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Michele - has written 50 posts on "The Intersection". If you would like to send an email with comments or questions, you can use the link below to send an email. She writes about herself....
In a word, I have most often been described as a woman of passion. God has filled this heart of mine with more emotion than I can often contain. Coupled with a sense of personal drive that is always on "high" and more questions then answers about faith & life, and I can easily self-destruct. If God has rescued me once, He’s rescued me a thousand times! Still, He is so patient, helping me to understand that it is really not so much about the "doing", but about KNOWING HIM. For more information about me, see the "About Authors" page.
The Danger of Distance
“When Jesus rose early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had driven seven demons.” ~ Mark 16:9 We both cradled a hot cup, mine filled with coffee and hers filled with tea. The conversation had taken a dive into the deep, and the warm cup [...]
Continue reading...Ready For The King
Monday, July 27, 2009
By the time she makes her appearance in holy pages, Anna is at least 84 years old. Some argue the text implies she’d been a widow for 84 years, making her age 100 plus. Either way, we can agree based on Luke 2:36-38 that she was well past the age of needing a little hair [...]
Continue reading...Holding On Loosely
Sunday, July 5, 2009
She wanted a baby more than she wanted air to breathe. “In bitterness of soul Hannah wept much and prayed to the LORD. And she made a vow, saying, ‘O LORD Almighty, if you will only look upon your servant’s misery and remember me, and not forget your servant but give her a son, then [...]
Continue reading...For Such a Time As This
Sunday, June 14, 2009
I wrote this nearly 6 years ago — SIX! I shudder at the thought of posting it publicly, as I am certainly not a poet. However, God once used the story of Esther to help me see that perhaps the random events in my life were not nearly as random as I once thought. And [...]
Continue reading...Finding Your Place of Promise
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
I’m asking you to do two things. FIRST, if you haven’t already, please read the entire book of Ruth. It’s a short, boasting only 4 brief chapters. It will take about a half hour and it’s worth much more than that. SECOND, check out this map. There’s several important things I want you to notice. [...]
Continue reading...There Was a Famine
Sunday, May 3, 2009
For those who think both God and his Bible are anti-women, I can’t wait for you to experience a dose of truth over the next several posts at The Intersection. God not only loves women, he specifically chose two of the most ordinary to become key characters in His greatest plot. In fact, two entire [...]
Continue reading...Desolation’s Reckoning
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Two women with the name “Tamar” are recorded in the Old Testament. Krista talked about the first in last week’s post. The second is King David’s daughter, Tamar, and her story is recorded in 2 Samuel 13. Little information is disclosed about this girl other than the fact she was beautiful (2 Sam. 13:1), a [...]
Continue reading...Bulldozing a Blessing
Monday, March 23, 2009
I like Rachel. She’s strong, clever, resourceful, and not lacking in initiative. A woman who can stand on her own two feet and navigate life’s different obstacles with grace and fortitude. Rachel does this from our first meeting in Genesis 24, and she’s earned my respect and admiration. However, with every strength there is an [...]
Continue reading...To Be Loved
Sunday, March 1, 2009
Leah’s story always breaks my heart (Genesis 29, 30). When the LORD saw that Leah was not loved, he opened her womb, but Rachel was barren. Leah became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She named him Reuben, for she said, “It is because the LORD has seen my misery. Surely my husband will love [...]
Continue reading...Dancing on the Floor of the Impossible
Sunday, February 8, 2009
I think she stopped dreaming. That’s why she laughed. Those who dream are seldom surprised by the extraordinary. A Dreamer lives hoping for the dream. Looking for it. Anticipating it. She holds her breath waiting for her breath to be stolen. And is thoroughly delighted when what she knew would happen, does. “Nothing is impossible [...]
Continue reading...Tasteful Temptation
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Eve scares me. We have too much in common. No doubt about it, she’s fully educated on what’s right. “God did say…” (Gen. 3:3). But the fruit looked good, and the promised wisdom irresistible. In the briefest of moments, the hard truth flew out the window in lieu of soft compromise, set up by a [...]
Continue reading...For A World in a Little Need of Light
Monday, December 29, 2008
“The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; On those living in the land of the shadow of death a light has dawned.” Isaiah 9:2 The week sandwiched in between Christmas and New Years is a weird one. The hype over Christmas is over. The shopping frenzy is done (or at least it’s [...]
Continue reading...A Christmas to Remember
Sunday, December 7, 2008
A Christmas without presents. Not exactly a child’s favorite memory. Still I’ll never forget it. Our church, grown beyond capacity, needed a bigger building. The leadership decided a three-year, church-wide building fundraiser was the necessary next step. And, as part the elder team heading up the initiative, my dad believed our family should be one of the [...]
Continue reading...A Psalm of Thanks
Sunday, November 16, 2008
“Shout for Joy to the LORD, all the earth. Worship the LORD with gladness; come before him with joyful songs. Know that the LORD is God, It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture. Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him [...]
Continue reading...Out of Control
Sunday, October 26, 2008
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the sinful nature with its passions and desires. Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep step with the Spirit. Galatians 5:22-25 Today [...]
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Monday, August 17, 2009
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