“Then came …Mahlah, Noah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Tirzah. And they stood before Moses …saying, …Why should the name of our father be done away from among his family, because he hath no son? Give unto us therefore a possession among the brethren of our father. …And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, The daughters of Zelophehad speak right.” Number 27:1-7a [KJV] I’ve recently been reflecting on the role of single women in the church. As part of my studies, I began listing a

“And there was one Anna, a prophetess …she was a widow of about fourscore and four years, which departed not from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day. And she coming in that instant gave thanks likewise unto the Lord, and spake of him to all them that looked for redemption in Jerusalem.” Luke 2:36-38 [KJV] Have you ever been surprised by the kind of person God chooses to use? Our church is currently studying the lives of the Apostles, and–let’s

“And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, which worshipped God, heard us: whose heart the Lord opened, that she attended unto the things which were spoken of Paul.” Acts 16:14 [KJV]   I was recently reading a list of prayer points, and one stood out: “pray the Lord would open hearts to the Gospel message”. This thought comes from Acts 16:14, which says, “And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, which wo

“And when [Bartimaeus] heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, and say, Jesus, thou Son of David, have mercy on me....