Author: Katie Shott

Famous Last Words

I was just nineteen years old when my mum died after a very short illness. Although it has been a long time now, I still remember our conversation and the final words she spoke to me on the night before she died. They are precious words that I treasure. They

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Waiting, Hoping, Trusting

The Main Characters One of the things I really look forward to every Christmas season is the annual nativity play with the kids in church. Of course there are the main characters, Joseph, Mary, baby Jesus, but then you add in a few shepherds, wise men, angels, the inn keeper,

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God is Able

God Alone is Worthy I wonder if, like me, you have a favorite book, movie, or place that is just that little bit more significant to you than any other? When it comes to the Old Testament, the narrative of Shadrach, Meshach, Abednego, and the fiery furnace, found in Daniel

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Daughters of Encouragement

Have you ever had a nickname, or been called a pet name by family or friends? Sometimes it can simply be a shortened version of your name, or perhaps it’s a name that describes your personality or aspects of your character.      In Acts 4 we read of a man called

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Maranatha

Excitement. Anticipation. Expectation. Oh, how I remember, as a child, the feelings in December, as I counted down the days waiting for Christmas to come! As an adult, I confess to having lost much of that child-like wonder and awe as I continue to wait in different seasons of life.

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Store Up Treasure

There is an old saying,”‘money can’t buy happiness,” and a famous pop song that said, “money can’t buy me love.” Often society places a great weight on having all our needs met through financial wealth and material possessions.                                           One of the national newspapers here in the United Kingdom annually compiles

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Soli Deo Gloria

On our fireplace there sits a stone that has been carved with these words, “Soli Deo Gloria.” These old Latin words are a constant reminder to us that everything we do, including how we live, should be “for the glory of God alone.”  At the beginning of this season of

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Fear Not

All my life I have struggled with fear.  I’m not exaggerating. I grew up in a home where my Dad was an alcoholic. I never knew what state he would come home in, or how my mum and I would deal with it each time. I loved my dad, but

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Trusting His Promises

Have you ever been badly let down by a friend or family member, someone you really loved? It hurts. The disappointment runs deep. It can be hard to forgive and definitely hard to trust again. Healing from those wounds takes time. Sometimes the relationship is gone or is never quite

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Our Shield, Shelter and Song

One of the all-time great old movies I really love is The Sound of Music – have you seen it? (If you’re like me, how many times?) There is a brilliant scene when the Von Trapp children come at night, one by one, to seek refuge with their governess, Maria,

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