“I am the Lord’s servant … may your word to me be fulfilled.” —Luke 1:38a NIV Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart. —Luke 2:19…
Elizabeth’s Joy – The Women of Christmas Series
He will be a joy and a delight to you, and many will rejoice because of his birth. —Luke 1:14 NIV Imagine what must it have been like to live…
Ruth’s Love – The Women of Christmas Series
But Ruth said, “Do not urge me to leave you or to return from following you. For where you go I will go, and where you lodge I will lodge.…
A Note from Sweet Selah Ministries – Giving Tuesday 2018
See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? —Isaiah 43:19a NIV Our God has done a “new thing” this year, and we…
Anna’s Hope – The Women of Christmas Series
There was also a prophet, Anna … She was very old; she had lived with her husband seven years after her marriage, and then was a widow until she was…
Don’t Be a Turkey This Thanksgiving
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. —Proverbs 9:10 NIV Turkey (slang): one who is inept; a failure; a…
Weird Things I’m Thankful for
In the past, he let all nations go their own way. Yet he has not left himself without testimony: He has shown kindness by giving you rain from heaven and…
At the Table – Why Eating Together Matters
And day by day, attending the temple together and breaking bread in their homes, they received their food with glad and generous hearts. Acts 2:46 (ESV) His gnarled, arthritic hands…
Benched
Then, because so many people were coming and going that they did not even have a chance to eat, he said to them, “Come with me by yourselves to a…
Nina Lost Her “No” Button
Children’s children are a crown to the aged, and parents are the pride of their children. (Proverbs 17:6 NIV) I used to know how to say “no” quite well. When…
Jump. You Can Trust Him.
I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of sharing in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, and so, somehow, to attain…
Labor On
Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the…
