Amy Carmichael was born in Ireland in 1867 to a well-to-do family. She decided to follow Jesus at the age of 13. At 18, her father died, leaving the family in a difficult financial situation. They moved to Belfast, where Amy became involved with the “shawlies,” mill girls who wore shawls rather than hats. She… Read More
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Gladys Aylward, born of working class parents in London, England, in 1902, became a domestic servant at the age of 14. From the time she attended a revival meeting at which the message was about dedicating one’s life to the service of God, her heart was in missions. She longed to go overseas as a… Read More
A few years ago, I had the incredible privilege of visiting Puerto Ayacucho in the Amazon jungle of Venezuela. Many of those living there were primitive tribespeople recently out of the jungle. I kept hearing stories about a lady missionary named Sophie Muller. A man named Ricardo knew her personally and one day, he told me some… Read More
An extraordinary and controversial woman, Aimee Semple McPherson was like a movie star in the 1920s. But hundreds of thousands were converted under her ministry, thousands claimed healing, and her social ministries helped vast numbers during the Great Depression. Here’s a documentary about her early life: The second and third parts of the documentary can… Read More
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A heroine of the faith: Lottie Moon
Lottie Moon, height 4 foot 3 inches, was a powerhouse for the gospel. Born to affluent parents who owned a tobacco plantation in 1840, she was indifferent to her Baptist upbringing until the age of 18, when she underwent a spiritual awakening at a revival meeting on her college campus. At the age of 33,… Read More
For a very patriarchal society, God used a remarkable set of women in the stories of the Old Testament: Eve was the mother of all living (Genesis 3:20). Miriam is described as a prophet (Exodus 15:20). She may have been the sister who watched over Moses in his basket when he was discovered by Pharaoh.… Read More
Some people claim that Deborah, rather than being a blessing, was actually a judgement on Israel. This opinion is derived from Isaiah 3:12 which in most translations says something like this: As for My people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. (NKJV) Undoubtedly the context of this passage in Isaiah as rendered in most versions… Read More
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The Easter women
Here’s the role of the women in the Easter story: A woman anointed Jesus for burial Women watched as Jesus died Women followed Joseph of Arimathea to see where Jesus was buried Women bought and prepared spices for his body Women were first to the tomb after the Sabbath A woman was the first person… Read More
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The life and times of Mrs. Zebedee
Sometimes the life of a minor character in the Bible suddenly comes into focus. Since I wrote a post on the female disciples of Jesus, I’ve been fascinated by “the women,” a group of women from Galilee who took care of Jesus. My imagination has been particularly captured by “Mrs. Zebedee,” a simple fisherman’s wife.… Read More
It sometimes puzzles me that women weren’t included among the twelve disciples. How easy it would have been for Jesus to have six disciples of each gender. But as I’ve been pondering it over recent days, I’ve come to a realization… Jesus never seemed to care too much about his reputation. In fact, sometimes it seems… Read More