“First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way. This is good, and it is pleasing in the sight of God our Savior, …
Category Archives: Devotion
The Unromantic Truth About Love
Guest Post by award-winning author Linda Lowe Apple This is my commandment, that you love one other as I have loved you. John 15:12 I used to struggle with this scripture. After all, how was I supposed to love perfect strangers like the grumpy receptionist or the backstabbing co-worker? Let’s not forget the fellow who …
Our Advocate
I will ask the Father and he will give you another Advocate, who will never leave you. John 14:16 (NLT) One of the most important roles an autism or special-needs parent holds is to advocate for the physical, emotional, legal, educational, social, and financial assistance their child’s diagnosis necessitates. While most special-needs individuals are assigned …
Come
Then the LORD said to Noah, “Come into the ark, you and all your household, because I have seen that you are righteous before Me in this generation. Genesis 7:1 (NKJV) This particular verse has often been translated as “Go into the ark…” But literal translations such as Young’s read, “And Jehovah saith to Noah, ‘Come in, thou …
THAT TIME I MADE A STRANGER CRY
Guest Post by Author Cassie Downs Then he called the crowd to him along with his disciples and said: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.” —Mark 8:34 I barely got the words out of my mouth when tears flooded her eyes. They rolled down …
Speak Love and Healing
“Gracious words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.” Proverbs 16:24 As the mother of three grown boys, I am growing increasingly aware of the deficit of good words I speak into my sons’ lives. When my sons were little, words like ‘good job,’ ‘well done,’ or ‘I love you,’ …
Love is Always Hopeful
Love is always hopeful. 1 Corinthians 13:7 (NLT) When Kim noticed her daughter wasn’t developing according to the ‘norm’ and failed to reach obvious milestones, she took her daughter to several specialists. One physician told Kim and her husband that Lorena was just “floppy.” Other doctors offered little hope other than to provide a litany …
Big Shoes
Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go. Joshua 1:9 (NKJV) Joshua had some big shoes to fill. Not only had Moses died, but he’d just been volunteered by God to lead a people numbering in the tens …
No Compromise
Noah walked with God. Genesis 6:9 (ESV) Noah was one of those people who stood out in a crowd. He was the kid at school who was teased because he wouldn’t take part in bullying younger students. He was odd man out because he wouldn’t hang out at the bar to share dirty jokes …
Bleeding Heart Flower
Guest Post by Author Jan Kent “Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort.” II Corinthians 1:3 One can immediately see how this flower got its name! The larger petals resemble a heart and the smaller petals look like drops of …