Seven Sinful Women in the New Testament:  A Series Part VI The Woman and Her Alabaster Box

The seventh woman of sin in the New Testament is presented in Luke 7:36-50.  Her name is not listed, and she is identified as a sinner.  In this scenario, Jesus is invited to dinner at the home of a Pharisee, and he accepts. 36 And one of the Pharisees desired him that he would eat with […]

Seven Sinful Women in the New Testament: A Series Part V of VI Woman with a Spirit of Divination   

The Apostle Paul, on his second missionary journey, went to Philippi with Silas, Timothy, and perhaps Luke, the doctor, as his missionary companions.  As they were on their way to prayer one day, they were met by a certain damsel (probably a slave girl since she had masters) who was possessed by a spirit of […]

Seven Sinful Women in the New Testament: A Series Part IV of VI The Samaritan Woman at the Well   

The fourth sinful woman of the New Testament in this series is the Samaritan woman Jesus met at Jacob’s Well.  She is also known as The Woman at the Well.  Her story is presented in John 4:7- 30; 39-42. Although her story is long, it is important to review it to fully appreciate her transformation […]

Seven Sinful Women in the New Testament: A Series Part III of VI The Woman Taken in Adultery

In the book of John, chapter 8:1-11 we find an interesting story.  Several men, Scribes and Pharisees, bring a woman to Jesus whom they found in the very act of adultery. 8 Jesus went unto the mount of Olives. 2 And early in the morning he came again into the temple, and all the people came unto […]

Seven Sinful Women in the New Testament:  A Series. Part II of VI Sapphira

Part II in this series presents a woman who “stood by her man” on a lie that he contrived, but she was privy to.  She is Sapphira, of the duo Ananias and Sapphira. Their story is found in Acts 5:1-11.  But, before we get into the lives and deaths of Ananias and Sapphira, it is […]

Seven Sinful Women in the New Testament:  A Series. Part I of VI Herodias and Salome

Introduction On May 10, 2024, while in that half-awake, half-sleep state when God often speaks to me, I heard the Lord say,  “Seven Women of Sin in the New Testament”, indicating that I should write about these women and their outcomes.  At the time, I did not even know that there were seven women who […]

Mary Could Have Said, “No”.

In the first chapter of the Book of Luke, verse 26 an angel appeared unto Mary, a young girl who was espoused to Joseph but had never known a man. He presented a plan and a proposal to Mary. Let’s read verses 28 through 33. 28 And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou […]

Twenty-Three Golden Life Lessons: Wisdom Based on the Word of God and Lifelong Experiences

Based on my 48 years of life in Christ and the Word of God, the following 23 golden life lessons have helped me to make it through.  This list is neither comprehensive nor complete. You came into the world, leaving the world.  You were never meant to stay. You came here with nothing, and you’re […]

Are You On the Right Road?

Are You on the Right Road? The Bible tells us that two roads can be traveled by man as we go through life.  One is straight and narrow, while the other is broad and wide.  Only one of the roads, the straight and narrow, however, will get us into the Kingdom of God.  Simple church […]

The Power of Love

In tonight’s post we have the personal testimonies of two young women who were searching for love in all the wrong places.  This is so commonplace today, because most of us come into this world looking for completeness and fulfillment.  What we are searching for is true love.  But those of us who have surrendered […]