by Rachael Deatherage | Jan 22, 2024 | The Bible
This spring, our Women’s Bible Study will be in the book of Judges. This book is familiar to us in parts and pieces; many of us know the stories of Deborah, Gideon, and Samson. But few of us know how those stories fit together in the book of Judges. We rarely stop to...
by Rachael Deatherage | Oct 23, 2023 | Holiness
There’s an uncomfortable reality that describes every one of us: we’re limited. It’s part of being human. To be a creature, created by an infinite God, means that we are finite. We’re limited and dependent on our Creator. Some of our limits are common to all...
by Rachael Deatherage | Aug 14, 2023 | Holiness
There are some simple joys this generation will never know, like picking up a roll of developed film at the drugstore photo counter. Remember the thrill of flipping through that stack of pictures to discover a vacation memory frozen in time? There were the inevitable...
by Rachael Deatherage | Jul 13, 2023 | The Church
It’s the undisputed right of the eldest daughter to be mom any time kids play house, and I was no exception to the rule. I rocked baby dolls to sleep and bossed my younger siblings. Those hours of pretend play shaped my expectations for adulthood—eventually I’d trade...
by Rachael Deatherage | Mar 14, 2022 | Community
“I’m not sure that I have a spiritual gift.” A friend told me this over coffee one evening – the kind of confession that comes from believing that you’re the only one who feels this way. I’m not sure she’s alone, though. It’s a common experience – to...
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