by Marilou Lyons | Jun 26, 2023 | 2023, Devotionals
A word of encouragement from Elizabeth Rice Handford The Israeli King Ahab in Bible times wasn’t doing what a good king was supposed to do: helping people do right and punishing evil doers. (The story is told in First Kings, chapter 20.) Instead, King Ahab was “doing...
by Marilou Lyons | Jun 20, 2023 | 2023, Devotionals
A Word of Encouragement from Elizabeth Rice Handford Life throws a lot of choices at us, and sometimes they are more important than we realize. I remember one late evening when I suddenly had to make a life-altering decision by 8:00 o’clock the next morning. I was 18...
by Marilou Lyons | Jun 13, 2023 | 2023, Devotionals
A Word of Encouragement from Elizabeth Rice Handford We talked our last time together about how comforting God’s merciful forgiveness of our failures is, and how His loving kindness will endure throughout eternity. I remember another time when God extended His mercy...
by Marilou Lyons | Jun 6, 2023 | 2023, Devotionals
A Word of Encouragement from Elizabeth Rice Handford The man had betrayed his wife, shamed his friends, lost the respect of his children, disgusted his church family. For the last ten years he has been penitently rebuilding his life, earning back his wife’s love,...
by Marilou Lyons | Jun 1, 2023 | 2023, Devotionals
A Word of Encouragement from Elizabeth Rice Handford The voice on the phone was broken with sobs. “Mrs. Handford, could you come over real quick? My home is falling apart.” Of course I went at once. What horrible tragedy had overcome that precious home? Jane let me in...
by Marilou Lyons | May 22, 2023 | 2023, Devotionals
A Word of Encouragement from Elizabeth Rice Handford Woodruff Road in Greenville, last week. Oozing Friday afternoon traffic. Three lanes of bumper to bumper automobiles. A traffic light in our favor but nothing moves because incoming traffic has blocked all lanes....
