Author Archives: Audrey Stovall

The Governor and His Brother’s Wife: What JTB Knew

John the Baptist sometimes is painted as an uncompromising and uncompassionate, fire-spitting preacher who judged and publicized the sins of church and civil leaders. Maybe it comes off that way, because it was rare to hear anyone boldly address the sins of church and state leaders in similar fashion as the masses—and with good reason.Continue reading “The Governor and His Brother’s Wife: What JTB Knew”

Are You Jealous?

Shocking—although it should not be so. I thought I would do a simple study on the word jealous. I should have guessed that I was being set up for something really amazing. My initial mild interest in studying the term for two reasons abruptly changed. I can just imagine the heavenly interest in my immediateContinue reading “Are You Jealous?”

Handling the Hurt

In Matthew 5:44, Jesus reveals what to do when people hurt you. Pray for them. Release them to God. Entrust your well-being to Him, who rightfully measures vengeance and saves the repentant. When they accuse you, pray for them. When they insult you, pray for them. When you find they have used you, pray forContinue reading “Handling the Hurt”

Deadly Presumption

As long as King Uzziah (aka Azariah) of Judah sought the LORD, God made him to prosper. No other ruler since the death of King Solomon two hundred years prior was more prosperous than he. His feats, including the cities he built and the inventions during his reign, made him known abroad, even to theContinue reading “Deadly Presumption”

Love’s Pleasures

Love seeks to please in every possible way. Between lovers, the desire to satisfy and be satisfied is mutual. Frequently, lives are adjusted to some degree to accommodate the other, prayerfully without sacrificing principle, except to adopt the better one. So it is between God and mankind, the divine and the human. Jesus said thatContinue reading “Love’s Pleasures”

Love Heals

Healing begins with putting your faith in the power of God’s love for you. Go ahead. Test it. Try all the treatments you want. But until you add to your regimen that special ingredient—the prayer of faith—healing will not be complete. Instead, disease can stick around, even when symptoms have seemed to disappear only toContinue reading “Love Heals”