Author Archives: GodChild

I can’t imagine that I’m the first woman ever to have encountered 1 Timothy 2:11-12 et seq and experienced a profound sense of despair. 11 Let a woman learn quietly with all submissiveness.  12 I do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man; rather, she is to remain quiet. 1 Timothy 2:11-12Continue reading “Women and Evangelism”

Oh my goodness Moreblessing – I am so in awe of your inspired blog! … I’m totally humbled and completely blown away by your nominations and majorly daunted that you even thought of my Blog for this unexpected shout-out. I only hope I am Blog-savvy enough to be able to follow the instructions… To thoseContinue reading “2-in-1 Nominations & Awards!”

I’m taking a totally awesome class on Foundations of Christianity. Before I became a Christian I really didn’t know anything about the Holy Spirit. As I learn more of what the Bible says about the Holy Spirit I can see so many of the ways that He came along side me and was active inContinue reading “Grateful to the Holy Spirit”

My church participates in the Advent Conspiracy movement.

This is one of the most amazing resources I’ve found on-line: Free Online Bible Classes | About (biblicaltraining.org) BiblicalTraining.org provides a comprehensive biblical education on the Bible and theology from world-class professors to equip people in the church who are passionate about their spiritual growth, for free. “BiblicalTraining is a non-profit ministry that gives allContinue reading “Amazing Resources”

100 Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth!2     Serve the Lord with gladness!    Come into his presence with singing! Psalm 100:1-2 My all time favorite Flash Mob … truly a must-see (already viewed more than 53 million times). My favorites: Guy with the “Wet Floor” sign at 0:59, the face of just about every little kid caughtContinue reading “Hallelujah!”

God keeps performing miracles in my life. Small miracles just keep happening in my life, often in response to prayers. And yet I continue to be surprised every time. It makes me wonder whether my faith is really as strong as I think it is. If I truly believed in miracles and in the powerContinue reading “Miracles”

“… For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them.” Matthew 18:20 What does it mean, to “gather?” In the days before Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2, a.k.a. COVID-19) we thought we knew what it meant to gather. The dictionary says it means, “to bring together into one body orContinue reading “Gathering”

When I was brand new to my current occupation I was hired as an inexpensive replacement for a highly regarded, competent, experienced employee who’d just been laid off. My then-employer brought back the experienced and now laid off employee for 2 days “to train me.” He was charged with teaching me everything he knew inContinue reading “Close the Door and Read It”

I call heaven and earth to witness against you today, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and curse. Therefore choose life, that you and your offspring may live,  Deuteronomy 30:19 It’s amazing to me how many people who consider themselves Pro-Life take the opposite of a Pro-Life stance with respect to theirContinue reading “Choose Life”