When someone I know has a need, my first response is often to pray for the obvious answer to their problem. A job when they’re unemployed. A windfall when they’re low on money. A disease to be healed. It seems simple but is there more? Is there a better way to pray for their…
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Nothing Too Small
Nothing is too small to pray about. On Friday, my cat was in pain. I didn’t know what was wrong but he squealed when he walked. He was quiet when he was lying still but his low growl told me not to come too close. I got ready to take him to the vet and…
January 2018 Book Releases
January 2018 New Releases More in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the ACFW Fiction Finder website. Contemporary Romance: Her Handyman Hero by Lorraine Beatty — Reid Blackthorn arrives in Dover on a personal mission—to make sure his terminally ill brother gets a chance to meet his daughter. Deceiving little Lily’s guardian isn’t…
Begin Again
There is nothing magical or special about January 1. If you made some resolutions and have already stopped them, you can always begin again today. God’s mercies and second chances are new each and every morning! If you felt strongly about changing something on December 31st, it’s worth continuing your pursuit now even if you’re…
22 Ways to Bless Others (& Yourself) This Christmas
God blesses me so that I can overflow some of those blessings onto others (2 Corinthians 9:8-11). Caring for others and a love for the people around you will enrich both the receiving and the giving and therefore make your Christmas holiday even greater. Many people gathered around Mary and Joseph on that first Christmas…
December New Book Releases
December 2017 New Releases More in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the ACFW Fiction Finder website. Contemporary: Rebecca’s Redemption by Lee Carver — A nurse seeking redemption for past sins joins a doctor contending against the jungle. Both healers need healing. (Contemporary, Independently Published) Contemporary Romance: The Christmas Baby by Lisa Carter…
Created Anew
We are consistently in the process of being made new. Bear patiently with that process. Work on doing those things that He planned long ago for you to do. As we work, we learn more and more. You are indeed being made new with each passing day.
A Confident Hope
I pray that your hearts will be flooded with light so that you can understand the confident hope he has given to those he called—his holy people who are his rich and glorious inheritance. I also pray that you will understand the incredible greatness of God’s power for us who believe him. This is…
November New Book Releases
November 2017 New Releases More in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the ACFW Fiction Finder website. Contemporary Romance: Rooted in Love by Valerie Comer — A divorcé with a set of rambunctious twins falls for the boys’ daycare administrator, but does he deserve another chance at love? (Contemporary Romance, Independently Published) Prescription…
Thanksgiving Week Day 7
David’s Prayer of Praise Then David praised the Lord in the presence of the whole assembly: “O Lord, the God of our ancestor Israel, may you be praised forever and ever! Yours, O Lord, is the greatness, the power, the glory, the victory, and the majesty. Everything in the heavens and on earth…