by leedannelly | Apr 19, 2021 | 2021, Devotionals
Looking for a Loophole in the Promise You Made? A Word of Encouragement from Elizabeth Rice Handford Looking for a loophole in the promise you made? You can always find one. A teenager trapped in his automobile after an accident prayed, “God, if you get me out...
by leedannelly | Apr 12, 2021 | 2021, Devotionals
Keeping a Promise When It Hurts A Word of Encouragement from Elizabeth Rice Handford Way back in the neolithic age (well, really, in the 1950’s) in Wheaton, Illinois, I managed a Christian book store for my father. To promote the store, I planned a gala...
by leedannelly | Apr 5, 2021 | 2021, Devotionals
Daddy’s Office Door Is Always Open to His Children Thoughts on Jesus’ Final Words on the Cross with Elizabeth Rice Handford Margi knew her daddy was a very busy man because lots of people needed him. They called him “Pastor Handford.” Mother...
by leedannelly | Mar 29, 2021 | 2021, Devotionals
Jesus Cried, “It Is Finished!” Thinking About Jesus on the Cross with Elizabeth Rice Handford Looking back over my life, I’ve tried to remember a time when I could honestly say, “That’s done. I did it. Mission accomplished.” But...
by leedannelly | Mar 22, 2021 | 2021, Devotionals
When Does a Mother Quit Being a Mother? Thinking about Jesus on the Cross with Elizabeth Rice Handford One evening recently my daughter called me, and I knew at once from her voice that she was very sick. She’d had some complications from cataract surgery, and...
by leedannelly | Mar 15, 2021 | 2021, Devotionals
On the Cross, Jesus Cried, “I Thirst!” A Word of Encouragement from Elizabeth Rice Handford I remember only once being so thirsty I thought I’d die. One Saturday morning I woke up early, already burdened down by the umpteen things I had to get done...
