by Phyllis | May 2, 2012 | Devotional, Thoughts to share
I don’t know about you, but I get so wound up in what I am doing that I forget to talk to God. I start my day with some Bible study, which opens my heart to him, but then I get interrupted, and I get distracted. The actual on-your-knees time gets pushed aside....
by Phyllis | Apr 25, 2012 | Devotional
Our Romans Bible study has gotten to Romans 8, the last third of the chapter. We were trying to decide which verses to memorize. Help me decide! How about this one: 28 “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been...
by Phyllis | Apr 18, 2012 | Devotional
Today we have a guest post from author Cynthia L. Simmons. I have a room that’s off limits. If you open the door and peek inside, you see lots of papers and boxes scattered over the floor. It looks like junk, but it’s not. Those messy piles are the remnants of my...
by Phyllis | Apr 16, 2012 | Devotional, Thoughts to share
Gardeners turn up their noses at dandelions, and try their best to get rid of them. But I like their sunny yellow faces, and their marvelous delicate seed balls. They’re pretty. Most of all I loved taking my toddlers to the park to pick dandelions. In the spring,...
by Phyllis | Apr 11, 2012 | Devotional, Guest posts
Today we have a guest devotional from author Sherri Wilson Johnson. Psalm 5:3 says “In the morning, O Lord, you hear my voice; in the morning, I lay my requests before you and wait in expectation.” This morning, while walking my Chihuahua in the quiet of my backyard...
by Phyllis | Apr 4, 2012 | Devotional
In my small group studying Romans, we grappled with Chapter 7, where the Apostle Paul describes his struggle with sin. He switches from past tense to present tense and launches into a confession: “For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do. …I know that...
by Phyllis | Mar 19, 2012 | Devotional, Thoughts to share
I was thumbing through my Bible at devotional time and my eye fell on Hosea Chapter 11. Reading it, I was brought to tears by this shimmering glimpse into the mind of God. God laments the stubbornness of his chosen beloved, the children of Israel. I too am stubborn. 1...
by Phyllis | Mar 7, 2012 | Devotional
Today we have a guest post from Jennifer Slattery. Do you ever catch yourself saying something, then clamp your mouth shut with the realization you’ve become your mother? Or maybe you’ve glanced behind you to see your child rolling their eyes…just like you…at...
by Phyllis | Jan 25, 2012 | Guest posts
Today we have a guest post from author Joy DeKok: Psalm 77:11 “I will remember the deeds of the LORD; yes, I will remember your miracles of long ago.” Sometimes I want a new miracle – a diet that works even if I don’t work it, a cure for female hair loss,...
