Cheryl’s Notes

Welcome to “Women You Should Know,” a podcast hosted by author Cheryl Brodersen and history teacher Jasmine Alnutt! We have always loved reading biographies about Christian women through the ages, whether

Imagine answering the telephone one day and hearing an authoritative voice on the other end offering you a position of immense opportunity. As long as we are imagining (my youngest

In Moses’ Psalm, Psalm 90, he prays, “[Lord], teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom” (verse 12). What an apt prayer by the

Hear my voice, O God, in my meditation; preserve my life from fear of the enemy.Psalm 64:1 In this psalm, David petitions God to preserve his life from “fear of the

My grandson Cade (who was 5 years old at writing) is always seeing rainbows. Cade finds rainbows in city street puddles, garden sprinklers, car windows, dewdrops on leaves, diamond rings,

John the Baptist had a specific course given to him by God. He was the forerunner of Jesus. He was to make the people aware of their sins and their

My dear aunt went to heaven just a few weeks ago. Before she died I had the opportunity to go and visit with her. Even in her advanced stage of

A dilemma had developed in the early fellowship in Jerusalem. The disciples were being pulled in too many directions. The Hellenist widows were being neglected. The disciples realized that they

Recently, I was pondering the thief upon the cross. What changed his disposition as he hung there? Luke’s gospel cites that this man, who had been ridiculing Jesus, suddenly stopped

In my mind’s eye, I see Martha, the sister of Lazarus, standing before Jesus with her knees weak and shaking. Through fear-filled eyes, she stares intently into the face of

Throughout heaven and earth, there is a great search! A loud voice announces: "Who is worthy to take the scroll and to loose its seals?" (Revelation 5:2). It is the

A word came to me recently concerning these missionaries that we have been called to minister to. That word is found in James 2:5, "Listen, my beloved brethren: Has God