Leonard Cohen, author of A Broken Hallelujah was Jewish. For a time he also practiced Buddhism. He was not a professing Christian and there is a dark…
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How often I have pushed back against this command to give thanks in all things, especially in the middle of great darkness. Perhaps one reason I push back is…
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I was asked to teach a workshop on the topic of grief in the context of ONE Annapolis, a women’s regional conference sponsored by our denomination. As I thought about how…
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It’s likely that I have never walked where you are walking, but I do know what shattered dreams and broken hearts are all about. My husband Chuck and I experienced…
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Whether you are in a difficult “in-law” relationship or the Lord is speaking to you about another hard relationship or circumstance, this passage…
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Boaz steps forward to take the family relative’s responsibility to marry the widow Ruth. Naomi begins to hope again for the future of her…
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Ruth is hungry. Even if Naomi doesn’t seem to be thinking of the next meal, Ruth knows they need to eat. She asks her…
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In today’s Scripture reading, we see Naomi full of regrets and love. She tells her daughter-in-law to stay behind. The life of widows…
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The best-known mother-in-law/daughter-in-law relationship in the Bible is that of Naomi and Ruth. In this familiar Old Testament story, we meet…
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Our first impressions give us a filter by which we view our future relationships. A positive first meeting can give us hope for a healthy and even close…
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“I’ve tried everything and have finally just given up on our relationship being anything other than polite.” Or your response is, “It’s too late…
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Have you recognized times in your life when your view of God was too small? Did you forget that He is a mighty warrior when you were…
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When our view of God is too small we grow anxious instead of remembering He is almighty. When we think He isn’t big enough to…
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This week we are examining times in our lives when our view of God has been too limited. Can you think of a time when you worried instead of…
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In the first twenty-one verses of Psalm 22, we learn how to suffer in faith when we feel forsaken. There is no suffering so great as…
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This week we are looking at times in our lives when our view of God has been too small. Circumstances seemed insurmountable and we were tempted…
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Our view of God is often far too small. This is especially true when circumstances arise that seem too big for us to handle. We are tempted to forget…
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What is your view of God? If you have been reading or listening to Daily Treasure for any length of time, you have been regularly encouraged…
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The Israelites experienced God’s divine provision of manna until they entered the land of Cannan just as God had promised…
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When things seemed overwhelming and bleak, and I felt alone and confused during our family’s crisis, I often found myself…
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