Hebrews 11 - Barbara Lynn Seibel

February 2, 2025February 4, 2025

When Easing Back into Worship is Hard

On July 22, 2024, my husband committed suicide.

I am still recovering from the shock and disappointment of that day.

It seems both real and unreal.

Many days I still feel like I’m in a nightmare that I can’t wake up from.

So many questions with few answers.

I did not see this coming.

But God did.

This brings both comfort and anguish to me.

Then, on October 12, 2024, my ninety-year-old father passed.

So, in less than three months, I lost the two most important earthly men in my life.

I knew my dad’s death was near, given he had been in a care facility for over a year in a slow but steady decline.

But to deal with losing both men so close together was not something I ever expected to have to face.

How has this affected my ability to worship God?

May 14, 2023June 22, 2024

Are You Seeking God’s City?

There was a period in my life when I was reading through a variety of self-help books.

Something was out of whack in my life, and I was trying to figure out what it was.

Then, two different people within the same week asked me to explain my faith to them.

I struggled to respond to their probing questions, which bothered me greatly.

My solution?

I picked up a one-year bible and immersed myself in scripture. If I was going to claim to be a follower of Christ, I felt this was the right next step.

Making this one decision began a transformation in my faith life. Although not always easy, this decision has proven more powerful and encouraging than any other pursuit in my life.

What does this have to do with Genesis 18, Hebrews 11, and seeking God’s city?

May 7, 2023June 22, 2024

God’s Faithfulness and Our Response

You may have learned in previous posts of mine that I read through a chronologically arranged Bible every year.

I have several reasons for doing this, but the primary reason is to know the Lord and learn how to live a life that honors and glorifies my creator.

The characters referred to in Hebrews 11:1-12 lived in a time that did not have the benefit of the written word of God. Yet, they are all held up as heroes of the faith.

Join me as we take a brief look at each of their lives to discern how their examples inform us of not just how we can be encouraged to respond to God in faith, but God’s faithfulness to us.

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