by Marilou Lyons | Aug 1, 2022 | 2022, Devotionals
A Word of Encouragement from Elizabeth Rice Handford. Why is it that so often these days I find myself holding a different opinion than what a TV drama is portraying? Or what a panel of experts is advocating? Or what a popular actor is promoting? I gladly affirm their...
by Marilou Lyons | Jul 25, 2022 | 2022, Devotionals
A Word of Encouragement from Elizabeth Rice Handford So here I am, dressed in my “Sunday-go-to-meeting clothes,” teaching my Sunday school class of young wives. I’m the pastor’s wife, mind you, mother of seven small children, expected to be a paragon of virtue...
by Marilou Lyons | Jul 18, 2022 | 2022, Devotionals
A Word of Encouragement from Elizabeth Rice Handford Grey Lady was a beautiful, purebred yellow-eyed weimaraner given to us by a friend. She was so affectionate, she’d stand on her hind legs, put her big paws on my shoulders and slobber her kisses all over my face....
by Marilou Lyons | Jul 11, 2022 | Devotionals
An earnest request from Elizabeth Rice Handford Have you prayed for your president today? I ask this, not as a Democrat or Republican or an Independent, but as someone who suddenly has realized that as a child of God I’ve been neglecting an important part of my...
by Marilou Lyons | Jul 7, 2022 | Devotionals
A Gentle Reminder from Elizabeth Rice Handford When I was a teenager I came across a Scripture that terrified me. Jesus said, “And I tell you this, that you must give an account on judgment day of every idle word you speak” (Matthew 12:36 nlt). What was an “idle”...
by Marilou Lyons | Jun 27, 2022 | Devotionals
A Word of Commitment from Elizabeth Rice Handford In the last ten years, more than 7.3 million people have been welcomed as naturalized citizens of the United States. Every single one of those new citizens stood before a U.S. official, put their right hands over their...
