Have you ever wanted to do something, but been afraid to try? Or, do you compare your attempts to others, and feel like you might as well go home? I think we all struggle with that from time to time. But the truth is everyone started somewhere. Even the best had to start from ground zero and learn. And […]
As September begins, I’m doing a reset. First, I intend to be bolder and posting more. It may involve just some musings, newsy items regarding my writing, or devotionals. I can’t promise they’ll all be three-minute reads, but I can promise they’ll be what I feel the LORD lays on my heart. Second, please check out my
Our country has just celebrated its 250th anniversary. It’s also an election year, and the candidates are doing their best to get our attention using all kinds of media. But I wonder what the Prophet Daniel would have to say? In Daniel 2:20-22 he said: “…Blessed be the name of God forever and ever, to whom belong wisdom and
My book, “My Name is Daniel,” has an updated cover, and is now available on Amazon in paperback and Kindle editions! (Full paperback cover pictured.) This is a first-person retelling of the Prophet Daniel’s story from the time he is deported to Babylon as a young man to his later years. He’s an encouragement to stay faithful to
Four and a half years ago, when things were topsy-turvy in our world, I wrote a post about keeping the “main thing the main thing” http://cyndicarter.com/2021/03/03/the-main-thing/. Well, much to my dismay, things are at least if not more chaotic, and so I’d like to address what’s going on. As I walked this morning the words of Paul
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On New Year’s Day my devotional reading included a verse from Joshua chapter 3. The Israelites were about to cross the Jordan River into Canaan, and the officers went around the camp telling the people to keep their distance as they followed the Ark of the Covenant as the priests carried it, and said, “Do not
At Christmas we celebrate Jesus’ coming to earth as a humble babe, and we give gifts just as the Wise Men did. We say that He is the greatest gift, and that’s true. I’d like to unpack that a little. First, Jesus came to show us who God the Father really was. He said if you’ve seen me,
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I love this cover of “Simple Gifts” by cellist Steven Sharp Nelson. It speaks to me of life and love. On this Thanksgiving Day, let’s be grateful for all the simple gifts with which we are blessed.
Milton has come and gone (whew!). We were relatively unaffected, so we were blessed to be able to lend a helping hand to others. There’s still a lot of need out there, since Hurricane Helene also caused a lot of damage only two weeks before Milton. Now that things have settled down a bit, here’s an update
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Hurricane Milton is expected to make landfall on Florida’s west coast in a few hours. We’ll see if we lose power or not, or for how long. I’ll be back then.
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