Glenda Shouse: On the Mark
We can have a personal relationship with God through Jesus Christ…
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Diane Virginia: The Keeper
Satan cannot even reach the thorny hedge, let alone the thorn of crowns our Savior wore, that Jesus keeps us safe within. There will be trials—but these will only serve to remind us of His keeping power. …
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Glenda Shouse: Are You Thirsty?
Our neighbors were away for the weekend, but I heard a lawnmower next door. I felt sorry for whoever was mowing. I looked over the top of the hedge between our houses and saw…
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Diane Virginia: Are you Cleansed?
We give intellectual assent to being renewed in Jesus, but how can we want to confess a sin? …
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Martin Wiles: The Inside’s More Important
I looked at the text: “Can you call me when you get a second.” It came from my father’s only sister. We hadn’t corresponded much over the years and had done so even less since my father had died. When I called, she told me she had a few items that belonged to my grandmother. She thought I might want them. Of course, I did. I love old things, especially if they belonged to a family member. …
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Martin Wiles: God Moments
Mom’s a sucker for a piano. She’s been playing since she was a small child. She dreamed of becoming a concert pianist—which she probably could have accomplished—but she married my dad and became a preacher’s wife instead. But she never lost her love for tickling the ivories—and showing off a little at the same time. …
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Stephanie Pavlantos: Joy Comes in the Mourning
A few weeks ago, I explained the meaning of the phrase Blessed are. It means, O the blessedness of, the gladness of, or we could say happiness is…
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Diane Virginia: Banner of Love
A speaker reminded us to stay attuned, saying some of us would experience the Lord’s presence best when we got alone with Him at our hotel rooms, so to be open to encounters. I whispered, “Lord, let that be me.” …
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Diane Virginia: Renewal of the Bride
A natural spring that has been frozen all Winter, has begun to trickle again. It gurgles across the grass and clay, etching a zig-zag into the land. A bumblebee sips from the rock it wets. …
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Glenda Shouse: Saved, Forgiven, Forgiving
Beaten and ridiculed by the soldiers. Betrayed by His own followers, those He taught, mentored, and worshipped with. The ones He shared meals with and poured life-giving words and principles into them. He tried to prepare them for this time, but of course they did not understand all that was happening. …
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Diane Virginia: Eyelash-Mommy Evolution
What’s that? Yes, there’s a story that goes with the above. If you’re a mom or grandma, I’m pretty sure you’ll relate. …
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