Sarah – matriarch and prophetess – has come to symbolize motherhood for the whole world. “The midrash present her as a prophet and a righteous woman whose actions are worthy of emulation.”
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The story of Hannah’s urgent plea for a child in the Tabernacle at Shiloh happened during Sukkot, or Tabernacles. This 7-day festival has just ended, bringing, along with Simchat Torah (Joy in Torah), the season of Jewish High Holy Days* to a close.
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This crucified man wore a crown of thorns, had pierced wrists, ankles and side. His legs had not been broken to hasten death, as was often the Roman way. In fact, everything we know happened to Jesus happened to the man on the Turin Shroud.
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Husband Butch and I are living in Jerusalem. How do we see it compared to how you do?
PERSPECTIVES OF JERUSALEM – YOURS AND MINE – AND ON BEING HERE Read More »
An inspirational conversation with Bible Teacher Kabwe Benaya about understanding and implementing the purposes God has for each of us. And about her upcoming Women’s Conference in the UK.
RUNNING WELL AND FINISHING STRONG WITH GIFTED BIBLE TEACHER KABWE BENAYA Read More »
We are exploring your favourite Bible women in the NT today! The following accounts highlight the faith, devotion, and significant roles of some of your choices in the New Testament narrative that bring profound lessons of faith, forgiveness and the inclusivity of Jesus’ ministry. 1. The Woman at the Well John 4:1-42 Joan Histon chose
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FREE LIVE TEACHING THIS TUESDAY, JUNE 11TH – SCROLL DOWN FOR INFO! The Scroll of Ruth (Megillat Ruth) will be read into the night in synagogues the world over next week as part of the pilgrimage festival of Shavuot (Weeks), occurring 7 weeks after the last pilgrimage festival of Pesach (Passover), the third such festival
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“He made my mouth like a sharpened sword, in the shadow of his hand he hid me; he made me into a polished arrow and concealed me in his quiver.” Isaiah 49:2 It was this verse that inspired Jenny Sanders to write her soon-to-be-published book, Polished Arrows. POLISHED ARROW: A METAPHOR The book uses the
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Today, by popular demand, Bible Women We Love the Most will explore the stories of two OT women: Sarah and Achsah. You may not have heard of Achsah, yet she was a landmark figure in women’s biblical history. This series so far has looked at favourites Mary of Nazareth, Naomi and Rachel, Noadiah, Abigail, the
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Today we will be hearing about three more of the Bible Women We Love the Most: Esther, Huldah and Jochebed. So far in this series we have looked at favourites Mary of Nazareth, Naomi and Rachel, then Noadiah, Abigail and the Daughters of Zelophehad and, in Part 3, Ruth, Deborah and Jael. Esther, Huldah, and
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