woman

  • Acting Like God

    The man said, “This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.” Genesis 2:23 NASB This is now – No matter how many times we read these fundamental verses about the first human relationship, we never quite finish mining their…

  • The Excuse

    The man said, “The woman whom You gave to be with me, she gave me from the tree, and I ate.”   Genesis 3:12 NASB Gave – In a recent conversation a very intelligent woman raised an objection to the trajectory of my book, Guardian Angel. She claimed that the fact that God gave the woman…

  • Fundamentals

    The man said, “This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.” Genesis 2:23 NASB Shall be called – When did you become self-aware? Before you try to think back to your infancy, let’s ask the question a different way….

  • The Real World

    A heart at peace gives life to the body. Proverbs 14:30 (J. Sacks) At peace – John and Paul said it all. “Give you all I’ve got for a little peace of mind.” Without this, life fades to oblivion. Without this, it’s not worth continuing. Solomon understood what the boys from Liverpool were looking for….

  • End of Story!

    Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; and let them rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the [a]sky and over the cattle and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” Genesis 1:26 NASB Let them…

  • Recovery

    The Lord God fashioned into a woman the rib which He had taken from the man, and brought her to the man. Genesis 2:22 NASB Had taken from – The purpose of marriage is unity.  Genesis 2:24 tells us that we are joined together in order to become one flesh.  But it isn’t just about…

  • A Covenant of Purpose

    The LORD God fashioned into a woman the rib which He had taken from the man, and brought her to the man.  Genesis 2:22  NASB Fashioned – If you read the Genesis account of creation within the framework of  covenant commitments, you might notice the following pattern.  God makes a covenant of power with male…

  • Switch

    The man said, “This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: She shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.” Genesis 2:23  NASB Man – Something odd is happening in this story about the first man.  Up to this point, the word used for “man” is adam.  God…

  • Ruth, the Warrior

    “And now, daughter, have no fear.  I will do in your behalf whatever you ask, for all the elders of the town know what a fine woman you are.”  Ruth 3:11  JPS Fine woman – Why don’t we put this in its proper perspective?  It might change how we feel about Ruth and Boaz.  The…