By: Shirley Ralston
Matthew 16:25–26 (HCSB) — 25 For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life because of Me will find it. 26 What will it benefit a man if he gains the whole world yet loses his life? Or what will a man give in exchange for his life?
I’m fortunate to have the fellowship of women in Papua New Guin [...]
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Memorial Day – What Legacy Will You L...
By: Shirley Ralston
Matthew 16:25–26 (HCSB) — 25 For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life because of Me will find it. 26 What will it benefit a man if he gains the whole world yet loses his life? Or what will a man give in exchange for his life?
I’m fortunate to have the fellowship of women in Papua New Guin [...]
Let Us See Him Rightly
“As he approached the city of Jerusalem and saw the city, he wept over it … Then he entered the temple area and began driving out those who were selling. ‘It is written,’ he said to them, ‘My house will be a house of prayer,’ but you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’” Luke 19:41, 45-46.
The bright sunshine, the longer days, and the blooming fl [...]
Maunday Thursday
After Jesus partook of the Passover meal with his apostles, he took off his outer garment, wrapped a towel around his waist, and began to wash the feet of the men. In order to understand this event properly, one must remember the Near Eastern setting. In ancient times, a person walked from place to place in sandals. Throughout the course of a [...]
Holy Week: The Culmination of Christ&...
By: Brittany Burnette
“As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples, saying to them, ‘Go to the village ahead of you, and at once you will find a donkey there, with her colt by her. Untie them and bring them to me. If anyone says anything to you, tell him that the Lord needs them, and he [...]
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By: Brittany Burnett
“Running the Race” – Hebrews 12, 1 Cor. 9:24
12:1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, we must get rid of every weight and the sin that clings so closely, and run with endurance the race set out for us, 12:2 keeping our eyes fixed on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of our faith. For the [...]
Devotional: The Road Not Taken
7:13 “Enter through the narrow gate, because the gate is wide and the way is spacious that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter through it. 7:14 But the gate is narrow and the way is difficult that leads to life, and there are few who find it. – Matthew 7:13-14
“The Road Not Taken” – Robert Frost
Two roads diverged in a yellow w [...]
No Man is an Island
Devotional material collected by: Brittany Burnett
“Death has been swallowed up in victory. O, Death, where is your victory? O, Death, where is your sting?” – 1 Cor. 15:54-55
Holy Sonnet X: “Death, Be Not Proud” – John Donne
Death, be not proud, though some have called thee
Mighty and dreadful, for thou are not so;
For those whom thou think&# [...]
Don’t Give Up on Your Dreams
By: Brittany Burnett
Don’t ever give up on your dreams. God is good – seek Him, wait on Him, trust in Him, and he’ll give you the desires of your heart. And you have many people – me included – who will support you, encourage you, love you, and cheer you on – every step of the way.
37:4 “Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the [...]
As a deer pants for water, so my soul...
Quotes compiled by Brittany Burnette
“As a deer pants for water, so my soul longs after Thee.” – Psalm 42:1
“If you asked twenty good men today what they though the highest of virtues, nineteen of them would reply, Unselfishness. But if you had asked almost any of the great Christians of old, he would have replied, Love. You see what has happ [...]
The “Otherness” of God
By: Brittany Burnette
A famous prophet once wrote the following: “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares the Lord.“As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.” Isaiah 55:8-9
This verse beautifully describes the “otherness” of God. Y [...]
