A Prostitute: How Jesus Healed Her Memories!

Are there memories from your past that still haunt you? Dr. Mike Ladra looks at the woman who came uninvited into a Pharisee’s dinner party and poured out her tears, her kisses and costly perfume on Jesus’s feet. She was a former prostitute who had already been forgiven. He shows how, when we confess, God […]

The Most Courageous Woman In the Bible!

Who was the most courageous woman in the Bible? Dr. Mike Ladra makes the case for Mary. As a young, engaged girl in a tiny, strict village, she risked her reputation and even her life when she told God, “I am the Lord’s servant. May it be done to me according to Your will.” He […]

Will My Life Ever Be Better?

Have you taken so many hits that you wonder if your life will ever get better? Dr. Mike Ladra tells the story of Tamar, a woman preachers almost never talk about. She was widowed twice, left childless and failed by the men in her life for 30 years. Then she took a bold risk that […]

Your Past Does NOT Determine Your Future!

Does your past still define who you are? Dr. Mike Ladra tells the story of Rahab, the prostitute of Jericho who hid Israel’s spies. She ended up in the Bible’s “Hall of Faith” and in the family line of Jesus. He shows that our past is a lesson, not a life sentence. When we confess, […]

A Defense of Bathsheba

For centuries, Bathsheba has been painted as a seductress who led King David into sin. Dr. Mike Ladra sets out to set the record straight. He argues from Scripture that she was a virtuous woman, a victim of a king’s absolute power, whom the Bible never once blames. He draws lessons from her life: don’t […]

Anyone Feeling Defective?

Leah was “the one with weak eyes,” always compared with her beautiful sister Rachel and never chosen. Yet God turned her story around. Dr. Ladra looks at how Leah was healed of feeling defective and gives three ways we can be healed too. Focus on your assets instead of your flaws. Stop giving critics permission […]