“But first the Son of Man must suffer terribly and be rejected by this generation”—Luke 17:25 (NLT). Opening the email from a magazine, my heart raced. Had my devotional been accepted for publication? I was feeling confident until I read their rejection. After reading the form letter, including a long list of possible reasons my …
“God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.”— Psalm 46:1(NIV). When my sons were troubled by something disturbing at school that day, they usually waited until bedtime before sharing their fears. My youngest might wait a few days before revealing his thoughts to me. Often, I would have already tucked him in …
I still think of her throughout my day, relishing the memories we made through our common bonds as well as adversity. That’s the value of a friendship. “A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity”—Proverbs 17:17 (ESV). We bonded over our love of animals, landscaping our yards and fried chicken …
Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible”—Matthew 19:26 (NIV). Until I surrendered to God in October 2001, I never considered I was a miracle. Of course, we’re all miracles, if you think about it. We might think of miracles as the larger-than-life events in …
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