For I am the LORD your God who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you. —Isaiah 41:13 NIV ** Hidden…
Mary’s Peace – The Women of Christmas Series
“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…
