As some of you have learned from reading our book or following our social media, our family has walked through a circumstance no one wants to experience, yet too many have. We lost our 25-year-old son, Noah, in June 2021 to the ravages of the fentanyl epidemic. The days, weeks, and months following his death…
Lessons I’ve Learned in the Past Five Years of Saying Yes I’ve learned that when God lays something on your heart, ministry often begins long before you ever plan for it. Sometimes you’re not trying to start anything new at all—you’re just responding to a nudge. And that nudge? That’s the Holy Spirit, quietly directing…
We are excited to welcome author Asheritah Ciuciu to the Soiree table today and learn more about her beautiful Advent devotional, Unwrapping the Names of Jesus.
Why do humans find talking to God, aka prayer, so hard? Could it be shyness or self-sufficiency? For some people, shame may be keeping them from God because they have doubts or possibly feel like they have done too many bad things. Whatever the reasons are, none of these things can impede the Creator when…
While traveling a few weeks ago, I saw this image and just had to take a snapshot. There were profound messages in that scene. The black sheep looked so far removed from the herd, alone, isolated, and feeling the weighty stares of his herd-mates. I couldn’t help but ponder it. Do you ever feel like…
“And he arose and came to his father. But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and felt compassion, and ran and embraced him and kissed him.” — Luke 15:20 ESV I sat on the ground, staring into my pink, Women’s Devotional Bible, reading that day’s message. Sitting in the…
Whether we are frequent students of God’s word or have barely opened the Bible, most of us have heard the term “Prodigal Son.” Jesus’s story of the Prodigal, or what some call Lost Son, is one of His most famous narratives from Scripture. If you are like me, you may have focused primarily on the…
Psalm 23 is one of the most familiar passages in Scripture, often recited at funerals or in times of trouble, grief, or uncertainty. Its words are familiar, comforting, and deeply personal. But, for me, there’s a particular line that jumps off the page: “You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies.”…
Last week we kicked off our series called Portrait of a Dinner Guest with a brief, perhaps seldom considered biographical sketch of Jesus as the guest. We learned that Jesus was invited to dinner many times during His earthly ministry. Sometimes others invited Him, sometimes He invited Himself, and a few times He even prepared the…
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