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I Understand the Command, but What Does it Look Like When I walk it Out? (Part Two)
Read: Romans 12:12; Romans 8:28-39 Last week, we looked at the first command that is given to us in Romans 12:12. We are to rejoice in...

Patty
Sep 26, 20215 min read
I Understand the Command, but What Does it Look Like When I Walk it Out?
Read: Romans 12:12; Jeremiah 29:1-11; Romans 4:17-21 I enjoy Christian fiction, especially the stories where redemption in the lives of...

Patty
Sep 19, 20214 min read
Why Was I Surprised That it Was Planned?
Read: Genesis 2:7-18; Genesis 3:3:1-15; Luke 24:13-27 There are so many thoughts that pour into my mind on September 11. This morning as...

Patty
Sep 12, 20215 min read
He Won't Simply Throw Us Away!
Read: Luke 22:31-34; Luke 22:54-62; John 21:15-17; Acts 2:14-41 The coffee maker began acting kind of funny on Thursday. I poured in the...

Patty
Sep 6, 20214 min read
We Have a Leak
Read: 2 Samuel 23:39; 2 Samuel 11; Romans 13:8-14 Several days ago, as I was getting ready for the day, I heard my husband calling to me....

Patty
Sep 2, 20216 min read
Lord, Thank You for the Rescuers
Read: Proverbs 28:15; Proverbs 29:2; Colossians 1:13-14; Isaiah 2:1-6; Isaiah 35:1-10 As I begin this devotion, I want to say how much my...

Patty
Aug 21, 20214 min read
In the Fullness of Time
Read: Galatians 4:4 There's joy in watching plants grow and change. Whether flowers, fruit or vegetables, God's creation is an on-going...

Patty
Aug 15, 20214 min read
When it's Not Good to Wait
Read: Luke 12:15-21; Genesis 7:16; Revelation 20:11-15 The old saying often proves to be true: ‘Good things come to those who wait.’ That...

Patty
Aug 9, 20214 min read
Longing for Fruitfulness
Read: Genesis 41:46-52; John 15:4-5 This week, we read that Jonathan Lotz had contracted the virus and was in the ICU. His mother, Anne...

Patty
Aug 2, 20215 min read
He's Not a Contractor. He's a King!
Read: Genesis 18:22-33; Deuteronomy 32:4; Hebrews 4:14-16 The signs are visible on lawns all over town. They display the names of various...

Patty
Jul 26, 20214 min read
Struck by the Hail
Read: 1 Samuel 1:1-20 One night in late spring, we were struck by an unexpected hailstorm. The hail stones were not very large, but they...

Patty
Jul 18, 20214 min read
Oh Lord, I'm Back in Lo-debar Again!
Read: 2 Samuel 9:1-13; Galatians 5:1 One of my husband's family members was describing her yard and how it looks because they have had so...

Patty
Jul 11, 20214 min read
A Dream Come True!
Read: Ruth 1-4; Philippians 3:20 If my father were still alive, he would turn 100 years old on July 4 of this year. Two things I know for...

Patty
Jul 11, 20214 min read
There Will be Another Chance Tomorrow, Won't There be?
Read: Genesis 7; 2 Peter 3:1-13; Luke 23:39-43; Acts 24:24-27 There is a new one pretty much every day in the e-mail. The offers differ...

Patty
Jun 28, 20214 min read
The Sweetness of Freedom
Read: Proverbs 28:15; Proverbs 29:2; Mark 5:1-20; Isaiah 35 This morning, I was reminded, once again, about the sweetness of freedom. Is...

Patty
Jun 28, 20213 min read
Thistles, Prickles and Thorns
Read: 1 Kings 19:1-18 They're back. The roses, well technically speaking it is only the leaves and buds that have appeared; however,...

Patty
Jun 28, 20214 min read
Saying Thank You
Read: Hebrews 11:1-32 It is once again Memorial Day weekend. There will be much more traveling from place to place both by car and plane...

Patty
May 31, 20214 min read
Who's Right?
Read: 2 Timothy 3:16-17; 2 Peter 1:17-21; Psalm 12:6 Twice this week, I have been reminded of an invaluable truth. Once while talking...

Patty
May 23, 20214 min read
Be Reconciled to God
Read: Luke 13:1-5; Luke 18:9-14 I love how each of the gospels has a slightly different emphasis. Many of the stories appear in more than...

Patty
May 16, 20213 min read
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