“Let me get you something to eat, so you can be refreshed and then go on your way—now that you have come to your servant.”
Genesis 18:5 NIV
Prayer Can Transform Faces
As he was praying, the appearance of his face changed, and his clothes became as bright as a flash of lightning.” Luke 9:29…
A Still Heart: Guest Post by Author Julie K. Gillies
Our minds can easily slip into overdrive when we evaluate all the what-ifs, attempting to figure out every detail and obsessively calculating our…
Change Your Outlook: Focus on Pros Instead of Cons
Have you noticed how almost every situation or circumstance in life contains both pros and cons? Sometimes when we’re battling with the cons, it…
The Wonders at Home
Several years ago, not more than a half-mile outside of town, unexpected movement not far off the roadway captured our attention. In a split…
“Love” Acrostic: 2020 Theme Word Refresher
Over half the year is gone so it’s past time to give more thought to my 2020 theme word love. For me, the creative…
Blogging Break For Me, Blessings For You
Hey friends, I’ll be taking a summer blogging break during July but will be back in the blogging saddle again on Tuesday Aug….
Us: The Little Word That Changes Everything
“…let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked…
Lift Up Your Eyes: Guest Post by Gail Goolsby
Gazing out of the window on my first airplane trip to Afghanistan in 2004, I’d thought the scenery depressing. The decades of war,…
No Beauty By Accident
During a visit to Mom and Dad’s several years ago, I woke early one morning and looked out the bedroom window. Sitting on…
Love Anyway
You may remember that my theme word for 2020 is love. I’m so grateful that God extends love to me daily and sets…
Jesus’ Prayer for Unity
“. . . Christ Jesus, who died—more than that, who was raised to life—is at the right hand of God and is also…
Growing in a Hard Place
Last summer while on vacation with my husband, I witnessed one little flower after another growing in hard places—in the nooks and crannies…
Marching Orders to Strengthen You
“March on, my soul; be strong!” Judges 5:21 NIV I saw this verse years ago in one of Beth Moore’s blog posts. She…
Guest Blogger Jane M. Tucker: Better Days to Come
I went to bed feeling fine and woke up with a pain in my leg so acute I could barely walk. How did…
Portal of Hope: Beauty and Blessing Await
It’s not too uncommon to see rays of light shining from behind a dark cloud on overcast days, reminding us that indeed the…
A Message for Friends
How long has it been since we’ve told our friends how much they mean to us? Since we’ve told them how much they…
Where Is God When Times Are Bad?
“When times are good, be happy; but when times are bad, consider this: God has made the one as well as the other.”…
Theme Word 2020: Love
Wow, 2020 is here—and that can mean a lot of things, but one thing each new year means for me is deciding on…