by Christine Brown
Wherever you are, be all there. Live to the hilt every situation you believe to be the will of God.
-Jim Elliot
Don’t strain your eyes to see the future –
for you will not be able to see clearly what God wants you to see now.
-Elisabeth Elliot
Looks like the Elliots had a good handle on [...]
“One day at a time–this is enough. Do not look back and grieve over the past for it is gone; and do not be troubled about the future, for it has not yet come. Live in the present, and make it so beautiful it will be worth remembering.”
It takes trust to live without worry for [...]
by Kristen Lisemby
Not long ago, I was reading various passages and one little thing kept popping up–noise. It got me thinking. Have you ever tried to pray and then heard the phone ring? Or thought about something you forgot to do? Have you ever said, I’m going to sit down and read my Bible—really read [...]
Last fall I had the privilege and joy of giving a devotional at my 12 year-old niece’s birthday party, a joint celebration with another friend whose birthday was near. They had invited their very nearest and dearest chums, many of which they had known since kindergarten, and it was a very special affair, held at [...]
“Almost” – such a sad, sad word,
Beneath which lies an open grave,
Of half-done deeds, and good intentions,
Of cowardice that was ‘almost’ brave;
Of hard-fought battles ‘almost’ won,
Of loving words I ‘almost’ said,
Of things I ‘almost’ thought to do,
Of times I ‘almost’ stood – but fled.
The mounded dust of wasted days,
The skeletons of moments past;
A life I [...]
