Posts by Brandon Starnes
Rejoicing In The Word For Ladies – The Arm of the Flesh Has Failed Me! (July 2024)
The arm of flesh has failed me- again! How devastating! How disappointing and destabilizing!The flesh fails us in so many ways… *We fail ourselves, by our own sinful, human nature. *Our friends fail us. *Our spouse fails us. *Our church disappoints us. *Our bodies betray us. *The caprice of circumstance leaves us hanging. *The human…
Read MoreRejoicing In The Word For Ladies – Do You Think? (June 2024)
Do you think?! These verses about the strange woman in Proverbs 5 caught my attention this month: “Her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a twoedged sword. Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell. Lest thou shouldest ponder the path of life, her ways are moveable, that thou canst not…
Read MoreRejoicing In The Word For Ladies – The Heart in Proverbs (May 2024)
The Proverbs have eighty-two references to the heart! This number is eclipsed by only one other book in the Bible. Our heart is the part of us that God sees and knows us to be. So much instruction is offered concerning the heart of man, it’s clearly a priority for a well-lived life.Look at Mark 7.…
Read MoreRejoicing In The Word For Ladies – I Am Inclined (April 2024)
Proverbs 2 opens with the following verses: “My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee; so that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom… then shalt thou understand the fear of the Lord, and find the knowledge of God.”This is a message from the king advising his son to attend and bend himself in…
Read MoreRejoicing In The Word For Ladies – Wisdom Speaks (March 2024)
The Internet seems to like blog posts and news articles that begin with numbers! For example, an article may offer X numbers of ways to improve a skill, complete a task, or celebrate a special occasion. I’m offering two lists today- I hope they catch your attention!At the end of Proverbs 1, Wisdom speaks. “Wisdom crieth without; she…
Read MoreRejoicing In The Word For Ladies – Accessible Wisdom (February 2024)
We all tend to have Bible verses that show up in our lives on repeat, don’t we? That is certainly true for me as a parent! There are verses that practically live on my lips, such as “Be ye kind one to another,” “Be ye angry and sin not,” and “Thou shalt not kill!” (just…
Read MoreRejoicing In The Word For Ladies – Grow On (January 2024)
“But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To Him be glory both now and forever. Amen” 2 Pet. 3:18. Did you ever notice that we are born to grow? Every time a new baby comes along, the proud parents quote the inches, the pounds, the ounces- the…
Read MoreRejoicing In The Word For Ladies – Worthy (Christmas 2023)
“For unto us a child is born, unto us a Son is given: and the government shall be upon His shoulder: and His name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace” Isaiah 9:6.Sixteen years ago, my husband and I were eagerly awaiting the birth of our firstborn,…
Read MoreRejoicing In The Word For Ladies – A Faithful Harvest (December 2023)
“While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease” Gen. 8:22. Isn’t it an interesting thought that the seasons that bring so much change and variety to our life and experiences on earth are at the same time a reminder and representation…
Read MoreHedgemaker Baptist – God’s Faithfulness in Old Age
God has especially promised to be with us in old age. “Hearken unto me … which are carried from the womb: And even to your old age I am he; and even to hoar hairs will I carry you: I have made, and I will bear; even I will carry, and will deliver you” (Isa.…
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