There are a million ways to sin with the sin of jealousy. Sin is endless and inventive. We could be jealous of someone's looks, their power, their influence, their speaking ability, their clothes, their car, their house, their kids, their husband... Goodness, I could fill the internet with more ways to be jealous. It is a very old sin and it appears in the Bible in several famous incidents. Tune in to see which!

Advice to see though false piety and virtue signaling.

People see things and then decide that is it a sign from God or a particular instance of personal comfort in a person's grief. Let's use the "cardinal sighting" as an example. Was it a sign? If it wasn't, then HOW does God comfort us when we are grieving?

I saw a new book come across my screen and it piqued my interest. It is called "Taming the Fingers: Heavenly Wisdom for Social Media" by Jeff Johnson.

The internet can be a wonderful tool. It also can be a satanic tool. In fact, the first line of "Taming the Fingers" book is: "Sin does not operate independently of tools."

I'm enjoying the Spirit's sweet presence every day. I enjoy my walk with Jesus in increasing amounts of awe and joy. I am encouraged by knowledge of the sovereignty of the Father. Far from being depressed personally, I am more joyous all the time. Seeing these world events and understanding where we are on the timetable of God's prophetic clock, (that every day we are one day closer to the culmination of all things) I'm wonderstruck at the vastness of His intelligence and the scope of human history- and grateful that I am a part of His kingdom.

By Elizabeth Prata

In which I mention several books that have short-to-longer biographies of women from the Bible or from Christian history who gave God glody with their lives, sometimes unto death. Below are the links to the online essays about some of these women

online essay Scott Hubbell at Desiring God,

online essay Who Was Jane Grey, from Ligonier series, 'women of extraordinary faith'.

A short essay stuffed with resources on the discipline of fasting.

BOOK: Understanding the Discipline of Fasting (Biblical Foundations for the Christian Faith), Part of: Biblical Foundations for the Christian Faith (5 books) by Paul David Washer.

BOOK: There is also The Doctrine of Fasting and Prayer, and Humiliation for Sin by Arthur Hildersham.

BOOK: Why Should I Fast? - Cultivating Biblical Godliness Series, by Daniel R. Hyde.

PAMPHLET ONLINE: The Duty, the Benefits, and the Proper Methods of Religious Fasting by Samuel Miller, unavailable at present as a short pamphlet but can be read online here.

VIDEO: Paul Washer answers the question "How Should I Fast?"

There's weakness, and then there's weakness. It depends on which kind you're talking about.

Here are a few resources on our weakness.

Desiring God: Don't Waste Your Weakness

The End Time: Are you a weak woman, or are you a weak woman?

Grace To You blog post: God's Sufficient Grace

Ligonier Devotional: Power in Weakness