March 16, 2011 Given Marybeth Whalen “The seventh time around, when the priests sounded the trumpet blast, Joshua commanded the army, ‘Shout! For the LORD has given you the city!’” Joshua 6:16 (NIV) Devotion: Whenever I share my marriage story,
Read more…March 9, 2011 The Power of Encouragement Renee Swope “Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go." Joshua 1:9 (NIV) Devotion: I do not like op
Read more…March 8, 2011 Desperate Dependence T. Suzanne Eller "Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you." 1 Peter 5:7 (NIV) Devotion: My close friend Ronnie and his brother witnessed a car accident and jumped out to help. Ronnie leaped over a do
Read more…March 2, 2011 While You Are Sleeping Renee Swope "For the LORD your God is living among you. He is a mighty savior. He will take delight in you with gladness. With his love, he will calm all your fears. He will rejoice over you with joyful songs."
Read more…February 22, 2011 Why I Do What I Do T. Suzanne Eller "Again he said, 'Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I am sending you.'" John 20:21 (NLT) Devotion: Two sisters stood at the front of the church. Both were marked by a hard life.
Read more…February 18, 2011 Free Lynn Cowell "I will walk about in freedom, for I have sought out your precepts." Psalm 119:45 (NIV) Devotion: Being busy, overwhelmed in fact, made me feel important. I loved nothing more than creating a to-do list, simply
Read more…February 17, 2011 Room for Cream Marybeth Whalen "The thief comes only to steal, and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full." John 10:10 (NIV) Devotion: "Shall I leave room for cream?" the smiling baris
Read more…February 15, 2011 A Recipe for Relationships Micca Monda Campbell "... he loved him as he loved himself." 1 Samuel 20:17b (NIV) Devotion: My mother use to tell me to count myself lucky if I had just one "close friend." That's because close
Read more…February 14, 2011 Be Mine Rachel Olsen "My lover is mine, and I am his." Song of Solomon 2:16 (NLT) Devotion: While I spent the last few months thinking a lot about Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's, greeting card writers likely spent it focu
Read more…February 11, 2011 Sweet Dreams Karen Ehman "It is in vain that you rise up early and go late to rest, eating the bread of anxious toil; for he gives to his beloved sleep." Psalm 127:2 (ESV) Devotion: I restlessly rolled over and squinted sleepily
Read more…February 10, 2011
Sowing Times
Rachel Olsen
"So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal."
2 Corinthians 4:18 (NIV)
Devotion:
In the words of Henri Nouwen, "Our short lives on
February 9, 2011 ... and she lives happily ever after. Glynnis Whitwer "... your eyes saw my unformed body; all the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be." Psalm 139:1(NIV) Devotion: I recently finished a be
Read more…February 8, 2011 Just the Right Words Renee Swope "A word aptly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver." Proverbs 25:11 (NIV) Devotion: Has someone ever spoken words that helped you see something valuable or unique about yourself th
Read more…February 7, 2011 Nothing Tastes as Good as Peace Feels Lysa TerKeurst "... seek peace and pursue it." Psalm 34:14 (NIV) Devotion: Nearly two years ago I set out on what I thought would be a three-month fast from sugar to lose weight. Here I am t
Read more…February 4, 2011 Do You Have the Time? T. Suzanne Eller "How do you know what your life will be like tomorrow? Your life is like the morning fog--it's here a little while, then it's gone. James 4:14 (NLT) Devotion: "Would you rather spend a weeke
Read more…January 31, 2011
Chasing Love
Lysa TerKeurst
"I spread out my hands to you; my soul thirsts for you like a parched land."
Psalm 143:6 (NIV)
Devotion:
A few years ago, I sat with a beautiful young woman and watched the tears stream down her face. Six mont
The Mother Load Lysa TerKeurst "One thing God has spoken, two things have I heard: that you, O God, are strong, and that you, O Lord, are loving." Psalm 62:11-12a (NIV) Devotion: We moms should never build the stability of our identity on the frag
Read more…January 28, 2011 The Blessed Life Rachel Olsen "For the Kingdom of God is ... living a life of goodness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit." Romans 14:17 (NLT) Devotion: With each passing year I grow ever more convinced that the life of faith i
Read more…January 27, 2011 When the One You Doubt is You T. Suzanne Eller "Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught him. 'You of little faith,' he said, 'why did you doubt?'" Matthew 14:31 (NIV) Devotion: I walked away discouraged. It was a disaste
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