by Carolyn Dale Newell | Feb 19, 2026 | devotion
And when the vultures came down on the carcasses, Abram drove them away. (Genesis 15:11 NKJV) When Covid restrictions began, they told us it would be over in a matter of weeks. Weeks turned into months. I watched my full calendar of events vanish. An...
by Carolyn Dale Newell | Feb 19, 2026 | devotion
And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. (John 8:32NKJV) She gave a warning. Her comment might be insensitive. As a blind woman, I think I can handle most questions about my sight, but that one opened up a wound. It stung throughout the day. It...
by Carolyn Dale Newell | Feb 19, 2026 | devotion
“You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt loses its flavor, how shall it be seasoned? It is then good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men.” (Matthew 5:13 NKJV) My cousin, Eddie, told me that it is definitely possible to lead a...
by Carolyn Dale Newell | Feb 19, 2026 | devotion
“Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.” (Matthew 7:7 NKJV) You’ve stolen a few moments alone. You retreat to your favorite place to pray. Maybe it’s the quiet of a prayer closet or the comfort of an easy chair....
by Carolyn Dale Newell | Feb 12, 2026 | devotion
But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. (James 1:22 NKJV) Do you ever feel your spiritual life is falling short? Like all Jesus girls, we pray and read our Bibles. We may even fast, but our prayers seem to bounce back off the...
by Carolyn Dale Newell | Feb 12, 2026 | devotion
looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. (Hebrews 12: 2 NKJV) Pain coursed through my body....