by admin | Dec 22, 2019 | Advent 2019, Homepage, Podcast
12/22/2019 – The Women of Advent – Part Four – Bathsheba 2 Samuel 11:1-17. The fourth woman mentioned in Matthew’s genealogy of Jesus is “the wife of Uriah” (Bathsheba), who became the mother of Solomon. The story of David and Bathsheba...
by admin | Dec 15, 2019 | Advent 2019, Homepage, Podcast
12/15/2019 – The Women of Advent – Part Three – Ruth Ruth 1:1-17. At face value, the story of Ruth is already beautiful and deeply moving. But when read against the backdrop of Jewish laws that forbid intermarriage and placed harsh rules on any children...
by admin | Dec 8, 2019 | Advent 2019, Homepage, Podcast
12/08/2019 – The Women of Advent – Part Two – Rahab Joshua 2:1-24. Rahab the harlot. That’s the name most of scripture ascribes to her. But rest assured! Rahab is far more than this name lets on. She is fierce, compelling, assertive and deeply loved...
by admin | Dec 1, 2019 | Advent 2019, Homepage, Podcast
12/01/2019 – The Women of Advent – Part One – Tamar Matthew 1:1-17, Genesis 38:6-30. In Matthew’s genealogy of Jesus’ birth, we meet Tamar, the mother of Perez and Zerah. On the surface, her story is messy and sordid and seems an unlikely one...
