by Jennie Heideman
Today is Independence Day in America. For those of you living outside the United States and unfamiliar with this holiday, Independence Day is when Americans commemorate the Continental Congress’s declaration that the thirteen American colonies would be separating from Great Britain.…
by Jennie Heideman
Around 1400 BC, the walls of Jericho fell, and the long-awaited Promised Land—the land God first promised to give to the Israelites circa 2100 BC—was given over to them. This well-known story is documented in Joshua 6 in the Old Testament and shows how God is faithful to fulfill His promises (Genesis 15:12-21). …
by Jennie Heideman
Do you find it easy to forgive? Or do you struggle to forgive others when they hurt you or a loved one?
I wish forgiveness came easy to me. But, I really struggle to forgive.
When someone wrongs me, I make it very clear that they have hurt me and then come up with a mental checklist of things they need to do to be forgiven. …
by Jennie Heideman
Our story begins in a garden. There, we had perfect communion with God, and we lived life so simply that we didn’t even need clothes. Though I don’t fully know what Eden was like, I feel like I can sometimes nearly hear the birds that might have been singing, feel the cool breeze that floated through as God walked with Adam and Eve, and see the beauty and abundance of the plants that bore fruit and nourished the first humans. …
