Have you ever seen a framed butterfly? You can buy them in specialty stores. They are beautiful. Bright colors. Fancy frames.  The butterfly in the frame looks safe. Secure. Protected forever from wind, from disease, from decay. ...

By Anita Estes – “But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His spirit...

By Gwen Smith− Today’s Truth Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength (Isaiah 40:30-31, NIV). Friend to Friend There’s a scene...

By Sharon Jaynes− Today’s Truth Set me free from my prison that I might praise your name (Psalm 142:7a NIV). Friend to Friend When my brother was a teenager, my mother used to threaten him when he...

By Mary Southerland− Today’s Truth For God so loved the world, that He gave His one and only son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life (John 3:16, NIV). Friend to Friend...

By Gwen Smith− Today’s Truth I am a woman who is deeply troubled…I was pouring out my soul to the LORD (1 Samuel 1:15, NIV). Friend to Friend The Old Testament book of Samuel introduces us to...

By Sharon Jaynes− Today’s Truth “Martha, Martha,” the Lord answered, “You are worried and upset about many things, but only one thing is needed. Mary has chosen what is better and it will not be taken away...

By Mary Southerland− Today’s Truth Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will...

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 Mary Southerland− Today’s Truth A gentle answer deflects anger, but harsh words make tempers flare (Proverbs 15:1, NLT). Friend to Friend It had been one of “those” mornings and I was behind schedule in preparing to teach the...