By Jessica McKillip This week’s study in Habakkuk 2:6-17 covered the second part of God’s response to Habakkuk’s lament. Last week, we saw God telling Habakkuk that the “righteous shall live by faith” in total trust and dependance on God. This week we see the contrasting path—the life of the wicked. The righteous man submits to and …
Common Themes
Like many of you, I'm looking forward to diving deeper into the little book of Habakkuk this session. With just a little under 60 verses total, this poetic prophecy can easily be overlooked. Yet, its kernel truth is quoted three times in the New Testament and its themes are ones that are relevant thousands of …
What Child Is This?
By Mary Wenzl The Christmas carol, “What Child is This,” has been my favorite carol since I was a little girl. I loved the melodious tune and the words. I sing in the alto range, and the song usually has a lovely harmony part that is easy for me to sing. It was one of the first …
O Holy Night
Written in the mid-1800s to commemorate the renovation of an organ in a small village church in France, O Holy Night has known its fair share of popularity and controversy over the years. Did you know the music itself was written by a Jewish composer who also wrote the scores to many ballets and operas? …
Two Choices
By Gail Peo Do you ever wonder how people can hear or see the same things and come to radically different conclusions? Elijah knew that the Israelites were torn between two opinions: following the LORD or following Baal. He proposed a challenge to the people to determine who was the superior god. “Now let them …
When Life Goes from Bad to Worse
By Ashley Synowicki How do you typically handle life when it feels like everything is going from bad to worse? That was the question we were asked this week as we followed Elijah from the brook of Cherith to the town of Zarephath. Elijah had just spent approximately 18 months isolated and alone at a …
Life in the Process
This week marked the start of our study of Elijah. As always, it was great to see old faces return and new faces join us. For the next ten weeks, our blogs here will focus on what we are learning. I hope you will find them an additional tool to help you explore, summarize, or …
He Loved Us First
"Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through …
Justice. Is. Served.
Some commentators have criticized Esther for her silence when the king accused Haman of molesting her. She knew the truth. He was groveling, not attacking. Was she wrong to keep silent? Technically, Haman was executed for treason, a crime he did not commit. He did not knowingly try to kill the king’s wife, nor did …
Are You Ready?
The winter session of Equip Her bible studies begins this coming Sunday and Tuesday mornings. Have you registered yet? (Full disclosure, I just registered yesterday, so you're not too late.) We'd love to have you join us the next 11 weeks as we study the book of Esther. For more details, you can read our …
Equip Her 