Easter is over. The last notes of the uplifting songs of resurrection have faded away. The new clothes have been hung in the closet, the leftovers stored in the refrigerator. It is monday morning, and we are back into the usual routine. But perhaps this particular monday morning is different. Did…
Read more“But he was wounded for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his stripes we are healed.” ~ Isaiah 53:5 (ESV) Oh, and how deep His wounds were…it makes me shiver. This past week I watched the movie…
Read moreTwo years ago, at an incredible Sisters Retreat, in a little Bed & Breakfast in West Pointe, GA, we sisters gathered in a log cabin and sang sweet hymns, read several favorite passages of scripture and prayed together. The song that became the theme for the entire weekend was “The Wondrous Cross”. Still it…
Read moreI searched eagerly through the dictionary to find the word I had heard echoing through my mind as I spent time in prayer a while back. I had been praying to God specifically about areas of my life where I felt out of control and defeated. The sound of that one word…
Read more“Consider the lilies, how they grow.” (Matthew 6:28) One of my favorite devotional books is Streams in the Desert (Cowman, 1950). The other day, I read this interesting story about two monks. I will paraphrase… The first monk decided he needed oil, so he planted an olive tree sapling, then…
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