Today’s Truth The God who made you is like your husband. His name is the LORD All-Powerful (Isaiah 54:5, NCV). Friend to Friend When Dan and I were first married, I really struggled with what to call his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Southerland seemed too formal, but Jerry and Norma
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 to
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 study gathering with
Today’s Truth Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. (2 Corinthians 5:17 ESV) Friend to Friend The New Testament begins with the book of Matthew and showcases more drama than a Hallmark movie. The book starts
Today’s Truth Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil (Psalm 23:4, NKJV). Friend to Friend The greenest grass is always found in the valley. Shepherds and sheep are well acquainted with the fact that both mountains and valleys are an
Today’s Truth So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness. (Colossians 2:6-7) Friend to Friend Sir Isaac Newton wrote a book that was
Today’s Truth “I will never fail you. I will never abandon you,” (Hebrews 13:5 NLT). Friend to Friend Have you ever felt like Jesus was on vacation or lost your address? Have you ever cried out, “God, where are you?” A crisis of belief occurs for most of us during
Today’s Truth I know that I will remain, and I will continue with all of you for your progress and joy in the faith… (Philippians 1:25, NIV) Friend to Friend When I was growing up, ours was on the doorframe between the kitchen and the hall with the red carpet.
Today’s Truth Matthew 19:14 Jesus said, ‘Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these’ (Matthew 19:14, NIV). Friend to Friend I believe that much of our stress is the result of a constant and innate quest
Today’s Truth Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the Lord that will stand. (Proverbs 19:21, ESV) Friend to Friend Ants have been known to ruin a picnic or two, but recently they messed up my beach time and flustered my
Today’s Truth For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works (Ephesians 2:10, NIV). Friend to Friend As an elementary school teacher, I am fairly certain I learned a whole lot more than my students did. My first fulltime teaching position was in a school of
Today’s Truth “But he said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.’ Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me” (2 Corinthians 12:9 NIV). Friend to Friend When I was six years old, I
Today’s Truth Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to your life? (Luke 12:25, NIV) Friend to Friend The phone call comes. Hard news on the other end of the line. I listen and nod. By the time I hang up I feel a weight on my
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 days when I’m
Today’s Truth So encourage each other and build each other up, just as you are already doing (1 Thessalonians 5:11, NLT). Friend to Friend Asking for help isn’t my strong suite. I like to be like the woman in the song who says, “I am woman, hear me roar!” I
Today’s Truth This High Priest of ours understands our weaknesses since He had the same temptations we do, though He never once gave way to them and sinned. So let us come boldly to the very throne of God and stay there to receive His mercy and to find grace to
By Sharon Jaynes— Today’s Truth “Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me” (Psalm 51:10 NIV.) Friend to Friend I just got my braces off…again. I have had braces on my upper teeth three times. Count them. One. Two. Three. As the orthodontist
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) Friend to Friend Danita experienced a tragic loss. Her husband Dave was a military officer stationed at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. An avid
By Sharon Jaynes— Today’s Truth “I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ
By Mary Southerland— Today’s Truth And now, brothers and sisters, we want you to know about the grace that God has given the Macedonian churches. In the midst of a very severe trial, their overflowing joy and their extreme poverty welled up in rich generosity. For I testify that they gave as much
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