By Gwen Smith− Today’s Truth “I have set the LORD always before me. Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.” (Psalm 16:8, NIV) Friend to Friend Susan lived “the good life.” One filled with prosperity and love. For years, she and her husband owned a

By Mary Southerland− Today’s Truth He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful (John 15:2, NIV). Friend to Friend I try to avoid pain whenever possible. Pruning sounds painful to

By Sharon Jaynes− Today’s Truth What is more, I consider everything a loss compared to the surpassing greatness of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things…I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of sharing in his suffering,

By Mary Southerland− Today’s Truth LORD, even when I have trouble all around me, You will keep me alive. When my enemies are angry, You will reach down and save me by Your power (Psalm 1:7, NCV). Friend to Friend My father-in-law was swimming in the Atlantic Ocean when he

By Sharon Jaynes− Today’s Truth You diligently study the Scriptures because you think that by them you possess eternal life. These are the Scriptures that testify about me, yet you refuse to come to me to have life (John 5:39-40). Friend to Friend Studying God’s Word has been one of

By Gwen Smith− Today’s Truth For the Lord God is my strength and my song, and he has become my salvation” (Isaiah 12:2b, ESV). Friend to Friend Just try to keep my daughter from singing. Go ahead and try. You will fail. She must sing. It’s just her thing. Some

By Mary Southerland− Today’s Truth Be careful what you do, and always do what is right (Proverbs 4:26, NCV). Friend to Friend When Dan and I first married, I knew almost nothing about football. In fact, I would often ask, “Honey, who has the ball now?” He was so patient,

By Sharon Jaynes− Today’s Truth He also has planted eternity in men’s hearts and minds [a divinely implanted sense of a purpose working through the ages which nothing under the sun but God alone can satisfy] (Ecclesiastes 3:11AMP). Friend to Friend Our culture has made very little of heaven and

By Mary Southerland− Today’s Truth Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others (1 Peter 4:10, NIV). Friend to Friend Hamburgers are a regular item on the Southerland summer menu … for several reasons. Hamburgers are inexpensive, easy to prepare, and scrumptious. Hamburgers can be cooked

By Sharon Jaynes− Today’s Truth [God said to Adam and Eve] “Where are you?” (Genesis 3:9 NIV). Friend to Friend When I turned forty, all of a sudden small letters and numbers got smaller. A trip to the ophthalmologist proved that I needed reading glasses. But I had a hard

By Mary Southerland− Today’s Truth Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken (Ecclesiastes 4:12, NIV). Friend to Friend The emotional demands on women are immense. One of the ways God replenishes us emotionally is through friendships. Many women are

By Sharon Jaynes− Today’s Truth [Jesus] who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but made himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness (Philippians 2:6-7 NIV). The King and His Maiden Today, I want to

By Mary Southerland− Today’s Truth Faithful are the wounds of a friend (Proverbs 27:6). Friend to Friend A certain expert guide lived in the deserts of Arabia. He was known for his tracking skills. He never lost his way. The secret of his success could be found in the fact

By Sharon Jaynes− Today’s Truth  Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me (Revelation 3:20 NIV). Friend to Friend Have you ever wondered why God continues

By Gwen Smith− Today’s Truth He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful (John 15:2, NIV). Friend To Friend Our room had a small balcony that overlooked the swimming pool.

By Mary Southerland− Today’s Truth I waited patiently for the LORD; He turned to me and heard my cry. He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; He set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand (Psalm 40:1-2, NIV). Friend

By Sharon Jaynes− Today’s Truth My lover spoke and said to me, “Arise my darling, my beautiful one, and come with me (Song of Songs 2:10 NIV). Friend to Friend I was in college when I first eyed my husband. He was sitting on the floor at a friend’s Bible

By Mary Southerland− Today’s Truth Teach us to make the most of our time, so that we may grow in wisdom (Psalm 90:12, NLT). Friend to Friend I once read an African proverb, “Lord Jesus, make my heart sit down.” The first time I read those words, I immediately thought

By Sharon Jaynes− Today’s Truth “Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God”

By Arlene Pellicane− Today’s Truth Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth. (Psalm 46:10, NIV). Friend to Friend What does it mean to be still? Being still means to abstain from motion, to utter no