Recently I opened an email that came from a popular cooking newsletter. In the subject line, it said, “Thanksgiving Essentials.” They were trying to convince me that their recipes were essential for a great Thanksgiving. And if I’d just buy their gravy separator I’d have no grease in my gravy.…
Read more“My church is here,” she told me gratefully. As soon as she said it- I knew what she meant and I rejoiced. But later, as I reflected on her wording, I was inspired. What a word about the church- for the church! You see we were standing on…
Read more“You made all the delicate, inner parts of my body and knit me together in my mother’s womb. Thank You for making me so wonderfully complex! Your workmanship is marvelous – how well I know it.You watched me as I was being formed in utter seclusion as I was woven together in the…
Read moreThe words fear not jumped out at me this morning as I read 2 Kings 6:8-17. How often have I read those words as I study the pages of my Bible over the years? God does not want us to fear, not even for a moment and he proves to us over and over…
Read moreI am flat out tired as I write this devotion. Between life, working in ministry, working a job and going to school, my body is screaming, “I’m tired!” I am sure one or two of you reading this today can identify. Sometimes we just get weary. The Bible tells us…
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