Sideline for Substance

Week 25, Weekend Elizabeth Luter   In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand. Ecclesiastes 11:6 (kjv) I’ve spent the last five years spinning my wheels. I’ve worked from sunup to sundown to strengthen the ministry assigned to my hands. Due to disaster, the ministry in which I serve…

Finish

Week 25, Friday Elizabeth Luter   The race is not to the swift. Ecclesiastes 9:11 (kjv) When growing up, I always heard teachers say, “If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again.” As a child, completing a task was an obvious goal. For example: Finish your homework, eat everything on your plate, and complete…

Two

Week 25, Thursday Elizabeth Luter   Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour. Ecclesiastes 4:9 (kjv) My husband and I labor together in ministry. He is indeed the head, and I’m his support. In earlier days, I wished I could sing before he preached. Through many trying times,…

Rest: A Way to Heal

Week 25, Tuesday Elizabeth Luter   And a time to heal . . . Ecclesiastes 3:3 (kjv) Sitting home resting after a brief hospital stay has given me a new perspective on healing. In old days, the common remedy for every illness was chicken soup and rest. Doctors and medicines were used only in extreme…

Another Season

Week 25, Monday Elizabeth Luter   To everything there is a season . . . Ecclesiastes 3:1 (kjv) Looking back from this present moment, I have one main observation: Everyone around me always arrives at the seasons of life ages before I do. There are days when I feel left out. But at the same…

She Was! He Is!

Week 24, Weekend Diane Nix   Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. Point out anything in me that offends you, and lead me along the path of everlasting life. Psalm 139:23-24 (nlt) There she was, walking into the neighborhood once again. The dark car let her…

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