by Carolyn Dale Newell | May 14, 2025 | devotion
Now the Lord said to Joshua: “Do not be afraid, nor be dismayed; take all the people of war with you, and arise, go up to Ai. See, I have given into your hand the king of Ai, his people, his city, and his land.” Joshua 8:1 NKJV Valleys and battles don’t appear...
by Carolyn Dale Newell | May 14, 2025 | devotion
not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching. (Hebrews 10:25 NKJV) Her obvious frustration told me she had fought this battle too many times....
by Carolyn Dale Newell | May 14, 2025 | devotion
As iron sharpens iron, So a man sharpens the countenance of his friend. (Proverbs 27:17 NKJV) Wow! Connect seems like an unlikely word in the middle of a growing pandemic, but it is the word I believe God has given me for 2021. Last year’s word was odd too:...
by Carolyn Dale Newell | May 14, 2025 | devotion
“I, even I, am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake; and I will not remember your sins.” Isaiah 43:25 NKJV Are you plagued with guilt from flashbacks of your life prior to Jesus Christ? Perhaps recent failures have left you crying out like David for...
by Carolyn Dale Newell | May 14, 2025 | devotion, Guide Dog Tales
I wrote this just before going to Guiding Eyes for the Blind to get my beautiful black Lab, Iva. During my recovery, I read this, and I wish my faith was as strong now as it was then. It’s discouraging when you go through the day reminded of what you can’t...
by Carolyn Dale Newell | May 14, 2025 | devotion
But at midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them. Suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened and...
