Well, my mom never told me what life would be like past 70! She didn’t mention the weird dreams. Although…she did! I remember visiting my mom one day when she spent her last days in the nursing home. ...

"So do not fear, for I am with you, do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand." Isaiah 41:10 Wh...

Life used to be a big deal. Life Magazine. Yes, it used to be a big deal. Oftentimes famous people were on its cover from 1936 until its end in 1970. It had special editions published until the year 2...

Friday, July 14, 2023 2 Corinthians 3:17-18  "For the Lord is the Spirit, and wherever the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. So all of us who have had that veil removed can see and reflect...

Wednesday, July 12, 2023 Jeremiah 29:11 "For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future." God wants us to dream...

Sunday July 9 & Monday July 10, 2023 "Do not be quick with your mouth,  do not be hasty in your heart to utter anything before God. God is in heaven and you are on earth,&...

Psalm 126:2 “We were filled with laughter, and we sang for joy. And the other nations said, “What amazing things the Lord has done for them.” “Laughter can be more satisfying than honor; more precious...

Wednesday, July 5, 2023 "Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have." 1 Peter 3:15 Starting each day with God as the center, having a g...

Sunday, July 2 & Monday, July 3, 2023 "Jesus Christ is (eternally changeless, always) the same yesterday and today and forever.” Hebrews 13:8 Nothing’s like it used to be. Writing of hymns (spirit...

Friday, June 30, 2023 “But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.” (Matthew 7:13-14) May 30, 1995. That’s the day I came to Christ. Pastor Greenwood, who led...

Wednesday, June 28, 2023 There was a song by Peter, Paul and Mary called, “He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands”. It was written in 1927 and reminds me how God is in control of all His creation from ...

Sunday, June 25, 2023 Proverbs 17:27-28 "A truly wise person uses few words; a person with understanding is even-tempered. Even fools are thought wise when they keep silent; with their mouths shu...

Friday, June 23, 2023 "Friends come and friends go, but a true friend sticks by you like family." Proverbs 18:24 MSG Just like Lynn begins her day with a good cup of coffee, usually I begin with an ea...

Sunday, June 18 & Monday, June 19, 2023 "Instead, they were longing for a better country—a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them" (...

Friday, June 16, 2023 "A friend is always loyal, and a brother is born to help in time of need." —PROVERBS 17:17 NLT I was reading Liz Curtis Higgs' devotion about friendship. I love her definition of...

Wednesday, June 14, 2023 Those who are planted in the house of the LORD Shall flourish in the courts of our God. They shall still bear fruit in old age; They shall be fresh and flourishing. —PSALM 92:...

Sunday, June 11 & Monday, June 12, 2023 Psalm 16:11 "You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore." This devotion ...

Friday, June 9, 2023 We loved you so much that we were delighted to share with you not only the gospel of God but our lives as well, because you had become so dear to us. —1 THESSALONIANS 2:8 NIV When...

Here's a newsflash from one of the Editors here, Carolyn Hayes.  We are changing a column name from "Faith" to "Life" because life is what we deal with everyday whether we are a person of faith o...

Wednesday, June 7, 2023 Psalm 145:8-9 “The Lord is gracious and full of compassion, slow to anger and great in mercy. The Lord is good to all, and His tender mercies are over all His works.” Author Li...