Archive for July, 2008

Out of the Closet

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008

Esther 7:1 – 4 So the king and Haman went to dine with Queen Esther, and as they were drinking wine on that second day, the king again asked, “Queen Esther, what is your petition? It will be given you. What is your request? Even up to half the kingdom, it will be granted.”
Then [...]

Crime and Punishment

Tuesday, July 15th, 2008

Esther 6:12 – 14 “Afterward Mordecai returned to the king’s gate. But Haman rushed home, with his head covered in grief, and told Zeresh his wife and all his friends everything that had happened to him.
His advisers and his wife Zeresh said to him, “Since Mordecai, before whom your downfall has started, is of Jewish [...]

Backfire

Monday, July 14th, 2008

Esther 6:7 – 11 So he answered the king, “For the man the king delights to honor, have them bring a royal robe the king has worn and a horse the king has ridden, one with a royal crest placed on its head. Then let the robe and horse be entrusted to one of the [...]

Haman the Arrogant

Sunday, July 13th, 2008

Esther 6:4 – 6 The king said, “Who is in the court?” Now Haman had just entered the outer court of the palace to speak to the king about hanging Mordecai on the gallows he had erected for him.
His attendants answered, “Haman is standing in the court.”
“Bring him in,” the king ordered.
[...]

For Chloe

Friday, July 11th, 2008

Hello friends! I am feeling a bit under the weather. Oh, nothing serious, just a touch of the flu. I’ll be all better before you know it.
Chloe, on the other hand, has been such a trooper! She has been feeling under the weather for a while now. But Chloe, we are all praying you will [...]

Sleepless Night

Wednesday, July 9th, 2008

Esther 6:1 – 3 “That night the king could not sleep, so he ordered the book of the chronicles, the record of his reign, to be brought in and read to him. It was found recorded there that Mordecai had exposed Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king’s officers who guarded the doorway, who had [...]

Big Man

Tuesday, July 8th, 2008

Esther 5:9 – 14 Haman went out that day happy and in high spirits. But when he saw Mordecai at the king’s gate and observed that he neither rose nor showed fear in his presence, he was filled with rage against Mordecai. Nevertheless, Haman restrained himself and went home.
Calling together his friends and Zeresh, his [...]

Chloe

Monday, July 7th, 2008

Chloe was discharged from the hospital on Saturday, only to be readmitted today. She will have another biopsy tomorrow. Please continue to pray for her.
Thank you all so much.
–Renae

The Hook

Monday, July 7th, 2008

Esther 5:7 – 8 “My petition and my request is this: If the king regards me with favor and if it pleases the king to grant my petition and fulfill my request, let the king and Haman come tomorrow to the banquet I will prepare for them. Then I will answer the king’s question.”
Okay, Esther. [...]

Promises, Promises

Sunday, July 6th, 2008

Esther 5:5 – 6 “Bring Haman at once,’ the king said, ’so that we may do what Esther asks.’
So the king and Haman went to the banquet Esther had prepared. As they were drinking wine, the king again asked Esther, ‘Now what is your petition? It will be given you. And what is your [...]