No Longer Secret
Probably, the most quoted verse in Scripture (John 3:16) is associated with Nicodemus’s secret visit with Jesus (vv. 1-21). He had to meet…
No Heroes Here
Did David know that he was describing his royal descendants in these psalms? When Israel was split after Solomon’s reign, the kings…
Mortality of Moses
Besides Jesus, no one is mentioned as extensively in Scripture as Moses. He appears throughout four of the first five books of the…
A Dysfunctional Mother
To choose only a few people of interest in the Bible is an impossible task. Because we only get glimpses into their lives, we…
A Good Story
Who doesn’t love a good story? And these days it’s the narrative that matters most, right? After all, inside almost everyone is a deep-seated…
The Author of Every Story
If you are familiar with my writing, you know I love digging deep into the stories of biblical people. The women of the Bible frequently…
God Helps Give Us Faith in the Middle of the Story
In the beginning of February 2020, I went for a final ultrasound to make sure my fourth baby was growing as expected and ready…
The Lord Gives Us Hope for the Future
Often, a season of caregiving begins with a difficult diagnosis for a loved one. In a moment, or perhaps slowly over the years, you…
The Lord Helps Us Understand Suffering
If you are a child of God, (meaning you’ve wholly thrown yourself at the mercy of God’s saving grace through Jesus Christ), then …
The Lord Helps Us Find Purpose in the Mundane
What are your least favorite caregiving tasks? I can think of several things I wish I could outsource! Sometimes, the most tedious things…
The Lord Helps Us Rejoice in Service
What do you do when your loved one doesn’t appreciate your care? For me, it can be easy to go one of two ways: grow bitter and resentful…
In All Your Caregiving, The Lord is Caring for You
Minutes after doctors discovered a tumor in our four-year-old daughter, a nurse took my hand and led me through the hospital to the pediatric…
Lessons About Faith
As we begin a brand new series of What She Said, I am struggling to find the words to describe how grateful I am to our guest writers who …
Saved for Sure
As we wrap up the Valley of Tears series, it is so appropriate to end with the incredible promise that “each one appears before God in …
Puddles of Grace
The journey to Zion held great danger when the pilgrims traveled through the Valley of Tears. They could not carry enough water …
From Strength to Strength
The Israelites most likely started their trek toward Jerusalem with great anticipation, looking forward to not only…
Breaking the Never-Ending Cycle
Karen Grant, one of our devotional Guest Writers from a past What She Said series, shared about Betrayal. She did not…
The Highways to Zion
You may have noticed Today’s Treasure is the same today as yesterday. However, there is one small difference. In the NIV we…
Whose Strength is in You
In it are treasures just waiting to be discovered by people burdened by the dark hearts of humanity and the brokenness of our …
Hearts Set on Pilgrimage
The cultural challenge to remain young places men and women of all ages on a precarious cliff for we soon learn growing old is…