On the Cusp * 10 Minute Devotional
01/29/2019
Trusting God when the edge of newness is near. … More On the Cusp * 10 Minute Devotional
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Like a Turtle on a Fencepost * 10 Minute Devotional
01/25/2018
Alex Haley, author or Roots, kept a photo in his office of a turtle on a fencepost. When asked about this odd conversation piece, he’d respond: Any time I start to think, ‘Look how good I am,’ I look at the turtle—me—and realize I did not get here by myself. Sometimes Daryl and I talk about … More Like a Turtle on a Fencepost * 10 Minute Devotional
Featured today at The Glorious Table
11/27/2017
The funny thing about pain is that it lives only in our minds. We can see its effects–sleeplessness or thrashing about or tears–but we can’t see it. Once a painful season has ended, the pain lives in our memories. And it often looks different on the other side. I wrote this post for The Glorious Table nearly five … More Featured today at The Glorious Table
A Sniper-free Zone * 10 Minute Devotional
08/01/2017
If you haven’t seen the movie Hacksaw Ridge, it’s pretty great. Lots of gore (it’s a WWII film about one of its most deadly battles), but also a really compelling story of faith. The film got me thinking about the damage a sniper can do. In war, a sniper can take out soldiers from a … More A Sniper-free Zone * 10 Minute Devotional
The Next Obedient Step * 10 Minute Devotional
05/11/2017
Sometimes there is nothing left to do but take the next obedient step. When strategizing and brainstorming comes to an end, when finances run dry, when a medical diagnosis isn’t good, when the weight of grief is too much to bear, sometimes there is nothing left to do but take the next obedient step. Remember … More The Next Obedient Step * 10 Minute Devotional
Courtney B Ellis 