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The Scriptural Foundation: Isaiah 65:1–5 This passage reveals God’s heart for the outsider and His frustration with the self-righteous “insider.” It serves as the spiritual backdrop for the stories of Hagar and Tamar: *”I was ready to be sought by those who did not ask for me; I was ready to be found by those…
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Journey from Destruction and Reunification The Contrast: Destruction of a Family The outward distinction between Leah and Rachel was undeniable. By day, Rachel, the youngest, was the radiant shepherdess—visible, beautiful, and intelligent. The older sister, Leah, was described as “tender-eyed,” kept hidden and indoors because she lacked her sister’s outward luster. However, customs dictated that…
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Throughout what I have written—and what will be written—there is a unique and powerful message of love and choices: the choice of either Joy or Darkness. In these pages, you see the separation of the goats and the sheep of this world; you see those looking in from the outside and those looking out from…
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Setting the Stage A Study of 1 Corinthians 1:27 Through the Genesis Narrative “But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to put to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to put to shame the things which are mighty.” — 1 Corinthians 1:27 In the biblical…
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Part 3: Choices are we in or Out Before we begin, we reflect on a choice made earlier this year—one that saw the fall of a house from within. As time has passed, judgment and blame have begun to surface. However, in God’s timing and at the Final Judgment, Christ Jesus alone will decide who…
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From the Fall to the Rescue: Honoring the Unseen Women of Scripture Why Women Are the Heart of The-Way Good morning to all readers of The-Way. At first glance, a deep dive into the lives of women in the Bible might not seem like the most direct path to a Christ-centered blog. However, I assure…
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God’s Relentless Love for You and Me Part 1: The Lost Sheep Setting the Stage To truly understand the “Parables of Joy” in Luke 15, we have to look at the audience. It was a room divided. On one side, you had the “outsiders”—the tax collectors and sinners, the poor, the blind, and the lame—all…
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