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…
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…
Portal of Hope: Beauty and Blessing Await
It’s not too uncommon to see rays of light shining from behind a dark cloud on…
Trust In Him: A Poem to Encourage You
Poetry, like music, can minister to weary or hurting hearts and it’s a real privilege to…
Budding: New Growth in Spring and in Life
Have you noticed them yet this season? Budding trees. They whisper promises of things to come, slip…
Help Others Find Strength in God
“Jonathan went to David . . . and helped him find strength in God.” 1 Samuel 23:16…
Making Our Lives Count: Laura Bush’s Words Still True Today
Several years ago when the tenth anniversary of 9/11 drew near, we heard, saw, and read…
Behind the Clouds the Sun Still Shines
One day when I stepped out my back door to enjoy an early morning drink of…
Easter Acrostic: From Sorrow to Joy
Easter—the holiday that takes us from the depths of sorrow to the heights of joy in…
Rock-Solid Words of Hope
Many around the world are in need of hope today. Their situations look bleak if not…
Never Give Up in Prayer
“Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap…
Midweek Morsel: A Prayer for Weary Hearts
Anyone weary today, anyone needing refreshment? Everything from overwork to financial distress to relationship struggles to…
Midweek Morsel: Hear God’s Message
Do we hear the messages of hope God speaks into our lives when we are discouraged?…
A Peek at Spring
Not long ago, we got our first real taste of spring here in our corner of…
Midweek Morsel: The Prayer of an Imperfect Vessel
“But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is…
Embracing the Storms
*I wrote this piece several years ago and used it in the August 2009 issue of…
Look for the Blessings
Have you ever been through such a dark time that you had trouble noticing any light…
Midweek Morsel: Look What God Does!
I love passages of scripture that recount some of the things our mighty and loving God…