Category Archives: Devotionals

A Brave Mama: Donna’s Story

When I was a child, I went to Mission Friends, and then to Girls In Action, and then on to Acteens as a teenager. Now I am in Women on Mission at my church.  These are missions curriculums that teach … Continue reading

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A Brave Mama: Jill’s Story

Mamas are brave. Let’s admit it…it takes a whole lot of courage to take a newborn baby out of the safe hospital into a big, scary world. It takes courage to take the little, tiny being into a public place full … Continue reading

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What Do You See When You Look at the Cross?

It’s a thing of beauty, the cross. It symbolizes our freedom from ourselves. It was a necessary tool used by a skilled Carpenter to build a bridge from us to God. We see crosses everywhere, especially during Easter. They are … Continue reading

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He Is Making All Things New

Look, I am about to do something new; even now it is coming. Do you not see it?   Isaiah 43:19 HCSB Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is … Continue reading

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Are You Martha or Mary?

38 As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to him. 39 She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to what he … Continue reading

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Whiter Than Snow

We’ve got snow down here in Alabama. Some of our friends have seen up to 12 inches of snow! This is only the second deepest snow I can remember here. Schools are out, businesses are shut down for awhile, roads are … Continue reading

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When We All Get To Heaven

Are you in a battle right now? Has this life defeated you? Left you worn and deflated? So often our circumstances seem like the winner. Sick kids, stress at work, a house or car that keeps breaking through countless repairs, … Continue reading

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Where Is God In The Storm?

Walk to You by: Paige Givens, copyright 2014 (BMI) The wind is blowing me further off the shore And I’m afraid that a storm is blowing through The rain is pouring and the thunder starts to roar And I don’t know … Continue reading

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Is My Child Too Young to Become a Christian?

Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”   Matthew 19:14 When our son Parker was tiny–about three–he heard a song on the radio about … Continue reading

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Can He Use Me?

When Chris and I were newlyweds, we joined a group of people at our church who would go door to door telling others about Jesus. As part of the process, we memorized a presentation of the gospel of Jesus Christ, … Continue reading

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