by Carolyn Dale Newell | Apr 7, 2024 | devotion
To the praise of the glory of His grace, by which He made us accepted in the Beloved. (Ephesians 1:6 NKJV) The altar had emptied of people, and the pastor and his wife hugged me. “You did such a great job!” “Really?” I couldn’t believe I heard...
by Carolyn Dale Newell | Dec 7, 2023 | devotion
I drew them with gentle cords, with bands of love, And I was to them as those who take the yoke from their neck. I stooped and fed them. (Hosea 11:4 NKJV) Do you ever feel like you just don’t fit in? Like a round peg trying to squeeze into a square hole. No matter how...
by Carolyn Dale Newell | Jul 31, 2023 | devotion
I was honored to have my devotion published on the Flourish web site: “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). “I am what I am.” These words hung above my...
by Carolyn Dale Newell | Jul 24, 2023 | devotion
“I will seek what was lost and bring back what was driven away, bind up the broken and strengthen what was sick; but I will destroy the fat and the strong, and feed them in judgment.” Ezekiel 34:16 NKJV She was tossed aside. Nobody wanted a puppy with an...
by Carolyn Dale Newell | Jun 23, 2023 | devotion
The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. (2 Corinthians 10:4 NIV) When I learned that the ladies at church had planned a beach trip, I couldn’t understand why I wasn’t invited....