by Marilou Lyons | Apr 8, 2024 | 2024, Devotionals
A Word of Encouragement from Rice Elizabeth Handford Sometimes in life there is absolutely no one, nothing, that can help you except your Almighty God. There are crises in life that no amount of money, no amount of influence, no education or intelligence can solve....
by Marilou Lyons | Apr 2, 2024 | 2024, Devotionals
A Word of Encouragement from Elizabeth Rice Handford I woke up one morning this week, feeling that I needed to call a friend who’d been going through a difficult time with her aged husband’s illness. Was it a prompting by God? I thought so. I knew it certainly wasn’t...
by Marilou Lyons | Mar 25, 2024 | 2024, Devotionals
A Word of Encouragement from Elizabeth Handford Yoga and meditation had become popular in the United States by the time I was a sophomore in high school. My English teacher thought we might write more freely if we learned to “meditate.” She told us to sit without...
by Marilou Lyons | Mar 18, 2024 | 2024, Devotionals
A Word of Encouragement from Elizabeth Rice Handford That the earth has gotten warmer in the last few decades is a fact, though some politicians have tried to exploit the danger for their own profit. Should we Christians be afraid of global warming? What is our...
by Marilou Lyons | Mar 14, 2024 | 2024, Devotionals
A Word of Encouragement from Elizabeth Rice Handford Have you seen the smile on the face of a father when he holds his baby son? . . . the solemn, tender faces of a bride and groom as they vow to love each other “as long as we both shall live”? . . . the grieving,...
by Marilou Lyons | Mar 5, 2024 | 2024, Devotionals
A Word of Encouragement from Elizabeth Handford I was caring for a child whose mother had suddenly abandoned her family. The father was desperately looking for ways to make sure the children were cared for, so that day I watched the 5-year-old while the two older...
