Proverbs 31 woman

Older woman with head scarf looking ahead, smiling

Look ahead with hope

Post published:February 26, 2021
Post category:Times and Seasons
Post last modified:April 9, 2024

You may come more than once to the place where it looks as though everything has come to an end. But God means there shall be more life than ever. – T.A. Sparks

Reminiscent of Lucy and Aslan in The Chronicles of Narnia: A young girl with a big smile hugs a lion who is protecting her.

Fighting fear with fear

Post published:February 13, 2021
Post category:Times and Seasons
Post last modified:April 9, 2024

The Proverbs 31 woman shows us what other Scriptures teach us: When we fight fear of the future with the fear of the Lord, our God becomes to us a sanctuary.

Two large, antique globes stand side by side, each upheld by a heavy, walnut, four-footed frame. One globe depicts the earth. The other depicts a heavenly world.

Two globes in the Musee Hospice Comtesse, Lille, France, depict two worlds – the earth and the heavens.

Living in two worlds

Post published:February 8, 2021
Post category:Times and Seasons
Post last modified:March 19, 2024

Jesus died, rose and ascended so we can live in two worlds at the same time - the natural one we see physically, and the supernatural one we see by the Spirit.

A boy lies on a rough tarp on the ground, his knees drawn up, elbows out, hands behind his head, eyes closed, smiling.

Smiling just thinking about it

Post published:January 28, 2021
Post category:Times and Seasons
Post last modified:April 9, 2024

The Proverbs 31 woman could look to the future and smile. Realizing that, I wondered: Might turbulent times be key times to learn the laughter born of faith?