Will Heaven be boring? Nobody really knows! Those qualified by Christ are invited, in the end, to ‘enter into your rest!’ The secular world likes to depict Heaven as a region of white fluffy clouds, with chubby winged babies providing a harp soundtrack. There is a lot of confusion (or wishful thinking) out there about …
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When is the Right Time?
Sometimes, God calls us to wait, and sometimes, we’re just procrastinating. Hi, it’s Dienece Darling here again. Have you ever grappled over the question, “Am I waiting on God or am I procrastinating?” I know I have, but perhaps two stories in the Bible can help us find an answer today. To know the right …
Devotion: One Step Back, Two Steps Forward
I love stories. I particularly love the stories of the Bible’s Old Testament. During our worship time at the office where I work, we are reflecting on the life of David. His life reads like a contemporary drama series, including wrongful persecution, a king’s abuse of power, and thrilling pursuits. The stories of the Bible …
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DEVOTIONAL: Then Jesus
It was a dark and spooky night… I’m a visual person. I like to see things in front of me and I like to have little notes or signs to remind me of things. On my desk, I like to have pot-it notes and little signs to remind me of things and encourage me. One …
When God Stops You
Hi, it’s Dienece Darling doing something new today! I’m adding devotional blogs to what I write with ACW. Pondering God’s Word is something close to my heart, and I hope you enjoy looking through the Bible with me. So, settle in, and let’s start our journey together to the foot of God’s throne. Have you …
Devotional | Faith during Troubled Times
Where are you, God? I find myself asking this question time and again as I watch in horror the cruelty humanity is capable of. The wars and unrest that appear rife across the globe are distressing to witness. Grief is pictured on every single face of the survivors, as they experience the destruction of their …
Devotional | Waiting For The Bus
Today on the blog we have a devotion from Karen Rees. “Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come.” Matt. 24:42 With a seemingly unstoppable worldwide pandemic, massive protest demonstrations in various countries, and the world’s economy on the verge of collapse, are these signs that Christ is …
Love in Action
Romans 12:9-21 This passage in Romans (New International Version) is marked as ‘Love in action’. What an intriguing idea. I’d like to pull out a few of the pieces of advice to focus on them in context of how we serve the Kingdom of God in our writing. V9. Love must be sincere … We …
Author Spotlight | Getting to know Deanna Nowadick
Today our author spotlight features Deanna Nowadick who talks about her latest release. A devotional I am happy to recommend. Rapid questions Long black or flat white? I’m a writer from the Seattle area of Washington state who starts EVERY day with an iced latte. I’d love to find myself in Australia one day ordering …
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Devotion: Using Your Wild Card Power for Good
My husband and I were invited to a church friend’s home to play games with his two other guests. After some discussion, we decided to play Uno®, a popular game we were all familiar with. One of the cards in the deck is a wild card. With it, the player has the power to do …
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