I use to work at a shoe store when I was a teenager; it was the best job. I would get fifty percent off of stock and would still get the discount on inventory that was on sale. Let’s just say I had a lot of shoes—over fifty pair easily.…
At the beginning of this year I posted this devotion and I wanted to re-share with hope that it will minister to someone today. I’m not much of an action movie fan, but not my husband; he loves them. A common type scene is when the main character is in…
But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he is like a refiner’s fire, and like fullers’ soap, Malachi 3:2. There are times in our lives when we need to stop and evaluate our surroundings and feelings, so we can assess…
Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. Matthew 5:14. I’m one of those weird people who love a power outage; I think it’s fun to get off the grid for a few hours, playing a board game, reading a…
Not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the day drawing near. Hebrews 10:25, ESV. For the sake of discretion, I will tell the story like this… in the last twenty years, between the north pole…
When I was a younger, I remember driving with my dad on back roads. Suddenly, we passed by a beautiful, crystal clear lake. Feeling spontaneous, we parked the car and began hiking toward the lake. We were in the middle of the wilderness; there were no power lines, no people,…
They came to Jericho: and as he went out of Jericho with his disciples and a great number of people, blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, sat by the highway side begging. And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry and say, Jesus, thou…
“But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.”Job 23:1-10 Job, as he declares, “I shall come forth as gold,” is going through the trial of his life. It seemed like the blessings and favor of God were stolen away…
His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master’s happiness!” Matthew 25:23, NIV. I love that this scripture doesn’t say, “Well done thy good and… prosperous talented successful …