by leedannelly | Mar 3, 2021 | 2021, Devotionals
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...
by leedannelly | Feb 22, 2021 | 2021, Devotionals
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...
by leedannelly | Feb 15, 2021 | 2021, Devotionals
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...
by leedannelly | Feb 8, 2021 | 2021, Devotionals
“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,...
by leedannelly | Feb 2, 2021 | 2021, Devotionals
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...
by leedannelly | Jan 25, 2021 | 2021, Devotionals
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...