The thought that God loved me never crossed my mind as I gasped for air, his hands tightly gripped around my throat. My husband was an angry man and a misogynist – he hated women. If only he had come with a list of …
Mentoring Series
Grace to Grow
“…nevertheless not as I will, but as You will.” (Matthew 26:39) Recently I was asked, “What has it cost you to grow as a Christian?” I thought for a few moments, taking a quick trip back down the highway of life remembering and reminiscing, seeing …
A Day of Small Idols
“It’s my kitchen island! I’ve always wanted one! It’s mine. Mine! “The new kitchen goes nearly the whole length of the house. There was this little deck, you see, and it was always hot because the sun shone straight on it. So we filled it …
Praying Through Discouragement
Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him. Psalm 42:5 Some mornings it seems like nothing goes right. I wake up to a messy house and find that we are …
Even When Nobody Knows
A local church body has been utilizing their big screens as a tool to show more than lyrics and verses. The pastor uses video clips to illustrate his sermons and a whole Bible study was conducted using “The Andy Griffith Show”. No one ever considered …
Desperate for Holiness
When I was a little girl, I loved to play dress-up. I would put on my mom’s jewelry, makeup, high heeled shoes, and feathered hat, and pretend that I was married to the boy next door. He was dressed up, too, in his dad’s old …
Believing the Deceiver
Days like this only come along once in a while. On this sun-drenched morning there’s a cool, crisp breeze and the air is clear. Every dancing shadow is sharp-etched, every leaf is suffused with a deeper meaning, every branch lifts a multitude of tiny twigs …
Heart of a Servant: Ruth Bell Graham
Ruth Bell Graham was a wonderful example of the legacy that a godly woman can have as she serves her family in the sphere where God has placed her. Ruth was born in China to missionary parents. She came to Christ at a young age …
How to Cope with Chronic Pain
July’s featured blogger post is from Glenys Hicks at Sacrifical Home. If you would like to join our blogroll and become a featured blogger, click here. God allows things to come into our lives for a reason — and often that reason is so that …
When Should I Pray?
Editor’s note: Diane Hale shared this moving reminder of the power of prayer through her daily devotional Morning Light some time back. God did it before, do you believe He can move mightily in our nation once again? Would you join with MMCW and pray …