by Andrea Torres
Like most moms, I had moments of worry during my pregnancies. I had gestational diabetes, so I was worried about what I ate and when I ate it. Was the baby going to be too big? Would the baby have diabetes? There was a moment that I vividly remember when I thought to...
by Marjorie Ellenwood
I’ve always been a rule follower. The older sister, and oldest cousin on my mother’s side and second oldest cousin on my father’s side, I believed myself responsible for keeping my younger sister and cousins in line. And while I was a normal kid who made mistakes, I...
by Leilani Kritzinger
The genealogy of Jesus is rife with giants of the faith. There are also many people who you wouldn’t describe as important per se, but important enough that we’ve heard of them. Also included: people who weren’t important at all, but did something...
by Monte McKinstry
It’s a little over 500 years before the birth of Christ and the 70-year Babylonian captivity had just come to an end. Zerubbabel was governor of a large group of Jews who were allowed to return to Judah. Their homeland was in ruins, and the once glorious temple was...
by Lynsey Mize
I have something to admit. Although I am the daughter of a pastor, I have never been great at Bible trivia. Especially Old Testament trivia. When I looked through the list of names in Jesus’ family tree, I was reminded of that glaring hole in my knowledge and felt the...
by Mandy Sutter
Josiah brought balance back to God’s people. In the 8th year of his rule, when he was a teen, he sought the God of his ancestor David. He purified Judah and Jerusalem of idols and images, he tore down altars to the Baals, and he burned the bones of their priests. He...
