Refining Fire

When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze. Isaiah 43:2 It’s a sad promise that we…

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Do the right thing

I don’t know why doing the right thing is so difficult these days. Just like Paul says, we know what is right but yet we struggle doing the right thing. For the christian, doing what is right should not be so hard. But yet, everyday in our world, we are subjected to…

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Who is hurting?

So many people I know are facing serious illnesses and deaths in their families lately. Our family has been grieving over the loss of my Meemaw. She passed away on January 1, and we had her memorial service this past weekend. Last week I came across a link on Facebook…

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A New Thing

Despair, I think, is the antonym for hope. I have been thinking about hope and as is so often true, I find it wherever I turn. I hear it songs and sermons, read about it in scripture, Bible study and devotionals. Yesterday, in my devotional reading in Oswald Chamber’s “My…

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No Relationship is an Island

Today’s devotion is excerpted from Kathy’s newly released devotional book “God Is My Refuge: 12 Weeks of Devotions and Scripture Memory for Troubled Times.” This is Day One from Week Six on Broken Relationships. For more information on this book visit Kathy’s website. One of my all-time favorite movies is…

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