by Carolyn Dale Newell | Jul 9, 2026 | devotion
Having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will, (Ephesians 1:5 NKJV) Does your mind ever visit moments of heartache? Those hurtful memories buried deep within your thoughts that sometimes...
by Carolyn Dale Newell | Jul 2, 2026 | devotion
Now Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died. John 11:21 NKJV Look around. Circumstances surround us that can cause us to question the love of God. A child dies from cancer. A new high school graduate with their entire life...
by Carolyn Dale Newell | Jul 2, 2026 | devotion
Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me.” (Matthew 16:24 NKJV) What cross are you bearing today? “We don’t know what crosses we will have to bear.” My cousin referred to...
by Carolyn Dale Newell | Jul 2, 2026 | devotion
But Ruth said: “Entreat me not to leave you, Or to turn back from following after you; For wherever you go, I will go; And wherever you lodge, I will lodge; Your people shall be my people, And your God, my God. Where you die, I will die, And there will I be...
by Carolyn Dale Newell | Jul 2, 2026 | devotion
“I have heard your prayer, I have seen your tears; surely I will heal you.” 2 Kings 20:5a NKJV For days, I carried the guilt of my stress. I failed God when I allowed worry to slip in the cracks. I asked God to move the mountain, but I couldn’t walk away. Each day, a...
by Carolyn Dale Newell | Jul 2, 2026 | devotion
I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Marvelous are Your works, And that my soul knows very well. Psalm 139:14 NKJV “We can’t do your surgery, so we’re referring you to a deformity doctor.” I asked, “What kind of doctor?” I couldn’t believe my...