Tagged: Peace

  • Two Wrong Choices: Psalm 23:2
    Thursday, June 6th, 2019     Sherry Carter     5 Comments

    This is the second post in my series on Psalm 23. To see the first post, click here.     He makes me lie down in green pastures,  he leads me beside quiet waters Psalm 23:2 Green pastures…quiet waters. A picture of a peaceful time with God.   He makes me lie down in green pastures.   Make is the operative word here, friends. Even though it sounds like a done deal, we always have the choice to… Read More

  • Peacemakers
    Saturday, August 18th, 2018     Sherry Carter     Start the Conversation

    Photo by 广博 郝 on Unsplash Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called  children of God. Matthew 3:9  Blessed (loved and favored) by God are the peacemakers (ones who have received the peace of God in their hearts and who bring peace to others), for they will be called children (righteous worshippers) of God. The heart of this verse is in the flow-through. Jesus is the peacemaker in our souls. Paul says that we were once God's enemies but,… Read More

  • Desperate Prayers
    Friday, September 4th, 2015     Sherry Carter     13 Comments

    Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort. 2 Corinthians 1:3 We’ve all been there. Crying out in desperation to the Lord.  A crisis that almost destroyed my family and, even now, the pain hits me, without warning, like the proverbial ton of bricks. My sister, who’s caught in a horrible job that threatens to cripple her. My closest friend Joanna… Read More

  • Beauty and Blessing
    Friday, May 22nd, 2015     Sherry Carter     8 Comments

    I spent this  week at the Blue Ridge Mountains Christians Writers Conference, lovingly called BRMCWC for short.  Ridgecrest Conference Center - what an amazing place. In between the classes, there are the reunions with precious writer friends and the excitement of making new ones. And then there is the beauty! And, above all, the amazing presence of God! Peace, joy - this place is a sanctuary for me. Is there a place that brings you… Read More

  • Put God Inbetween
    Tuesday, January 6th, 2015     Sherry Carter     3 Comments

    Put God between you and your foe. Streams in the Desert, January 5 A couple years ago, a friend and I went to one of my favorite places, the zoo. We were oohing and ahhing over a baby elephant when someone's cell phone rang. What happened next was beautiful. Three elephants ran over and surrounded the startled baby. This memory came to mind when I read my devotion yesterday morning. The adult elephants put themselves… Read More