you have courage to give | the woman who bled
Just then a woman who had hemorrhaged for twelve years slipped in from behind and lightly touched his robe. She was thinking to herself, “If I can just put...
You’ve got gumption, woman | the canaanite
Then Jesus left Galilee and went north to the region of Tyre and Sidon. A Gentile woman who lived there came to Him, pleading, “Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son...
you are not invisible | the woman twisted by pain
He was teaching in one of the meeting places on the Sabbath. There was a woman present, so twisted and bent over with arthritis that she couldn’t even look...
you are made beautiful | the woman caught in the act
Then in the middle of his teaching, the religious scholars and the Pharisees broke through the crowd and brought a woman who had been caught in the act of...
Leading with Your Life | Rufus’ Mom
Greet Rufus, whom the Lord picked out to be his very own; and also his dear mother, who has been a mother to me. (Romans 16:3) The father carried...
Do Good with Your Hands | Peter’s Mother-in-Law
Then Jesus went into Peter’s home and found Peter’s mother-in-law bedridden, severely ill with a fever. The moment Jesus touched her hand she was healed! Immediately she got up...
Embrace Embarrassment
There’s a most specific moment in a recurring dream I have, a flash of an instant just before waking, where if I could I would rise from sleep and...
Being the Very First | A Woman named Dorcas
I wonder what it might be like to be the first. The VERY first. I’ve been the first before in some things: the first person to hold a specific...
You are Heaven’s Poetry
A friend wrote, “Thankful that Jesus gave us last week before he gave us this week. Thankful for the hope and passion He renewed in us before walking the...
Ten Stories in the Life of a Writer
Goals. Inspiration. Progress. What trips me up. What propels me forward. Where I gain strength. And what happens when the way I view life is edited. Here are ten...
The Writing Life – Progress
Hi. I’m Ronne Rock, and I’m a writer. I’m not going to tell you about my progress, about any accomplishments or how I might get from idea to written...
The Writing Life – Goal
Here’s the truth: my goal has never been to be a writer. Surprised? Keep reading. I’ve tried writing for the sake of writing, and I’ve learned from it that...
