Great Women of Faith Series

Written by Shelsea Becker “ Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine, O what a foretaste of glory divine! Heir of salvation, purchase of God, Born of His spirit, washed in His blood: This is my story, this is my song, Praising my Saviour all the day long.” As I read the words of Blessed Assurance—and without missing a single note—my spirit begins to sing. I haven’t heard this hymn in ages, yet my heart knows it by memory. I’m instantly transported back to the sight of my grandmother

“Dear Refuge of My Weary Soul”, These deeply rich lyrics were penned by one of the most remarkable hymn writers in church history—Anne Steele.

Written by Shelsea Becker “You find no difficulty in trusting the Lord with the management of the universe and all the outward creation, and can your case be any more complex or difficult than these, that you need to be anxious or troubled about His management of it?” Over 100 times in scripture we are asked to not be anxious. Oh, how we try! We women like to think we’re in control. We plan, organize, and worry — as if the world might spin off its axis if we stop managing it.

By Shelsea Becker “Had not Christ taken away the evenom’d sting, where had been our hopes? What might have not we fear’d, what might have...

Written by Shelsea Becker “The fact that I am a woman does not make me a different kind of Christian, but the fact that I am a Christian...

Written by Shelsea Becker “Satan is so much more in earnest than we are--he buys up the opportunity while we are wondering how much it...

Written by Shelsea Becker “Whatever weakens your reason, impairs the tenderness of your conscience, obscures your sense of God, takes off...