You don’t want to do it. It’s hard. You don’t know if you can. It’s not just hard—it’s too hard. For you. You’re afraid. What if you don’t succeed? Fail? Maybe you’ve been asked to
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Tag: Devotion
Choose Joy
Little did we know, as we delighted in food and family, how soon we would face a life-altering decision: Choose sorrow or choose joy. Gathered around our dining room table, joy overflowed that all our
Read moreGentle Hands of the Master Gardener
When I think about my future plants that I will be enjoying this year, I’m reminded of the Master Gardener—the One who with His hands fashioned not only the world, but also me.
Read moreBringing Warmeth Into a Cold Situation
It’s not easy, and when you walk into a cold situation you want to grab your coat, scarf and mittens and run out the door, but we as Christ followers are different. We need to sit an example to others and do what Jesus would do in that situation.
Read moreBumps in the Road
Last week on my way into town from our home in the country, I noticed a new sign on the highway: BUMP. Sure enough, in a few seconds I drove over a small bump in
Read moreChange can be good and bad, but there is One who never changes.
Circumstances may change, people may change, but Jesus NEVER changes. He’s the One we can count on no matter what we are going through now and in the future.
Read moreSnuggling and Reading the Best Book Ever
Fall is right around the corner, so grab your favorite blanket and the best book ever–The Bible. You will never regret one moment that you spend snuggling with God.
Read moreFreedom — We Sing About It . . . Read About It, But Do We Accept It?
For our country to be free, many died and will continue to die. For our souls to be free, one died. Have you accepted what Jesus did for you? “If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed, (John 8:36 KJV).
Read moreDo What I Say Not What I Do. Wise Words or Not?
“Now there are also many other things that Jesus did. Were every one of them to be written, I suppose that the world itself could not contain the books that would be written,” (John 21:25).
Read moreA New Heart . . . No Band-aids Needed
God in His great love for us doesn’t dust off our old hearts or patch it with Band-aids, He creates, makes something new that never existed before—a new heart.
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