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Repentance Achieved!
We're continuing in our story about Joseph and his brothers. Next, Joseph puts all the brothers in prison for three days. Let's pick up the story: "Now Joseph said to them on the third day, 'Do this and live, for I fear God: if you are honest men, let one of...
What’s Your Favorite Quality?
What do you feel like you must make sure other people know about you? What is your most valued personal trait? Do you get upset when people think the opposite of you? You may remember that in past posts I've shared that I want to be seen as dependable and...
Make It A Script-Free Zone
We're looking at what was necessary to bring Joseph's brothers to true repentance and I was reminded of an amazing chapter on repentance that Brian Chapell includes in his great book, Holiness by Grace: Delighting in the Joy That is our Strength (Crossway 2001, pg....
The Brothers’ Tell-Tale Heart (Ala Poe)
Now, it's time to focus on what Joseph's brothers experienced. For the past several posts, we've been looking at how God wanted to bring healing to Joseph's childhood wounds and He wanted to bring forgiveness to Joseph's brothers's guilty hearts. That could best be...
Joseph’s Victimization
First, a note to Mandy who won the copy of Marion Stroud's book: I've been trying to reach you by email to find out your mailing address so that I can send the book to you. Please email me your address at Kathyspeak @ aol.com (omit spaces). Let's return to our...
No Return to Canaan—Why Not?
First an update on Larry's health. God graciously and generously protected Larry and since all the heart tests came back clear, the doctor is thinking it's stomach or something like GERD related. Larry will follow up with his doctor. We are very grateful for God's...
Such Is Life
Every once in a while, I have focused on the questions God asks in the Bible. Here's a new one for us to consider:17 God heard the boy crying, and God’s angel called to Hagar from heaven. He said, “What is wrong, Hagar? Don’t be afraid! God has heard the boy...
Reading Through the Bible
TA-DA! The winner of the drawing for a free copy of Marion Stroud's book, It's You And Me, Lord, is ....drum roll...Mandy! Congratulations, Mandy! And thank you to all who put your names into the drawing.A weird thought: sometimes I wish I didn't think I knew the...
“Prophecies Fulfilled in the Birth of Jesus”
Could you give 35 prophecies fulfilled in the birth of Jesus? I know I couldn't. But after we read the new book by Dianne Butts, we will be able to!Here's a wonderful guest post by author and speaker Dianne E. Butts, the author of Prophecies Fulfilled in the...
Guest Post with Marion Stroud about The New Year
I'm so pleased to welcome a guest post from Marion Stroud whose book, It's You And Me, Lord, I featured yesterday. Don't forget to make a comment on my blog, thus putting your name into the drawing for a free copy of Marion's book. Or you can email me at kathyspeak @...
Book Give-Away! “It’s Just You And Me, Lord”
(Win a copy of this book! See below!) There are times when our own words in prayer seem shallow. Other times, we just can't focus enough to bring our concerns before the Lord. And sometimes, we just would enjoy using someone else's prayers to bolster our own.That's...
Procrastination Feeds Satisfaction
In a little while, I'll be heading to the chaos in the kitchen left over from cooking a Christmas Eve turkey dinner. I won't mention that the turkey dinner was two days ago. I chose to ignore the mess while I enjoyed Christmas Day without cleaning knowing we could...
Tough Love Is Scary
TA-DA! The winner of the drawing for Designed for Devotion, the new book by Dianne Neal Matthews is Karen!!!!! Congratulations, Karen, I know you're doing to love it. And thank you everyone for putting in your names.I know you've had the experience of reading a verse...
Can You Easily Say, “I Don’t Know”? I Can’t
I don't like to "not know." I don't like to not have an answer or an opinion. Not knowing or not being able to reply makes me feel tense. And dare I say it? I feel stupid. What's even sillier, is that I will give an opinion even though I'm not sure I'm right—so...
We Think, “Don’t Hurt My Walker!”
I'm here in the hospital helping to take care of my 87-year-old mother who had a hysterectomy because of uterine cancer. We are praising the Lord that the surgeon believes he removed all the cancer. As I'm caring for her, I'm remembering many scenes of taking...
Book Give-Away: “Designed for Devotion”
I'm so pleased to be able to feature and give away a copy of the newest book by Dianne Neal Matthews entitled, Designed for Devotion: A 365 Day Journey from Genesis to Revelation. This is especially an appropriate Give-Away because it's the end of the year and guess...
God’s Work Is Never “Small”
Sometimes I'm almost afraid to research a verse. The meaning of the verse seems evident in the reading of it but when I research it, it turns out the context puts it in a different light.So I was relieved when I researched Zechariah 4:10: "For who has despised the day...
“Why Can’t He Be More Like Me?”
I'm so pleased to be able to recommend a new book by Poppy Smith, entitled, Why Can't He Be More Like Me? Although I'm not able to give a copy away as a give-away directly, you can enter a drawing for a free copy of her book by going to Poppy's Facebook page: Poppy...