by Marilyn Nutter | Mar 21, 2022 | abiding and remaining, abundant life, Bible promises, daylight savings time, Matthew 11: 28-30
As I took my groceries from the cart and loaded them in the trunk of my car, I was distracted by the crying child a few spots over. Squirming and protesting, the little boy apparently objected to walking into the supermarket. Responding to his tired legs, Mom...
by Marilyn Nutter | Feb 21, 2022 | Bible promises, life interruptions, quiet, refreshment in God's lavish love, rest, stillness in God, Zephaniah 3:17
Have you ever played the Quiet Game? I remember playing that game with my cousins. I don’t know what provoked my uncle’s idea, but one evening, he herded the kids into my grandmother’s living room while the adults enjoyed a card game in another room. He was a fun...
by Marilyn Nutter | Nov 15, 2021 | anxiety, Bible promises, challenging days, hope, inconvenience
We headed up the mountains looking forward to changes in color along the highway. Our plan included a stop at a waterfall, lunch, and finding pumpkins. As we started out, our conversation was peppered with laughter and questions from two little boys in the backseat....
by Marilyn Nutter | Sep 13, 2021 | 2 Peter 1:5-9, abiding and remaining, Bible promises
Three lanes reduced to two; construction; a disabled vehicle. How often have we met backed up traffic? Losing time isn’t on our agenda. Traffic delays are among the mild unexpected events we experience, yet they interrupt plans and send us into negative attitudes.....
by Marilyn Nutter | Sep 6, 2021 | back to school, Bible promises, Fall changes, God's faithfulness, God's nearness, God's promises, purpose, Uncategorized
Today, I am pleased to offer this page to Christine Boatwright who shares, as part of our series on God’s promises, what the promise of Fall could mean to us. Christine and I met through our Word Weavers Upstate chapter where we exchange our writing for...
by Marilyn Nutter | Jul 19, 2021 | Bible promises, Mysteries of the Messiah
I first became acquainted with Rabbi Jason Sobel when I logged in to a virtual program hosted by Carolyn Moor of Modern Widows Club. The topic considered widows sheltering in place during Covid. Rabbi Sobel pointed out that in Luke 8:42-48, we read about a bleeding...
