Purposeful Womanhood

 By Cherie Greshko I heard a   message from Daniel 3 about the fiery furnace, and something stood out which I had never paid close attention to before. Several times the passage speaks of God’s ability to deliver, and that had the most profound impact on me. SHALL deliver – v. 15 IS ABLE to deliver – v. 17 WILL deliver – v.1 7                                                                                         HATH … delivered – v. 28                                                                     ...

 By Jessica Edwards Biology, the study of living organisms, has always fascinated me. I love to dissect animals, look at tiny things under a microscope, learn how the human body works, and study plant life. In fact, I have a degree to prove just how much I love biology. Sometimes I say big words like Bufo americanus to my parents just to prove they didn't waste their money on my college education. :) I suppose it's no surprise then that Colossians 2:6-7 caught my attention. (ESV) “Therefore as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him: rooted and built up in him, and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving.” T he Greek word for rooted is rhizoo, which, in a roundabout way, is where we get our English word rhizome.     Let me refresh your high school biology class memory. A rhizome is a root which runs along just below the surface of the soil. As it branches out underground, it is constantly producing new plants whi...