Category Archives: Devotionals

A world I can control

Posted on December 12, 2019 by

By: Carole L. Haines All of us must die eventually. Our lives are like water spilled out on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again. But God does not just sweep life away; instead, he devises ways to bring … Continue reading →

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Dusty Trails

Posted on May 22, 2019 by

By: Carole L. Haines Just shake it off, that dust from your feet. Simply shake it off.  This concept, from a familiar passage of Scripture, was illuminated by God for me through a Bible Study I am doing with a … Continue reading →

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Taking Life as He comes

Posted on May 15, 2019 by

By: Carole L. Haines I do a lot of thinking when I am doing chores around the house.  I have some real unspoken chats with God while folding laundry or unloading and reloading the dishwasher. This morning’s revelation had to … Continue reading →

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Our Good Shepherd

Posted on April 28, 2019 by

by: Carole L. Haines Have you ever noticed how much a question mark looks like a Shepherd’s Staff?  I was in a Bible a Bible study the other day about questions in the Bible, and it just struck me how … Continue reading →

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Those Pesky Thorns

Posted on April 22, 2019 by

by: Carole L. Haines One Easter morning, several Seasons ago, I was removing the Crown of thorns from the cross outside my house, and the black drape that had displayed the reminder of His death for two days. I then … Continue reading →

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That Confusing Saturday

Posted on April 20, 2019 by

by: Carole L. Haines I can’t imagine how depressed those disciples must have felt when they awoke to the reality of Saturday morning. The day after having lived the most horrific day in history.  Good Friday is what we call … Continue reading →

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First and Foremost

Posted on June 29, 2018 by

By: Carole L. Haines The greatest gift we can give ourselves is to let God give us His own view of ourselves. First and foremost we give ourselves to God fully and unreservedly, as Oswald Chambers says: God never forces … Continue reading →

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