Go the Distance - A Nighttime Prayer

The Problem with Pride - A Nighttime Prayer

Pride goes before destruction, And a haughty spirit before a fall. -- Proverbs 16:18 (NKJV)Please Pray:Father God, personal pride is something I have always struggled with. The world tells me that I should feel worthy of what I accomplish and everything I count as gain in my life. Yet, I...

Mar 17, 20251 min readPride Humility Prosperity Joy Prayer

Lilka Finley Raphael

The Problem with Pride

Pride goes before destruction, And a haughty spirit before a fall. -- Proverbs 16:18 (NKJV)Pride is deceptive. It inflates egos, is self-serving, and has no regard for other people. Pride excuses immoral behavior and perpetuates a lie of self-reliance. No wonder there are over a hundred scriptures that caution us...

Mar 17, 20252 min readPride Humility Self-help Devotion

Lilka Finley Raphael

We Are Well Able - A Nighttime Prayer

Then Caleb quieted the people before Moses, and said, “Let us go up at once and take possession, for we are well able to overcome it.” -- Numbers 13:30 (NKJV)Please Pray:Heavenly Father, thank you that we are well able to conquer the challenges we face as caregivers. Thank you for...

Feb 17, 20251 min readParenting Autism Family Motherhood Prayer

Lilka Finley Raphael

We Are Well Able

Then Caleb quieted the people before Moses, and said, “Let us go up at once and take possession, for we are well able to overcome it.” -- Numbers 13:30 (NKJV) I am a grateful empty nester. Yet, I once thought this was impossible. My child-rearing years can be summed up...

Feb 17, 20253 min readParenting Autism Family Motherhood Devotional

Lilka Finley Raphael

Searching for Purpose - A Nighttime Prayer

“I know that You can do everything, And that no purpose of Yours can be withheld from You. -- Job 42:2 (NKJV)Please Pray:Heavenly Father, may we have vision to recognize Your purpose for our lives. Renew our hearts and minds that we would obey. Allow beauty from our ashes so...

Jan 16, 20251 min readPurpose Vision Renewal Blessing Prayer

'The Chosen's' Dallas Jenkins Strives to Show Jesus 'Like Never Before' in Season 5

In a phased release, Season 5 of The Chosen will be available in theaters in the United States and Canada in three parts beginning March 28th. The season will then be available to stream on Amazon Prime Video starting in June.We recently sat down with The Chosen series creator Dallas...

Mar 28, 20251 min readThe Chosen Season 5 Dallas Jenkins Life of Jesus The Last Supper

Chris Carpenter

'County Rescue' 'a calling from the Lord' for Actors Brett Varvel, Kristin Wollett

The concept for a television series highlighting the heroic work that emergency medical technicians (EMTs) do on a daily basis is nothing new. How can one forget fictional dramas 9-1-1, Rescue Me, or if we go way back, the classic 1970s series Emergency!. But for all of their success, how...

Mar 28, 20258 min readCounty Rescue Great American Pure Flix Brett Varvel Kristin Wollett First Responders

Chris Carpenter

'The Chosen's' Jonathan Roumie on the Chaos and Quiet of Season 5

In a phased release, Season 5 of The Chosen will be available in theaters in the United States and Canada in three parts beginning March 28th. The season will then be available to stream on Amazon Prime Video starting in June.Crossmap recently sat down with Jonathan Roumie at the Adolphus...

Mar 27, 20251 min readThe Chosen Jonathan Roumie Season 5 Life of Jesus

Peggi Tustan

Healthy Relationships: The Key to a Happy Life!

“Friendship is born of that moment when one person says to another,‘What? You, too? I thought I was the only one.’”–C.S. LewisWe are meant to live in community. God created us to need one another. You and I are not meant to travel this journey of life alone. Relationships are...

Mar 28, 20253 min readFriendship Healthy Relationships Community

Lilka Finley Raphael

Lilka Finley Raphael has been a licensed pharmacist for over thirty years. Still, she has learned that the most potent prescriptions are not in bottles. Prayer and persistence are far more effective than any medication dispensed. A love for writing, gardening, and photography prompted Lilka to share her experiences and life lessons on her blogs God, autism and me, B Is for Blessed, and God and the Garden. Lilka’s most recent accolades include a Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference 2024 Selah Award Finalist for the Published Devotion category and recognition at the Asheville Christian Writers Conference as 2024 Sparrow Award winner. Lilka is also a monthly contributor to Edie Melson’s the Write Conversation, a Writer’s Digest top one-hundred website for writers. However, Lilka’s greatest achievements are her two adult sons who have flown the nest. Happily married for thirty-one years, she lives east of Atlanta, Georgia with her husband, Rod. They share their home with two German Shepherds—Holly and Ivy—and one naughty kitty, Moxie. Lilka's musings and photography are available at lilkaraphael.com

Go the Distance - A Nighttime Prayer

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