by Marilou Lyons | Sep 18, 2024 | 2024, Devotionals
A Word of Encouragement from Elizabeth Rice Handford Were you mystified as a child when you first heard Stephen Foster’s song, “Oh! Susanna, Don’t You Cry for Me”? Was it silly or supposed to be funny? What in the world did it really mean? “It rained all night the day...
by Marilou Lyons | Sep 11, 2024 | 2024, Devotionals
A Word of Encouragement from Elizabeth Rice Handford Recently a friend whom I hadn’t seen for a while dropped by to see me. Her heart seemed full, and so I mostly drank coffee and listened as she talked of many different things. But as she talked, it seemed as if...
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...
