Fearing God is one of those phrases we see a lot in scripture but aren't really sure what it means practically. So I took notice when I read that two women named in chapter one of the book of Exodus—Shiphrah and Puah—feared the Lord. They show us what it looks like and what happens when we do.
Author: Eva Burkholder
God Hears, Remembers, Sees, and Knows Your Groaning
The Israelites experiencing oppression at the hand of a tyrant king express exactly how they feel. Can you relate? What is your cry today? God sees you and comes to your aid to set you free and take you as his own.
God Certainly Takes Note of You
Do you ever feel like God doesn't notice you or even care? How could he among all the millions of people recognize you and your needs, let alone come to your aid to help? Be assured, God does notice you. We can know this because of how he cared for his people, the Israelites.
My Mom Tells Her Story of Raising Children Overseas
15 years ago today my mother—Marjorie Jo Loomis Dubert—"graduated to glory" (1928–2010). In her remembrance, I’m sharing a talk she gave in October, 1984 to her colleagues about her experience of raising children in Papua New Guinea.
A Prayer for Global Missions in 2025
As we enter 2025, I offer a prayer for global missions.
Advent 2024 Fourth Sunday: Love
Love is the opposite of hatred. Love is a selfless desire to do good. Hatred is a self-centered desire to do harm. The "Christmas spirit" of love can camouflage the real hatred in our hearts. But Advent reorients us to real love.
Advent 2024 Third Sunday: Truth
The trappings of the holidays try to convince us that all is well when in reality it is not. But Advent reminds us that these are but falsehoods. Truth, instead, is embodied in the baby born to Mary of Nazareth in the town of Bethlehem in Judea.
Advent 2024 Second Sunday: Light
Light is the opposite of darkness. Light symbolizes all that is good. Darkness all that is evil. Life can look pretty dark these days so Advent invites us to first acknowledge darkness that we might realize how desperately we need light.
