Author Archives: LauraMac
Sunday Soaking: Us, Too!
“…and all peoples on earthwill be blessed through you.”Genesis 12:3b God chose Abram. He plucked him up from a pagan place and gave him a new name, a new purpose, and a promise of greatness. Through Abram, God would grow … Continue reading
Sunday Soaking: Not What You Would Expect
Not What You Would Expect: Isaac (Not Ishmael), Genesis 17:19Jacob (not Esau), Genesis 28:14 In a Jewish patriarchal society, the first-born son is typically the expected choice for lineage and inheritance. But God’s ways are not always our ways (Isaiah … Continue reading
Mary Heart / Martha Home: Chocolate Cherry Brownies … YUM!
Laura has a new recipe for us in this week’s Martha Monday video … and it’s perfect for the Christmas season! We invite you to watch her make these scrumptious brownies, and then download your copy of the recipe here. … Continue reading
Sunday Soaking: A Price to Be Paid
And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; he will crush your head, and you will strike his heel. Genesis 3:15 When sin entered the world, it brought consequences to the serpent … Continue reading
Sunday Soaking: Jesus’ Birth – Prophecy and Fulfillment
Do you think of only the New Testament when you hear the name, Jesus? Does the Old Testament bring to mind the Patriarchs, David and Goliath, and Daniel in the Lion’s Den? Our prayer is that after writing the WORD … Continue reading
Mary Heart / Martha Home: Our December ‘Do It!’ List, Jeans in January, and Laura’s Cran-Ban-Oat Cookies
We packed a lot into this week’s Martha Monday video! In addition to the new ‘Do It!’ List for December, Laura also shares ten tips to help us circumnavigate holiday habits and still wear our jeans in January! On top … Continue reading
Sunday Soaking: Thanking and Praising God When He Provides
“I thank and praise you, O God of my Fathers:You have given me wisdom and power,you have made known to me what we asked of you,you have made known to us the dream of the king.”Daniel 2:23 When Babylon conquered … Continue reading
Mary Heart / Martha Home: Let’s Talk Bible Translations
In this weeks Martha Monday video, Laura compares and contrasts various translations of the Bible. We invite you to watch now, and hope this discussion blesses you and encourages you to add another Bible to your study library!
Sunday Soaking: The Rhythm of Thanking and Praising
“They were also to stand every morningto thank and praise the LORD.They were to do the same in the evening.”I Chronicles 23:30 I Chronicles 23 lays out the duties for the Levites: Purify the sacred things Tend to the courtyard … Continue reading
Sunday Soaking: Extol, Thank, and Praise
He appointed some of the Levitesto minister before the ark of the LORD,to extol, thank, and praise the LORD,the God of Israel.I Chronicles 16:4 (NIV) To extol, thank, and praise – a good description of prayer. Thank and praise are … Continue reading
