by Crystal Stine | Sep 15, 2023 | From Broken to Restored (Nehemiah), Love God Greatly Posts |
“Please, Lord, listen attentively to the prayer of your servant and to the prayer of your servants who take pleasure in showing respect to your name. Grant your servant success today and show compassion to me in the presence of this man.” – Nehemiah 1:11 In...
by Crystal Stine | Jun 28, 2023 | Enduring Hope, Love God Greatly Posts |
When my now-husband proposed to me, we were on the front porch of my parent’s home and I was not making it easy. I was in sweatpants, ready for a comfortable evening with family. Instead we were outside on the swing, in the cold. He couldn’t seem to get the words out...
by Crystal Stine | Apr 12, 2023 | He Sees, He Knows, He Cares (Luke), Love God Greatly Posts |
“Simon, Simon, pay attention! Satan has demanded to have you all, to sift you like wheat, but I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith may not fail. When you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.” – Luke 22:31–32 A few years ago, my daughter...
by Crystal Stine | Mar 8, 2023 | He Sees, He Knows, He Cares (Luke), Love God Greatly Posts |
“Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, because he has come to help and has redeemed his people. For he has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David, as he spoke through the mouth of his holy prophets from long ago,that we should be...
by Crystal Stine | Feb 10, 2023 | Importance of Prayer (2023), Love God Greatly Posts |
At bedtime each night, my husband and I take turns reading a short devotional to our daughter from one of the various age-appropriate Bible storybooks on her bookshelf. Over the years the stories have gotten more complex, the topics more relevant to her current...