courtesy centralbaptistprescott.blogspot.com By Brenda Black Abigail has to be one of the coolest women to ever live! She was smart, resourceful and prepared like a Proverbs 31 woman long before that chapter was written. Abigail was kind and clever. She was … Read More
By Brenda Black Do people come to you for advice or run from your foolishness? Truly, it does not matter how clever you deem yourself. What matters is how wise you are in the eyes of others, and especially the … Read More
By Brenda Black If Hollywood ever gets ahold of this story, they’ll have a movie blockbuster. The plot pits once dear friends against one another in a struggle for power and fame, interlaced with noble loyalty and insanity. The hero … Read More
By Brenda Black She cocks her little blaze-striped nose to one side and stares straight into my eyes intensely, but only briefly. Just when I think I have her undivided attention, a butterfly flits by and I’ve lost her completely. … Read More
By Brenda Black In the U.S., grit was born out of the Great Depression! The enduring folks who remember those desperate and sparse days have tried for decades to impart prudent wisdom to generations that followed. But have we heeded … Read More
By Brenda Black Third row, aisle seat. Notebook open, pencil sharp. Hand in the air, eyes looking forward, ears ready to hear. I love to learn! Over the course of my life in classrooms large and small, for academic, spiritual, … Read More
By Brenda Black Just when I thought the world had gone completely mad, two heart-warming headlines highlight the finer side of humanity this week. A teen golfer sees the bigger picture and opts for possibilities instead of quick cash. And … Read More
By Brenda Black The scene opens with old Mordecai weeping and wailing. He wears shabby clothes, his face unwashed, hair uncombed. He has sworn off food and wanders down city streets, expressing his great fear and grief. His niece Esther … Read More
By Brenda Black “And Moses’ father-in-law said to him, ‘The thing that you are doing is not good. “’You will surely wear out, both yourself and these people who are with you, for the task is too heavy for you; … Read More