“Women of the Old Testament: Eve, the Easer of Loneliness”/7/22/18/Scripture: Genesis 1-2:2 selected verses/by Rev. Laurie Williams
Like Rodger, I too am doing a series. For many of the weeks of the next few months, when I preach, I will talk about a different Old Testament woman based on the book by Lynn Japinga entitled “Preaching the Women of the Old Testament”. The following true story was in the newspaper, The Irish Times, from July 21, 2018. The author of the story explains: “I’m a 44-year-old professional woman, very happily married with two lovely children. Lucky, eh? (Still) I never thought I would feel the kind of loneliness that makes my heart ache. But I do. I’m originally from Ireland. I moved to Wales twenty years ago for work, met my husband (who is also Irish) and settled into life there. I had a large group of female friends acquired through baby play groups, school and work. […]