Author: Lisa Samra

Art

Painted In

Viewing art used to feel like a marathon. I needed good running shoes on my early visits to art museums as I raced through the

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Our Daily Bread

Loving Leadership

Happy Mother’s Day! Today’s devotional was inspired by the viral video of a mama bear attempting to get her four cubs across the street (the

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Art

Drops of Red

I first saw one of van Gogh’s olive trees paintings more than 30 years ago and I’m still entranced by them. A reproduction of one

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Lent

Perfect Sacrifice

As we begin Holy Week, I am reminded that Jesus fulfilled the entire law so that when he died on a cross he could open

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Books

Known by God

I am delighted to announce that Known by God is available for preorder. This book features devotional insights on 40 women in the Bible, along with

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Marriage

Rejoicing Love

Remember Covid weddings? Zoom bridal showers. Masks except during the ceremony when everyone stood six feet apart. Streaming the service. 25 guests or fewer. And

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Our Daily Bread

Always Hope

“Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen” is a soulful Black spiritual song of lament and sorrow. It’s a modern day psalm that inspired this article

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Marriage

Love that Forgives

I love this 1941 wedding picture of Jim’s great-uncle Pete and great-aunt Ruth. They are so young. Little did they know that their love story

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Christmas

Shining in the Darkness

Due to a “once-in-a-generation” blizzard, one of our favorite holiday traditions likely won’t be held today — the Christmas Eve candlelight service. Even though we

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Christian Life

What’s in a Name?

Even though we often don’t think about it, our names actually convey a lot of information. Pondering some of the history my name holds led

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Our Daily Bread

Legacy of Faith

A study that highlighted the significant spiritual impact of mothers and grandmothers in their families became the springboard for this devotional. The full study can

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Christmas

Christmas Light

Our friends Angel and Warren invited us to their house to see their Christmas tree lit with real candles! That beautiful scene (and the delicious

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Christian Life

To Look Like Christ

Our family has had the privilege of going to family camp at Gull Lake Ministries each summer for many years. The best part of camp

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