Posts by Dr. Alice Maria Crawford

On Tuesday evening I went to see the film, “Times of Fire: The 7 Churches of Revelation”. It was definitely not entertainment. It was the book of Revelation before our eyes in all its’ complexities, for the seven churches spoken of then, look remarkably like our churches today! What do you do when the spiritual…

All of us want to be up-to-date on what is going on in the world. The problem arises when there are so many conflicting reports, you don’t know who to trust to give you the correct information. It is good when we know someone who is actually involved with whatever the latest situation in question…

The Apostle Paul in writing to the Corinthians gave them this statement s part of an important message he was giving them: 3 But we continue to preach because we have the same kind of faith the psalmist had when he said, “I believed in God, so I spoke.” 2 Corinthians 4:13 (NLT) It seems as…

It has been said that “power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely”. This was true of some of the Jewish officials and noblemen at the time of Nehemiah: All the Jews: 5 Even though we debtors are of the same people as our creditors—the same flesh, the same blood—and even though our children are the same as their children, we are raising…

Editor’s Note: Due to an extremely busy week, we are going to be re-posting some of our posts that bear repeating! Nehemiah was a wise and shrewd leader. He had not gotten caught up in the glitz and glamour of the King’s courtyard while serving as the King’s cupbearer. Instead, he seemed to have become an astute observer…

This week we have been talking about some of the roles and responsibilities of the man and the woman. While it was by no means exhaustive, we will leave it to the Holy Spirit to work in and through you according to His will. We want to conclude our thoughts this week with something that…

Yesterday we asked the question, “Adam, where art thou”? In all fairness, let’s look at what God said to Eve: God said to the Woman, “What is this that you’ve done?” 13 “The serpent seduced me,” she said, “and I ate.”Genesis 3:12-13 (MSG) If you think Adam was the only one who passed the buck, you can…

On Friday I went to see the tenth anniversary edition of “Courageous”, another outstanding production by the Kendrick Brothers. Two weeks prior, I went to see their production of “Show Me the Father”. After I saw that production, I knew why the two were both sent to the big screen in the same month. The…

I have observed something about human nature. The higher one goes up the ladder, whether it be education or business, these are the most willing to serve. More often than not, it is the person who is tidying up the place, or arranging the furniture that is the highest ranking officer. For the more you…

As an educator I have run across all ability levels at one time or another. As a Christian I have run across these same kinds of ability levels, but see a much different return. One of the wisest men I knew was a man who have never completed the ninth grade. He had more than…