Musings

Living Love: Love Is Patient

February Series: Living Love Musing 1 of 4 – Love Is Patient   Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not…

New Every Morning

Today’s Musing is from Margaret Fowler. New every morning is the love Our wakening and uprising prove; Through sleep and darkness safely brought, Restored to life and power and thought.…

The God Who Is Always with Us

… “And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” —Matthew 28:20b NLT The older I get, the less sure I am…

Let the Days Count

So teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom. —Psalm 90:12 A mid-1800s writing desk, gifted to me from my Ralph’s grandma, sits in…

The Promise

… God took an oath in his own name, saying: “I will certainly bless you, and I will multiply your descendants beyond number.” Then Abraham waited patiently, and he received…

Redefining Success

Should we offer him thousands of rams and ten thousand rivers of olive oil? Should we sacrifice our firstborn children to pay for our sins? No, O people, the LORD…

In It for the Long Haul

And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart. —Galatians 6:9 NKJV Like many, my marriage did…

Lift Up Your Eyes!

I will lift up my eyes to the hills— From whence comes my help? My help comes from the LORD, Who made heaven and earth. —Psalm 121:1-2 NKJV When visiting…

Never-Ending Oil

The wife of a man from the company of the prophets cried out to Elisha, “Your servant my husband is dead, and you know that he revered the LORD. But…

Hanging On—Like My Christmas Elf

We’re bringing back for you this Christmas a little story that is one of 100 devotionals found in Sharon’s book, Sweet Selah Moments: Encouragement for Everyday Living. “For I am the…

Awaiting an Arrival

“The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us.” —John 1:14a NIV I’ve spent a lot of time in my life waiting for the arrival of someone special. Because…

“My Beloved Is Home!”

“What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go after the one which is lost…