Really, who is King David? Still on the series: The Four Most Unlikely Ancestresses of Jesus Christ. We shall be considering a woman called Bathsheba and her encounter with a powerful King (David) in those times. King David had just scribbled the last line of his praise-poem. He thought of adding some finishing touches to […]
MY LOVER’S LAIR
Bid me feel my dear Lover Twirls of an unsteady heart meter Gazes that sweep me off my feet In His quiver, I feel complete! Loving Jesus, my foremost delight Awes me with His Princely Might! None could be lovelier, save my Lord He ‘s won my heart without one word! I am my Lover’s […]
THE LAST LIFELINE
Tamar felt life leaving her as she struggled to catch her breath, Though she winced in deep pain in an attempt to clear the smear of moistened earth about clogging her eyes, whilst holding on to an unsteady twig (as though it was her last lifeline) with a single hand. She cast an uneasy stare […]
A RATIONAL RISK!
Tamar took the bold step to take a rational risk, lamenting bitterly and loudly to herself: “I have become a prisoner of woes, A foretaste of depression An icon of ignominy Its been 10 years of misery, I am unfulfilled: a married but single woman, I am alone in my world of untold pain, enslaved […]
TAMAR: ALMOST ABANDONED
Tamar, almost abandoned, torn between desire and duty! A battle for womanhood and posterity! A most unwilling father-in-law! CLICK HERE FOR PREVIOUS EPISODE, TAMAR: ALMOST ABANDONED Judah tried to mask the tears. There was no gainsaying to the fact that he really loved his daughter-in-law. However, it has to be family first, then duty, but […]
WIDOWED TWICE!
One woman (Tamar)….widowed twice in less than 6 months, under similar circumstances. What ill fate is this? Was she an accursed woman? Find out as we continue, in our ‘Tamar thriller CLICK HERE FOR PREVIOUS EPISODES: TAMAR: AN UNFULFILLED BRIDE Their marriage was barely 3 years. The widowedTamar mourned her late husband, Er, still shocked […]
TAMAR: AN UNFULFILLED BRIDE
We shall continue on our series, Tamar: An Unfulfilled Bride. Click here for the previous episode, Tamar: An Unsure Bride. It was a cold morning… it had rained cats and dogs on the night before. Zilpah seemed to have stopped humming a song, and she murmured against her breath, over this land that she and […]
TAMAR: AN UNSURE BRIDE
Everything seemed to be happening too quickly…Tamar’s eyes were moist, with tears of uncertainty and anxiety, (as you might assume). Tamar an unsure bride made her way into the living room to greet her prospective father-in-law (Judah), kneeling courteously before him) Judah looked over the little damsel, as though he needed a more sure word […]
TAMAR: A Heroine of Hope
Having explored the life of Rahab in the previous episodes, we shall consider another amazing character. Her name is Tamar: A heroine of hope! Tamar stared aimlessly at the floor, looking over the cracked potsherd few meters away from the door. All that mattered to her at this point was “justice”. She must do it […]
THE INEVITABLE PILL
If only the Creator would grant me the the power to heal Then the cheerless gates of misery, I would gladly seal That fearless devourer armed with daily zeal I could see the “die-hard” cringe for real! Forth would I go to the Omnipresent, whom I can seek The Almighty, before whom the mighty are […]