By Sharon Jaynes Today’s Truth “He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners…to comfort all who mourn, and provide for those who grieve...

By Mary Southerland— Today’s Truth Go to the lost, confused people … touch the untouchables. You have been treated generously, so live generously (Matthew 10:5, The Message). Friend to Friend The heat was brutal. My back was...

By Melissa Spoelstra— Today’s Truth  “And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice—the...

By Sharon Jaynes— Today’s Truth Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation: the old has gone, the new has come! (2 Corinthians 5:17 NIV) Friend to Friend Laura lived in a small town...

By Gwen Smith — Today’s Truth But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. (Matthew 6:33, NIV)   Friend to Friend When I was a little girl,...

By Mary Southerland— Today’s Truth For he was looking forward to the city with firm foundations, whose architect and builder is God (Hebrews 11:10, New English). Friend to Friend Our son was born to be a...

By Gwen Smith— Today’s Truth The Sovereign Lord has given me a well-instructed tongue, to know the word that sustains the weary. (Isaiah 50:4) Friend to Friend I’ve heard it said, “If you don’t know your purpose,...

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...

By Sharon Jaynes— Today’s Truth “Without wood a fire goes out; without gossip a quarrel dies down: (Proverbs 26:20 NIV). Friend to Friend In my last devotion I talked about gossip. Something tells me I need to...

By Gwen Smith— Today’s Truth You are to distinguish between the holy and the common, and between the unclean and the clean… (Leviticus 10:10, ESV) Friend to Friend When I think about the books in the Bible that...