Debbra Stephens

It’s a beautiful grace that worldviews can change! The one you hold now is probably somewhat different from the one you held at an earlier stage in life. Each metamorphosis likely came one clash at a time. A Christian worldview, formed by divine revelation, is arrived at decisively—and often through much wrestling. Because it so […]

Serenity often overruns the clock (and everything else) during my morning coffee. My deck provides the perfect spectator seat to the herd of deer that frequently visit the back field. I became captivated by a tender fawn, fumbling to climb the bank from the creek to catch up to its mother. In that moment, it […]

Sarah had a plan. Then she convinced her husband, Abraham, to participate. Even though it succeeded, it made her miserable. And created a mess for everyone else involved. Jacob had a plan—to work seven years to be able to marry the lovely Rachel. But his future father-in-law Laban had other plans and ended up swindling […]

Jacob, the swindler, was on the run. Then “he reached a certain place.” Not just any place, mind you. His grandfather, Abram, once built an altar to God in Bethel (Genesis 12:8). But the place he reached was more than locale. It was a certain point in his life, as well. “Jacob left Beersheba and […]

“Because on this day atonement will be made for you, to cleanse you. Then, before the Lord, you will be clean from all your sins.” (Leviticus 16:30) “In fact, the law requires that nearly everything be cleansed with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.” (Hebrews 9:22) From Sunset to Sunset […]