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Light vs Darkness

I love celebrating Christmas with Light. Light brings beauty and joy to these short dark days of winter: Lights on our Christmas tree. Candles on the table. And this lighted nativity scene in my kitchen window. Today, I will tuck the Christmas decorations back in their boxes. But I won’t look back with nostalgia or […]

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Pandemic Easter

Jesus conquered the grave What Joy! What hope! What calming peace! But this will likely be the weirdest Easter of our lives. Watching an abbreviated Easter service on YouTube wearing comfy sweats. A housebound dinner after church. No guests. Maybe takeout, unpacked at home with sterile techniques previously only used in setting up surgical trays. […]

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Rahab—A Name Redeemed

Rahab of Jericho~ the best known of the primary characters in THE STONES OF GILGAL novels. How odd—since she is a foreigner, a Canaanite girl, joining a cast of six young Israelites. Although the lives of these six Israelites impacted the future of their nation in significant ways, their stories lie buried beneath the dust of time. Othniel, Acsah and […]

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Acsah—an inspiration for International Women’s Day

The Stones of Gilgal novels retell the powerful stories of the era of Joshua from the viewpoint of seven real (but minor) biblical characters including two very strong women, Rahab and Acsah. In honor of International Women’s Day, may I introduce Acsah  (Judges 1:12-15) Daughter of Joshua’s closest friend, the heroic Caleb. Future wife of Othniel, the greatest […]

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Othniel –

Israel’s first Warrior-Judge, quietly on a path to heroic destiny. The story of Othniel is gleaming gem almost buried in the chaotic rubble of the book of Judges, quietly waiting for us to notice (Judges 3:7-11). During the wilderness wanderings, a set of hopeful parents named their son Othniel: Lion of God or Strength of […]

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