Evelyn Mason Wells is an award-winning author, and a contributing author to Heart Renovation: A Construction Guide to Godly Character (2019 Selah finalist, Lighthouse Bible Studies), Glimmers of Heavenly Light (Faith Books & More), Let the Earth Rejoice (Worthy Inspired), Breaking the Chains (2018 Selah finalist, Lighthouse Bible Studies), Just Breathe (Worthy/Ellie Claire), and Feed Your Soul with the Word of God (Lighthouse Bible Studies). She is a contributing author to the devotional series Love Knots: Stories of Faith, Family, and Friendships, Volumes One, Two, and Three (VineWords Publishing). Evelyn is published at Refresh Bible Study Magazine, VineWords: Devotions and More, and Christian Broadcasting Network. She speaks, stateside, and abroad, including Costa Rico, Mexico, and Uganda. Evelyn enjoys having good conversations with friends over lunch or a glass of tea. She is an avid fan of the Georgia Bulldogs and Atlanta Braves. She enjoys books, cats, traveling, and spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren, Mason and Lilly.
No matter how much we would like to constantly dwell on the mountaintop, God won’t let us. We need the valleys. That is where we learn to depend on God. The valleys we go through provide lessons we need to learn. …
Continue reading →When we consider the nature of God, one of the words which comes to mind immediately is goodness. This aspect is one of the basics of the Christian faith. Everything He does for us is for our good and for His glory. The gift of salvation is a good gift. Not only is God’s goodness reflected in Jesus’ death on the cross, His incredible mercy is evident, as well…
Continue reading →I did not know Barbara before that day, but I had been given her phone number and was told she was looking for a carpool partner. We decided to meet for lunch. That way we could meet, and decide if we wanted to try carpooling together. As we sat down to eat, Barbara asked if we could pray first. She told me she and her family were Christians, and they were accustomed to praying before meals. …
Continue reading →But Jesus called the children to him and said, “Let the little children come to me.” ~Luke 18:16 NIV Nestled beside a dirt road in Northeast Georgia sat a small, one-room Methodist church—no steeple, carpet, stained glass, or even a sign. Nothing fancy. But it was a sanctuary for friends who assembled for Sunday school and preaching. And Reverend Truman Thomas preached the Word of God from his old, ragged King James Bible. During the summer, we raised the screened … Continue reading →
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change. ~James 1:17 The year was 1967. The nurse handed my firstborn son to me, and I quickly peeled the blanket back to see if all fingers and toes were there. They were. That was the best day of my life. After more than thirty hours of labor and a forceps-assisted birth, … Continue reading →
Discover new ways to pray in nine days of prayer using the fruit of the spirit. The article matches each day with a Bible verse and a prayer.
Continue reading →But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. ~Galatians 5:22-23a CSB “Come say ‘Hello’ to Mary.” Billy smiled as I approached their table. I was about to see the fruit of faithfulness. I was sure she did not remember me. Her brain tumor had taken this once-talented artist and turned her into a shadow of her previous self. But as I greeted Mary, she shared the same gracious smile … Continue reading →
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. ~Galatians 5:22-23a CSB What is the fruit of goodness? We know it is a fruit of the Spirit, but how does it look? We see goodness in the nurse who, in the midst of her busy schedule, risks losing her job to kneel by the bed of a dying patient to inquire whether her patient is God’s child. Discovering that the patient … Continue reading →
“Would you be so kind as to give us a drink of water from your well?” Someone needed the fruit of kindness. My mother passed down a story told by her grandmother, who grew up on a farm located on a dusty, rural road. At that time, many people walked wherever they went, having no access to any type of transportation. One hot summer day, a family traveling on foot stopped by my great-grandparents’ farm for a drink of … Continue reading →
Jesus did not just come to be our Savior, He came to dwell in us as our Lord, through the Holy Spirit. He is our helper, our sustainer, our protector, and our provider. Jesus is our healer, full of mercy and grace. He especially is our love. He is most assuredly God with Us…
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