ENCOURAGING WORDS
2-Minute Weekly Devotionals
When our son became serious about rock climbing and backcountry skiing, we, his parents, became very serious about doing all we could to assure he would be safe. That’s when…
My son, Steve, says there are three stages to life—youth, middle age, and “My, you’re looking well today!” Like it or not, we eventually get to that third stage of…
The affair! It sneaked up on both of them. She said she had no idea that it could ever happen to them. He said he had no idea how he…
Steve Maxwell tells that in the process of moving his family to a new home, they stopped at a restaurant to eat. When the waiter came to take their order,…
On a previous program I talked about what God wants us to wear. But today I’m going to be even more specific. In the Bible in Colossians chapter 3 we’re…
You’re leaving on a business trip to a certain part of the world when you learn there is now a travel warning posted for that country. You go ahead anyway…
My husband and I do a lot of parenting seminars, sharing principles of how to raise godly children in an ungodly world. We make these times with parents intensely practical,…
The event occurred in old Germany in the year 1141. The Duke of Bavaria was under siege in his castle. The siege lasted a long time, and eventually the Duke…
Let me describe a scenario for you, and you see if you possibly fit in this picture. You know you’ve done something that God isn’t happy about—OK, let’s be honest,…
A man by the name of Hipparchas [high-PARK-us], who lived in the year 125, decided to count the number of stars in the heavens. He concluded that there were 1022.…
When they came to me, the two women were at a heated impasse. They were both Sunday school leaders in a large church. The dilemma was that one of them…
Anita began working with babies who had AIDS. But in the first few months, three of the babies died, and she wanted to quit. Why go on with such painful…
The flight attendant recited the usual instructions as the plane was about to take off. “If loss of cabin pressure should occur, oxygen masks will drop down.” Then she added…
A professional diver has in his home two halves of an oyster shell with a piece of paper between the halves. While diving one day on the bottom of the…
Every organization that touches people and makes a difference in their lives depends on a select group to help make it happen. You may be part of this group. They’re…
An old Indian chief had been told the story of Jesus and how He sacrificed His life on the cross to pay for our sins. The missionary tried to persuade…
What happens when you know God wants you to do something, and you don’t want to do it? You’ll immediately go ahead and do it, right? Well, to be honest,…
She is the mother of everyone you will ever meet, yet we don’t know when she was born. Today all the people of the world--whether Asian, African, or Caucasian--can trace…
I was taking care of our daughter’s four children by myself. Because the oldest was six--and the one-year-olds were twins, I needed eyes in the back of my head to…
I hate exercising. It takes too much time and it’s—well, boring! But thanks to my daughter’s nagging, I’m finally convinced it’s a necessity to maintain health and strength. Notice what…
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