by gwhope_admin | Apr 2, 2015 | Connecting to God
We spend so much time, energy and stress celebrating Christmas when the major Christian holiday is Easter. True, at Christmas we celebrate the birth of Jesus and what a momentous event that was! But we also max out our credit cards, deal with the dynamics of family...
by gwhope_admin | Jan 22, 2015 | Connecting to God
Recently my Bible study group examined Gideon’s story. While this narrative is short – only three chapters within the book of Judges – it is packed with powerful lessons we can apply to our Christian walk. On one particular week we focused on God’s...
by gwhope_admin | Jan 15, 2015 | Connecting to God
We don’t know her name, other than “The Woman at the Well” or “The Samaritan Woman.” But God cared about her and sent Jesus to dialog with her. Her story is written in John 4:3-34 which includes these 5 tips for us. 1. Jesus wants to spend Time with Us. He went out of...
by gwhope_admin | Dec 23, 2014 | Connecting to God
“Now it came about in those days that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus, that a census be taken of all the inhabited earth. This was the first census taken while Quirinius was governor of Syria. And all were proceeding to register for the census, everyone to his...
by gwhope_admin | Dec 18, 2014 | Connecting to God
In Hebrew, her name “Elisheva” means God’s oath or God’s promise. In the Greek, “Elizabeth” is further described as God’s abundance. Cousin to Mary and wife to Zacharias, she played a pivotal role in the pre-Christmas story. Elizabeth is listed in Luke Chapter One as...
by gwhope_admin | May 7, 2014 | Connecting to God
As she sat in the chapel service, she suddenly felt as if she was the only one present. Although surrounded by others, she wondered if she hadn’t experienced some type of out of body vision. Because as clearly as she knew her own name, she also knew God had just...
