Daily Devotions

The Power of Kindness

By Rosemary Flaaten - Holding the door for the young mom pushing a stroller and keeping two toddlers in tow. Waiting with uncommon patience while the clerk looks up the produce code for my purchase of artichokes. Sitting with a young... [Read more of this devotional]

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Christian Life

Cutting the Unbiblical Cord

By Diane Mayfield – I never dreamed giving our daughter away in marriage would be so difficult for me emotionally. It has been. I’ve struggled with this reality for almost two years.... 

Comforted by Snowflakes

By Makenzie Allen – Snowflakes fall and I wonder if there is a pattern only God can see. Up in heaven, does He scatter them just so? Or does He toss them into the wind and let them... 

Arriving

By Kathleen Brown – My mother sits, obviously exhausted but still erect, on the brown hand-me-down sofa in my son’s apartment. He hasn’t come home from work yet. Thank goodness. When... 

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Faith

Cleaning Off the Dirt

By Kathi Woodall – Amy is a newborn whose mother died in childbirth. Her aunt and grandfather walk eight miles to bring her to a milk clinic run by an orphanage in rural Haiti. At... 

A Stirring of the Heart

By DiAne Gates – It can begin with a thought, a song, a word. Or perhaps an emotional tug that swirls through your heart like a recurring melody that won’t go away. For a moment,... 

Peace Beyond Understanding

By Pat Hodges – I have been listening to the news quite a bit as of late. Actually, probably too much. I’ve noticed a trend. It’s been affecting my emotions, mood, and general... 

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Humor

Says Who

By Rhonda Rhea - Whenever someone is working really hard to make a solid argument on an issue they’re passionate about, it’s easy to get frustrated. I always advise against trying... 

Touched by an Angel

By Liz Cowen Furman - Two weeks before my first writer’s conference I was in a car accident. Rear ended at a stop sign, I contracted a closed head injury. One of the biggest challenges... 

What a Friend We Have in Garmin

By Kim Stokely - I have a confession. I am directionally challenged. If there’s only one way to get to a location, I’ll still manage to take a wrong turn. I’ve accidently gone... 

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Reviews

River Rising by Athol Dickson

Review By Nike Chillemi – Dickson writes with poetical grace, using the historical flood on the Mississippi River of 1927 as a backdrop. I delighted in reading this work with language... 

WEDNESDAY’S CHILD by Clare Revell

Reviewed By Tammy Doherty – I had the privilege of reading WEDNESDAY’S CHILD by Clare Revell for pre-publication review. Clare is an author who lives in England but is published... 

Deception by Lillian Duncan

Reviewed By Nike Chillemi – Patti Jakowski’s life is super boring, until she gets a phone call from a terrified four-year-old claiming to be her niece. Although Patti feels... 

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Find Your Calling

Go Ahead – Take a Big Sip

By Dan Miller Theologian John S. Dunne tells the story about a group of Spanish sailors who reached the continent of South America after a long and dangerous voyage. They happened to approach right at the headwaters of the Amazon River, an expanse of water so wide the sailors assumed it was a continuation of the Atlantic Ocean. [Read more of this review]  Read More →

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