The Warmth of the Cross

This devotional was written by Cherie Hurt. You can read more from Cherie on her blog, Waiting on Wildflowers. When you are born and raised in a snow barren place, the sight of it sends a thrill through your soul. If you’re anything like me, then last month’s ‘mini snow day’ was the best kind […]

February 24, 2016

Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. And being found in human form, he […]

From Why to How

This post was written by Jenny Jerkins. You can read more from Jenny on her blog here. I sat in an open room surrounded by thirty other patients sitting reclined in their chairs, all with IV lines hooked up to ports in their chests. They were there just like my mom, receiving their four hours […]

February 17, 2016

Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them: “Rulers and elders of the people! If we are being called to account today for an act of kindness shown to a man who was lameand are being asked how he was healed, then know this, you and all the people of Israel: It is by the name […]

Today Is Just Not My Day!

This devotion was written by Jennifer Elliott. Ever feel like today is just not your day? I mean let’s face it — we all have those days. For some of us with the “type A, I need a plan, a planner and a sharpie” personality, we have those days more often than others. You know […]

Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2016

If we were honest, at some point in life we all sense a need for change. Perhaps we think of refining our appearance in some way, transforming our way of thinking, or altering the way we feel and respond to those around us. Just because we see this need or even desire to diversify, doesn’t […]

What Makes a Good Marriage Story – Part 2: The Author

(The posts in this series have been adapted from the “Relentless Love” marriage seminar, created and taught by David McKinley and Bret Legg at Prestonwood Baptist Church in Dallas, TX.) What story title would best describes the story of your marriage? Would it be Gone With the Wind? Love Story? The Big Chill? Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No […]