by Marilou Lyons | Sep 3, 2024 | 2024, Devotionals
A Word of Encouragement from Elizabeth Rice Handford “It’s easy for you to be a good Christian, Libby,” a friend once said to me. “You grew up in a Christian home, and your parents were good Christians.” “You’re right, Anna. You know how grateful I am for my godly...
by Marilou Lyons | Aug 27, 2024 | 2024, Devotionals
A Word of Encouragement from Elizabeth R. Handford Walt and I had a dear friend who was a multi-millionaire. We were very careful never to presume on his generosity because we had heard too many of his “friends” hint without subtlety of their needs. He once said to...
by Marilou Lyons | Aug 9, 2024 | 2024, Devotionals
A Word of Encouragement from Elizabeth Rice Handford If you are a follower of the Lord Jesus, you can’t help feeling the enormous pressures of our culture against our faith. I sometimes feel like Nik Wallenda, the first person ever to cross Niagara Falls on a...
by Marilou Lyons | Aug 7, 2024 | 2024, Devotionals
A Word of Encouragement from Elizabeth Rice Handford Walt and I were flying home from a conference in Michigan in our sturdy airplane, 1368 Juliet. We had almost reached the altitude we had been assigned when suddenly the door on my side of the plane popped open with...
by Marilou Lyons | Jul 29, 2024 | 2024, Devotionals
A Word of Encouragement from Elizabeth Rice Handford People often ask me what my favorite verse in the Bible is, and my answer depends on what I am troubled about at the moment! Sometimes it has been one that you probably can quote from memory: “For God so loved the...
by Marilou Lyons | Jul 24, 2024 | 2024, Devotionals
A Word of Encouragement from Elizabeth Rice Handford I was dismayed when I opened my front door to a woman who came to me for counsel.Her face was a taut mask of pain and grief like I’d seldom seen. I hadn’t met her before, and I had no idea of her need. But she could...
