by Helen | Feb 23, 2016 | Africa, Missions
Last week I began rereading A Passion for the Impossible: The Life of Lilias Trotter. This wonderful biography by Miriam Rockness documents the life of a little-known Victorian artist who left a comfortable middle-class life in England to bring the gospel to the...
by Helen | Feb 18, 2016 | Spiritual Warfare
Recently, I had the privilege to join with others in praying for a friend who leaving for a distant country to volunteer at a conference for women missionaries in the Middle East. The purpose of the conference is to allow these women a respite from their daily labors,...
by Helen | Feb 15, 2016 | Bible Study
Today I read through most of the book of Numbers and found myself struck again by the behavior of Moses when he is confronted with problems and conflict. Almost a year ago, I was impressed the same way and wrote this post, which stressed the role of Moses as an...
by Helen | Feb 12, 2016 | Bible Study
Yes there really was a dividing wall in the temple that separated the court of the Gentiles from the courts where only Jews could go. And it had stone pillars with a warning notice engraved in Greek and Latin. One of these pillars was discovered by archaeologists in...
by Helen | Feb 11, 2016 | Book Reviews, Missions
Every orthodox Christian believes that the Bible is the inspired Word of God, and we would likely nod in agreement that every passage in the Bible is important. “Every word of God is flawless; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him.” Prov 30:5 But...