3-Minute Devotions
For your busy lifestyle, the 3-Minute Devotions category may be just what you need to fuel your morning, or as a “snack.” We try to keep the word count to around 400. Enjoy!
Martin Wiles: Passing the Heritage
Of Mom and Dad’s three sons, somehow, I received most of the family heirlooms. As family members aged, they either offered me these items or I asked for them. Since I’m a nostalgic kind of guy, I grabbed every piece of furniture and nick knack I could. …
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Brandie J. Muncaster: The Truth About Lies
My desire to fit in with the other girls on my team that were thin overshadowed my physical, spiritual, and mental needs. I lied about what I ate so I could lose weight. I believed being thin would cause people to love and accept me in a way I desperately wanted, and I thought this would make me feel less broken on the inside. …
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Glenda Shouse: Backyard Visitors
One morning I saw a young deer foraging. He was very small but he was alert to his surroundings while taking time to choose the tastiest morsels. He continued grazing in the backyard for a while. Then, to my surprise, he laid down by the fence, presenting a lovely picture of trust. He felt safe enough to rest in our backyard. …
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Martin Wiles: Doing the Family Thing
One year before, the app showed my wife and I had joined our daughter and her two boys for a trip to Granddad’s Apples in Hendersonville, NC—a trip we made annually, either with them or someone else. This particular year, things had gotten busy. Had the app not reminded me, we may have forgotten to go. …
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Julie Souza Bradley Lilly : Careless Words
If we aren’t prepared and our armor is not cinched tightly, those fiery barbs manage to get in and bore their way all the way down to our heart. Those things that are said are often carried with us for decades, and they can taint every relationship and even our future and hope. …
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