Tag: faith
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What It Takes to Have Great Faith – Meditations on the Canaanite Woman
By God’s providence, the Canaanite woman’s encounter with Jesus gives us profound understanding about faith that is great according to Jesus. We must give careful attention and ponder deeply on those words of Jesus, “O woman, great is your faith!” In this blog post, we will be meditating on her story as written in Matthew…
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Welcomed at the Well: Reflection on the Samaritan Woman
Nameless, the Samaritan woman was married five times. She was now living with a man who had no obligations to her (John 4:18). The details about her five husbands are not given to us, and we don’t know the circumstances behind her current situation. Nevertheless, we find her in John chapter four at Jacob’s well…
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Helping your husband hold fast to you…
The “leaving” found in Genesis 2:24 is a verb that carries profound implications beyond just physical separation. Likewise, the “holding” implies more than just physical intimacy. In reality, there are three internal changes that must happen within your husband resulting in him leaving his father and his mother. I believe that by understanding these changes,…
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Rahab the Prostitute: The Unlikely Woman of Faith
Imagine being known throughout human history by your most shameful sin, your greatest regret, your biggest failure. As inspired in the Word of God by the Holy Spirit, the Canaanite woman named Rahab is referred to as “Rahab the prostitute” five times. And yet with such a title, she stands among the great people of…