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Join Lynne Hilton Wilson as she explores the powerful and complex stories of the Old Testament women in 1 Kings 12–22, including the wife of Jeroboam, the infamous Queen Jezebel, and the faithful widow of Zarephath. In this study, we examine how these women influenced kings, confronted prophets, and revealed themes of faith, idolatry, power, and God’s provision during one of Israel’s most divided eras. Join us as we uncover the lessons and spiritual insights hidden within these remarkable Old Testament accounts.

There only two places in the world, the path of the gospel of Jesus Christ, and everywhere else. You are either on the path or you’re not.

The question should be, “are you on the path?” It doesn’t matter so much where you are on the path, if you are on it and moving forward—that’s the question. If you are, then you are good enough despite your weaknesses, mistakes, and imperfections.

It’s that simple.

One common belief is all roads lead to heaven.

It is a prevalent belief that has done great harm to mankind throughout time. It is as old as the world.
Nehor falsely taught “…all mankind should be saved at the last day, and that they need not fear nor tremble,”

Moroni saw our day and said “… there shall be many who will say, Do this, or do that, and it mattereth not, for the Lord will uphold such as the last day. But wo unto such, for they are in the gall of bitterness and in the bonds of iniquity.”

Obviously, all churches cannot be true because, although there is some common ground among them, they differ greatly in fundamental doctrine. The only other conclusion is no church is the true church, which means they are all in error. God created all of this, the cosmos, the universe, our solar system, the earth, and every form of life, just to stick us here and let us muddle through? How much sense does that make? Why would He do that? Why create this world for us and then leave us in confusion to stumble along? Why would He not show us the Way and then allow us to choose?

If God wants us to return to His presence, if He loves us and wants us to succeed in this life, then would He not make the way clear from the beginning?

Yes, He would, and He has.

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Join Lynne Hilton Wilson for an insightful discussion on the women of Samuel and 1 Kings, including Bathsheba’s story of seduction, abuse of power, and tragedy surrounding David’s actions. This episode also explores the difficult questions surrounding plural marriage in the lives of David and Solomon, examining the historical, cultural, and spiritual context of these Old Testament accounts. Discover deeper perspectives on faith, agency, leadership, and the consequences of choices in the lives of Israel’s kings and the women affected by them.

How do you define yourself? How do you see yourself?

We all live in boxes. Inside your box is the stuff and circumstances of your life. All you know and believe, all your experiences, your community and neighborhood, city, town, and country, your church, titles and education, the relationships of your life, and you are all inside that box.

From the outside, most boxes look alike, but when you see what is inside, no two boxes are the same. They are all quite similar and yet very different. They are all boxes, but they all hold different stuff.

Your box is your world. But it is not the whole world. How you see yourself is monumentally important, but almost always, you see yourself within your box, and that is a mistake.

Occasionally, someone stands up and looks outside his box. He looks up and beyond his box. He sees more; he catches a glimpse of another Way, the only Way to fulfill his divine potential, the only true standard, the One Thing.

“What manner of men (and women) ought ye to be?” Christ is the model. That is the paradigm. Think outside the box.

Otherwise, you will rise no higher than the best of your box, which is far less than your true potential.