Anna: For They Shall See God

When I picture Anna, I see an elderly woman, bent from the passage of time. Her bony hands grip a Continue reading →

Gomer: Unmerited

What happens when incomprehensible sin meets inexhaustible love? You get the life of Gomer. Her story is found in the Continue reading →

Eve: More Than Her Mistakes

“You come of the Lord Adam and the Lady Eve,” said Aslan. “And that is both honour enough to erect Continue reading →

Naomi: Come Home

Naomi’s story opens with a famine. This famine had come as a judgment from God for their disobedience. It was Continue reading →

Tamar: Torn

Picture a young woman walking down the long, cool corridor of a palace. The robe she wears is regal, beautiful. Continue reading →

Jephthah’s Daughter: On the Altar

You lay your family on the altar of the god you serve. There is no story in the Bible that Continue reading →

Jochebed: Fearing the Right King

Jochebed (pronounced yo-Khe-bed) is the next woman whose story we will look at. Her name means “Jehovah is glorious.” She Continue reading →

Sarai: Barren No More

One of the most prominent portraits of women we see in the Bible is Sarah, wife of Abraham. I want Continue reading →