Author: Lisa Samra

God Our Refuge

I adored the 2019 remake of Little Women. It reminded me of one of my favorite lines in the book spoken by Marmee, the family

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Our Daily Bread

Refreshing Words

Woven throughout the godly wisdom given in the book of Proverbs are many insights on the power of our words to heal or harm.  Today’s

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Christian Life

Moved to Action

In the familiar story of the Good Samaritan in Luke’s Gospel explored in this post, we are invited again to consider not only the question,

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Our Daily Bread

A Thanksgiving Blessing

Happy Thanksgiving! Today’s devotional reminds us that there are blessings when we practice hospitality at Thanksgiving or any time of the year. All is well,

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Our Daily Bread

More Precious Than Gold

While visiting a yard sale in Connecticut, a man discovered this bowl featuring designs incorporating lotus, peony, chrysanthemum and pomegranate blossoms. He swiftly purchased the

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Our Daily Bread

Hope for the Hurting

“Most people carry scars that others can’t see or understand.” The vulnerability of this quote stuck with me because it came from a Major League

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God Hears Her

Updating Recipes

The church has always been living in the tension of how to live out Jesus’ mission of evangelism and discipleship in each specific era of

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Our Daily Bread

Shamrock Theology

People have always used everyday objects or experiences to explain spiritual truths. To take that which is seen to help example what is unseen. When

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Our Daily Bread

Lonely but Not Forgotten

Regardless of the reason why you may be experiencing loneliness, I hope today’s devotional is a reminder that we are never forgotten by God.

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Our Daily Bread

Faithful in Prayer

Malcolm Cloutt was faithful in prayer. In his lifetime, Cloutt kept a record of each person he had given a bible, which numbered more than

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Christian Life

Every Moment Holy

When I wrote this devotional there was only one volume in the Every Moment Holy series. The third volume comes out this fall and I’ve

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Our Daily Bread

God’s Mighty Power

I was captivated when I read a news article about how the mighty Mississippi actually reversed course for several hours as a result of the

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Our Daily Bread

Live in Freedom

June 19, 2023 is the third year that the U.S. government officially recognized Juneteenth, a federal holiday commemorating the date in 1865 that slaves in

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