Everyday Moments

Dec 28, 2017 | Devotional

A happy heart makes the face cheerful, but heartache crushes the spirit. Proverbs 15:13 I piled groceries in my car and carefully exited my parking spot. Suddenly a man darted across the pavement just in front of me, not noticing my approach. I slammed on my brakes,...

Everlasting Hope

Dec 18, 2017 | Devotional

Blessed are those whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the Lord their God. Psalm 146:5 The week before Christmas, two months after my mom died, holiday shopping and decorating sat at the bottom of my priority list. I resisted my husband’s attempts to...

First Things First

Dec 7, 2017 | Devotional

Watch your life and doctrine closely. 1 Timothy 4:16 When you travel by air, before the flight takes off an airline employee presents a safety briefing, which explains what to do if there is a loss of cabin pressure. Passengers are told that oxygen masks will drop...

Jesus Loves Maysel

Dec 5, 2017 | Devotional

This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us. 1 John 4:10 When my sister Maysel was little, she would sing a familiar song in her own way: “Jesus loves me, this I know, for the Bible tells Maysel.” This irritated me to no end! As one of her older, “wiser”...

The Last Will Be First

Dec 1, 2017 | Devotional

Those who humble themselves will be exalted. Matthew 23:12 Recently I was among the last in line to board a large passenger jet with unassigned seating. I located a middle seat beside the wing, but the only spot for my bag was the overhead compartment by the very last...