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I was a Stranger

Struggling in your marriage? This online lesson will encourage you. Join us for our Daily Devotional Chat today in our Women’s Chatroom at 10:30 am EDT. Jesus said, "I was a stranger, and you took me in" (Matthew 25:35-b). I was eighteen when my fiancé, Al Larson, received orders to move from Lakehurst Naval Air Station in New Jersey... >Full Story

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The Gift of Encouragement

Do you need encouragement? Talk to us. Join us for our Daily Devotional Chat today in our Women’s Chatroom at 10:30 am EST. “Therefore, encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing” (1 Thessalonians 5:11). How our world needs encouragers, people who will inspire us with courage and hope. Do you know...... >Read More



Don’t Give Up

Struggling in your marriage? Talk to a mentor. Join us for our Daily Devotional Chat today in our Women’s Chatroom at 10:30 am EST. Perseverance is not my favorite word.  It means to continue a course of action in spite of difficulties.  There are other ways to say it…hang in there, keep going, remain, stand firm, stick at it, don’t...... >Read More



An Invocation of Strength

God knows...God cares...God loves you…There is hope. Someone is waiting to talk with you now. “May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loves us and by his grace gave us eternal encouragement and good hope, encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good deed and word” (2 Thessalonians 2:16, 17). Are you weary...... >Read More



Thanksgiving Reversal

Feeling lonely on Thanksgiving? You're welcome to join our online chat room, or contact a mentor if you'd prefer to talk with someone privately by email. "Encourage one another daily" (Hebrews 3:13) A word or act of encouragement has the ability to uplift the spirit. Encouragement can be a lifeline. It can raise hope and thanksgiving in a heart...... >Read More



Eagerly Seeking

How real is your God? Talk to someone about that. Join us for our Daily Devotional Chat today in our Women’s Chatroom at 10:30 am EDT. “They sought God eagerly, and He was found by them” (2 Chronicles 15:15). Eagerly: fervently, enthusiastically, readily, willingly, keenly. One dictionary even includes “raring to go” as a synonym!...... >Read More



One with Christ

Do you have questions about relationships? Can we talk? Join us for our Daily Devotional Chat today in our Women’s Chatroom at 10:30 am EDT. “If you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from His love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, then make my joy complete by being...... >Read More



A Bruised Reed He Will Not Break

Donned in her favorite nightgown Kimberly* slips under the covers anticipating a good night’s sleep. Patting her husband’s shoulder she says, Goodnight honey… Tentatively Ron reaches out for Kimberly and nuzzles her check giving her a tender kiss. With a familiar sick sinking feeling in the pit of her stomach, Kimberly wriggles away from Ron,...... >Read More


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