by Helen | Mar 31, 2016 | Writing
C. S. Lewis is one of my favorite authors. I marvel how God inspired a man with the sophisticated understanding to read much of medieval literature in its original languages and brought him to write simple children’s stories full of profound truth. The following...
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...
by Helen | Dec 20, 2015 | Book Reviews
If you know me at all, you know that I love books: I love to read them, to share them with others, and to talk about them. This is the time of year that many bloggers are putting out their “best of” book lists. I always review these eagerly and have already added some...
by Helen | Mar 17, 2015 | Bible Study, Prayer
Much has been written about Moses, the great leader who brought the children of Israel out of Egypt. The Sunday School version of the Exodus story is so dramatic that it is natural to see Moses in a role of power, decisiveness, strength and perseverance. The New...
by Helen | Mar 14, 2015 | Bible Study
This week I finished a study of the book of Jeremiah. In one of the final chapters, Jeremiah describes the judgment of Babylon. Part of the study also looked at the fate of Babylon in the book of Revelation. As I read, I was struck the repeated use of the word cup in...
by Helen | Feb 20, 2015 | Prayer
I recently trained as a literacy tutor through the public library system and have begun meeting regularly with an English learner. Yesterday we discussed the meaning of a list of terms he had encountered in a text book. One of these words, used in a medical context,...