by Laura Howe - Hope Made Strong - Guest Writer There are four things that affect the value of an object. · Usability - Does it meet a need? · Rareness - How difficult is it to replace? · Aesthetic - Does it have intrinsic beauty? · Emotional value - Are you personally connected to it? My daughter is a collector. She is currently away at sleep-over camp this week, and I’m taking the opportunity to clean her room. I know, I know she should be ab

The Ark had been out of circulation for 40 years. It was last in Israel when it was taken into battle by Eli’s sons against the Philistines. The Philistines defeated the Israelites and captured the Ark about 40 years prior to David retrieving it. The Ark showed itself to be God while with the Philistines. The Philistines wanted to rid themselves of it, so they sent it back to Israel on a new cart. The people of Beth Shemesh investigated the Ark by opening the cover and lookin

My friend, Roger, told me about a “God-Size” encounter when 4 people were engaged in community evangelism. His team was made up of 3 ladies and himself. They were eager to learn. One was a 17-year-old young woman. She had been adopted by the lady with her. The other one was a new member lady who wanted to learn how to evangelize. The 17-year-old was always looking for her birth father. The three were not supposed to be part of the team, but just happened to be assigned to him