by Crystal Brashear | Mar 10, 2022 | Daily Devotional
Better is open rebuke than hidden love. Faithful are the wounds of a friend; profuse are the kisses of an enemy.— Proverbs 27:5-6 As believers, we are called to love in the way that Christ has loved us, sacrificially and honestly. And I wonder, how many of us have...
by Crystal Brashear | Feb 8, 2022 | Daily Devotional
This devotional was originally published on February 1, 2019. Plant a thought and reap a word; plant a word and reap an action; plant an action and reap a habit; plant a habit and reap a character; plant a character and reap a destiny. — Episcopal bishop John...
by Crystal Brashear | Feb 3, 2022 | Daily Devotional
My son gives fantastic hugs. I think this is an exceptional quality in a high school guy, but it’s true. What I like about his hugs is that they aren’t lightning-quick. Instead, he hugs me long enough to slow me down. After a hug like that, I feel more...
by Crystal Brashear | Dec 23, 2021 | Daily Devotional
Great joy: two short words that really pack a punch! I typically conceptualize joy as a deep, abiding force that remains constant despite my circumstances. Whether things are going fairly well, or my life has really tanked, joy is an underground spring that supports...
by Crystal Brashear | Nov 18, 2021 | Daily Devotional
“To depart from righteousness is to choose a life of crushing burdens, failures, and disappointments, a life caught in the toils of endless problems that are never resolved. Here is the source of that unending soap opera, that sometimes horror show known as...
by Crystal Brashear | Oct 14, 2021 | Daily Devotional
“Hope” is the thing with feathers – That perches in the soul – And sings the tune without the words – And never stops – at all – And sweetest – in the Gale – is heard – And sore must be the storm – That...
