LISTEN TO THE DEVOTIONAL A young woman called me on the phone utterly discouraged. “My husband works hard, and so do I,” she explained. “But we never seem to get ahead financially. I look at my friends and see them remodeling their homes and sending their kids...
LISTEN TO THE DEVOTIONAL Wanting to give her daughter a beautiful wedding in spite of a limited budget, the mother of the bride gathered blossoms from friends’ magnolia trees, and the night before the wedding, banked the front of the church with the luscious,...
LISTEN TO THE DEVOTIONAL A verse that is often quoted when we are battling problems in life is Psalm 46 verse 10: “Be still and know that I am God.” But what is its meaning and how should we apply this verse during the difficult times in our lives? Well, first...
LISTEN TO THE DEVOTIONAL In the New Testament, Paul started out his first letter to Timothy by saying he was appointed to be an apostle by the command of his Lord. Here are his exact words: “This letter is from Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus, appointed by the...
LISTEN TO THE DEVOTIONAL When I was growing up, we used to sing a country Gospel song that went, “Farther along we’ll know all about it, Farther along we’ll understand why.” Linda, who served for many years as our accountant at Guidelines Ministries, has had some of...