by Carolyn Dale Newell | Feb 6, 2025 | devotion
For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. 1 Corinthians 1:18 NKJV Do you wake up exhausted from tossing and turning all night? The day greets you with dread because of all the...
by Carolyn Dale Newell | Feb 3, 2025 | devotion
And Elijah the Tishbite, of the inhabitants of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As the Lord God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, except at my word.” (1 Kings 17:1 NKJV) Early in my speaking ministry, I sat chatting with a...
by Carolyn Dale Newell | Feb 3, 2025 | 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 3, 2025 | 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 2, 2025 | 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 2, 2025 | 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....