United States, becoming a unified nation on March 17, 1861.  Before that date,…

  • History and Story (4)

    But Abram said to Sarai, “Behold, your maid is in your power; do to her what is good in your sight.” So Sarai treated her harshly, and she fled from her presence.Genesis 16:6  NASB In your power – Abram is a man caught in the middle.  Not standing up for God’s promise in the first place has…

  • All Kinds of Trouble

    Now the man had relations with his wife Eve, and she conceived and gave birth to Cain, and she said, “I have gotten a manchild with the help of the Lord.”  Genesis 4:1 NASB The man– We’ve looked at this Genesis story many, many times.  Perhaps you’ve read my book[1]about it.  In the book, I didn’t spend time looking at this…

  • Respect?

    “Woman, what do I have to do with you?”  John 2:4 Woman – Have you noticed how much time women spend trying to keep the peace between people?  Perhaps it is the built-in result of being mothers.  Maybe it’s just genetic.  But it seems that when conflict arises, women do their best to soothe the…