By Sharon Jaynes− Today’s Truth They neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened (Romans 1:21 NIV). Friend to Friend I love November and the American tradition of Thanksgiving. But in reality, every day should be Thanksgiving.

By Mary Southerland− Today’s Truth Give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus (1 Thessalonians 5:18, NIV). Friend to Friend Our grandson Justus participated in his first 3K race last month. Justus is five years old. I am in awe of him at

By Sharon Jaynes− Today’s Truth In Him we live and move and have our being (Acts 17:28 NIV). Friend to Friend Don’t get mad at me. We’re going to look at Ephesians 3 and God’s love for us one more time! Paul wanted that love relationship for himself, and he

By Gwen Smith− Today’s Truth You have forsaken your first love… Repent and do the things you did at first… (Revelation 2:4b-5, NIV). Friend to Friend I recently watched a movie about the end times that left me longing for a few answers. I grabbed my Bible and sat to

By Mary Southerland− Today’s Truth I know that there is nothing better for people than to be happy and to do good while they live (Ecclesiastes 3:12, NIV). Friend to Friend The Bible is not only God’s personal love letter to His children, it is our instruction manual for life.

By Sharon Jaynes− Today’s Truth O magnify the LORD with me, And let us exalt His name together (Psalm 34:3 NASB). Friend to Friend Gratitude and thanksgiving is so important for your soul. It is not just what God wants from you; it is what God wants for you. Gratitude

By Mary Southerland− Today’s Truth My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me (John 10:27, NIV). Friend to Friend Dan and I had been married one year when we moved to Fort Worth, Texas so Dan could attend seminary. I desperately wanted a teaching job,

By Sharon Jaynes− Today’s Truth Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus….(Romans 8:1 NIV). Friend to Friend This email comes to me hundreds of times every year. The names are different, the situations are varied, but the underlying theme is the same…I can’t forgive

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