The ancient Hebrews deeply revered the name of God. By Jesus’ day, they wouldn’t even utter it aloud. It was too holy to be spoken by unclean lips. We still know there’s power in the name of Jesus. We know the verses, and we sing the songs…and then we go Read more…
“But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love that He had for us, made us alive with the Messiah even though we were dead in trespasses. You are saved by grace!” ~ Ephesians 2:4-5 “I cannot live without seeing Snow White. I will honor and prize Read more…
I love the story of Richilda and Blanca because Johann Musaeus did what I want to do: he found a fairy tale, and placed it in history. I downplayed this aspect as I went through the tale, because, if you’re like me, you’d spend half the time trying to figure Read more…
“Therefore the wicked will not survive the judgment, and sinners will not be in the community of the righteous.” ~ Psalm 1:5 Last week, we left our story with Blanca in safety; yet there is still justice to be done… Godfrey’s Ruse After spiriting her away, Godfrey brings Blanca straight Read more…
“Listen! I am telling you a mystery: We will not all fall asleep, but we will all be changed, in a moment, in the blink of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we will be changed.” ~ Read more…
“And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.” ~ Galatians 5:24 “Dame Richilda, inconsolable on account of her new discovery, conceived a mortal hatred against the innocent beauty.”[1] Last week we went over how Richilda lived her life and used her gifts Read more…
“But if it doesn’t please you to worship Yahweh, choose for yourselves today the one you will worship: the gods your fathers worshiped beyond the Euphrates River or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living. As for me and my family, we will worship Yahweh.” Read more…
For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. ~ Ephesians 6:12 Laden with gold from the dwarves’ home, Vilfridr goes to Saxland with the Read more…
“Vilfridr soon felt the pangs of the tightening belt, and after suffering dreadful tortures and agonies, was found in a death-swoon by the dwarfs, when they came home.”[1] “When she awoke, she asked where the dwarfs were. Of this the king knew nothing. He now walked, at Vilfridr’s request, a Read more…
“As for me and my family, we will worship Yahweh.” The people replied, “We will certainly not abandon the Lord to worship other gods! For the Lord our God brought us and our fathers out of the land of Egypt” ~ Joshua 24:15b-17a, The Israelites did what was evil in Read more…