Nehemiah 2 I'm not sure if you're aware of this, but appliances don't last forever. Well, unless it's a vintage dryer passed down from your great grandmother. I'm speaking from experience. Early in our marriage, my husband and I were the grateful recipients of Grammy Rebstock's old brown dryer. It was an absolute dinosaur, but … Continue reading When Home is Broken
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Homesick
An Introduction to a Study in Nehemiah I have lived in nineteen different places in my lifetime, five different US states, and (for one memorable summer) a single Canadian province. That's nineteen front doors. Nineteen back yards. Nineteen kitchens and nineteen different neighborhoods. When I think of the number of neighbors I've known over my … Continue reading Homesick
The King Speaks
Job 38 The rain is falling outside. It's hitting the metal porch roof on this old farmhouse. I have the window open so I can hear its music, lovely and comforting. God promises His people in Hosea and in Joel (see Hosea 6:1-3 and Joel 2:23) that He will come to them like the early, … Continue reading The King Speaks
Elihu as a Herald
Job 36 "Hark, the Herald angels sing!" It's the very last day of February in a Leap year. The Christmas season is long past. Carolers, churchgoers, and choirs have been harking and heralding all winter. But now, the bright excitement is quiet, and we have landed squarely at the end of the coldest month. March … Continue reading Elihu as a Herald
Christina Grubb 