By Jane Fryar on September 22, 2010
What do you say to the friend, neighbor, or member who lost her job 11 months ago and is now about to lose her home? How do you comfort the older adult couple who just finished unpacking the last box in their new down-sized apartment and now,closer to their kids, but 500 miles away from [...]
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By Jane Robinson on August 30, 2010
This devotion was written a few years ago. In it, the author reflects upon our Savior’s constant love in light of events like Hurricane Katrina and the attack on the World Trade Center on 9/11. We thought it appropriate to reprise it this week. Every parent will recognize the morning I had. Even if you’re [...]
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By Jane Fryar on May 31, 2010
Editor’s note: Again this week, our devotion includes a prayer/meditation written by faithful pastor Walter E. Schuette who has since gone to be with the Lord. We pray that his witness will encourage you for your own life of witness! Read 1 Corinthians 3:1–11. For no one can lay any foundation other than the one [...]
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By Jane Fryar on May 3, 2010
Editor’s note: This week’s free devotion was written many decades ago by a faithful pastor, Walter E. Schuette, who has since gone to be with the Lord. As he basks in the Savior’s presence, Pastor Schuette realizes more fully the truth of the words he wrote while he lived here on earth. His witness speaks [...]
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By Jane Fryar on April 27, 2010
Editor’s note: I recently e-mailed the authors of CTA’s new devotion book for Mother’s Day—Julie Graham and Diane Norris—to see how things are going. They’ve been busy!! I thought that those readers who have ordered Woman of God: Moments of Grace and have been reading it, might find their escapades interesting. Also, see their video [...]
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By Debra Kreienkamp on March 18, 2010
Who is this Jesus Christ!? That was the question an 18-year-old student at the Hong Kong International School (HKIS) asked me seven years ago. I had taken an opportunity to travel to China on a servant trip with 12 youth from my congregation. We were blessed to have five students from HKIS as interpreters while [...]
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By Bobbi Dunn on November 4, 2009
Have you ever felt awkward about talking with a friend who has lost a loved one? We all probably have. The good news for us as Christians is that Jesus is the master when it comes to directing our steps. He encourages us to get ourselves out of the way and reach out to the [...]
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By Anne Conway on November 2, 2009
Yes, we need courage. We face many struggles—in the economy, in raising children, in creating a spiritual home environment, in relating to others as good husbands or wives, brothers or sisters, daughters or sons, friends, employee, or employers. Many days, it takes a good deal of courage just to get out of bed in the [...]
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By Anne Conway on August 20, 2009
As both a parent and a teacher, I am preparing for yet another time of transition. It seems that just yesterday the children were coming home, putting down schoolbooks and picking up beach balls and sunscreen. And so was I! (I teach in a Catholic school.) Yet here we are, looking at the end of [...]
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By Ken Church on July 13, 2009
When is the last time God woke you up to teach you a lesson? It happened to me on a recent Sunday morning, when I was uncharacteristically wide-eyed at 5 o’clock. I slipped downstairs, knowing my family would sleep for another three hours before beginning the weekly, pre-church bathroom battle. (The only male in my [...]
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Not Sure What to Say to a Grieving Friend? Here’s Help!
By Bobbi Dunn on November 4, 2009
Have you ever felt awkward about talking with a friend who has lost a loved one? We all probably have. The good news for us as Christians is that Jesus is the master when it comes to directing our steps. He encourages us to get ourselves out of the way and reach out to the [...]
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