We can all use a few reminders now and again about God’s love for us, yes? That’s because our human minds have a hard time grasping its reality and actually believing it. Most of what we know about love is based on what we’ve experienced, and those experiences aren’t always the best teachers. Valentine’s Day… [ read more ]
Posts Tagged: Lamentations
Reflecting on God’s Goodness
After a wonderfully crazy-busy summer, I’m sitting in the cockpit of our boat-home, sipping coffee and soaking in the sunshine. As I do so, I’m reflecting on the many demonstrations of God’s goodness over the past eight weeks. says, “The LORD is good to those whose hope is in him, to the one… [ read more ]
Exchanging the Old for the New
The word “new” has appeared on my radar several times in the past week: “I heard a loud shout from the throne, saying, ‘Look, God’s home is now among his people! He will live with them, and they will be his people. God himself will be with them. He will wipe every tear from… [ read more ]
The Power of Self-Talk
Earlier this week, while going through a grocery store checkout, I heard the customer ahead of me say, “Oh, that was forgettable of me. I’m so dumb sometimes!” Something inside me wanted to respond, “You’re not dumb. Please don’t say such things because they’re not true.” I kept silent, but I’m kind of sorry… [ read more ]
Hope Amidst the Darkness
Inky blackness was the only thing visible when I looked out my window early this morning. Two hours later, the darkness began a silent transformation. Slowly, slowly the black morphed to blue, and as it did, the outline of the fir trees outside became visible. Within minutes, I could see the hill facing the condo… [ read more ]
Knowing God’s Nearness Today
Hi everyone! I’ll be hosting guest devotional bloggers for the next couple of weeks because I’m in Slovakia for a missions conference. Today’s post was written by Janet Sketchley. Her personal blog is titled, “God With Us: Finding Joy.” Thanks, Janet, for sharing your thoughts! http://janetsketchley.wordpress.com/ Key Verse: “Because of the LORD’s great love we… [ read more ]
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