Devotionals

Jesus Cried, "It Is Finished!" Thinking About Jesus on the Cross with Elizabeth Rice Handford Looking back over my life, I've tried to remember a time when I could honestly say, "That's done. I did it. Mission accomplished." But I'm having trouble  remembering any...

When Does a Mother Quit Being a Mother? Thinking about Jesus on the Cross with Elizabeth Rice Handford One evening recently my daughter called me, and I knew at once from her voice that she was very sick. She'd had some complications from cataract surgery, and for two...

On the Cross, Jesus Cried, "I Thirst!" A Word of Encouragement from Elizabeth Rice Handford I remember only once being so thirsty I thought I'd die. One Saturday morning I woke up early, already burdened down by the umpteen things I had to get done by 4:00 o'clock....

The Baby Jesus and His Mother A Word of Encouragement with Elizabeth Rice Handford about Easter It's hard to imagine how the Lord Jesus, the Creator of the whole universe, could demean Himself to become a little baby. But Philippians 2:6-8 tells us that Jesus came to...

The Criminal Who Didn't Deserve Forgiveness A Reminder from Elizabeth Handford that Easter Sunday is coming! He might have been another Jim Jones or Ted Bundy or Timothy McVeigh for all we know, that man hanging on the cross next to Jesus. Whatever crimes...

What the Foolish Lost Lamb Didn't Know Thinking about the Cross with Elizabeth Rice Handford All the silly little lamb wanted was a tuft of grass across the gully. She had no intention of getting lost. But another bit of grass just beyond teased her, and then she got...

Pushing the Envelope A Wry Reminder from Elizabeth Rice Handford My son's tee shirt read, "Deal's Gap; seven miles; 318 curves." "Wow, John," I said, "tell me more." "Bikers like the challenge of curves, " he answered, "and at Deal's Gap you get 318 of them in a...

"Don't Count Your Hens Before They Hitch!" A Gentle Reminder from Elizabeth Rice Handford Five-year-old son John came home from kindergarten one day, excited as usual about all the new things he was learning. "You know what I learned today, Mother? You're not supposed...

If Your Boss Is Angry A Word of Encouragement from Elizabeth Rice Handford "I think my boss is going to fire me," my visitor said. "Why?" "Maybe because I can't do the job." "But they hired you because they thought you could do the job." "Well, I can do it, but not in...

Who Watches the One in Charge? A conversation with Elizabeth Rice Handford One morning, when I was a Christian school principal, I learned something about myself I didn't like. A teacher brought a girl into the school office. It wasn't the first time her teacher had...