by Marilou Lyons | Dec 22, 2025 | 2025, Devotionals
A Word of Encouragement from Elizabeth R. Handford Thou didst leave Thy throne and Thy kingly crown, When Thou camest to earth for me; But in Bethlehem’s home was there found no room For Thy holy nativity. O come to my heart, Lord Jesus, There is room in my...
by Marilou Lyons | Dec 16, 2025 | 2025, Devotionals
A Word of Encouragement from Elizabeth Rice Handford When you stop to think about it, the whole Christmas story is incredible, almost too good to be true. But it’s so familiar, we may forget how very wonderful it is. Just think! The eternal, almighty God, who has...
by Marilou Lyons | Dec 10, 2025 | 2025, Devotionals
A Word of Encouragement from Elizabeth Rice Handford One famous man made his money in oil. He was “the richest man in the world” when he moved his home from America to Britain. He was so stingy with his money that he put pay phones throughout his English castle to...
by Marilou Lyons | Dec 10, 2025 | 2025, Devotionals
A Word of Encouragement from Elizabeth Rice Handford “Joy to the world!” we sing so gladly on Christmas Day, “the Lord is come! Let earth receive her King!” But there are 123 million refugees in the world to whom that song is a mockery. Joy? Peace? Driven out of...
by Marilou Lyons | Nov 12, 2025 | Uncategorized
A Word of Encouragement from Elizabeth Rice Handford A friend of mine likes to analyze her friends, like a therapist, to decide their “temperament.” Through the years, I’ve taken lots of those tests, all based on the psychology of the moment. I remember a test by...
