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Lessons I Learned in the Dark By Jennifer Rothschild At the age of fifteen, Jennifer Rothchild confronted two unshakable realities: Blindness is inevitable...and God is enough. Now this popular author, speaker, and recording artist offers poignant autobiographical sketches that illuminate a path to freedom and fulfillment despite adversity. You'll catch a glimpse of the author's unique -- yet universal -- struggles as a college student, newlywed, parent, and friend who's had to learn to live out her faith in the dark. |
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How to Talk About Jesus Without Freaking Out--Book and Study Guide By Jim & Karen Covell, Victorya Michaels Rogers Don't freeze up or freak out - learn how to share your faith with courage and confidence using this revolutionary three-step approach to talking about Jesus: their story, your story, and His story. The authors provide simple methods for explaining the gospel, including an approach that uses only one verse. Never again miss out on the thrill of talking to someone about Jesus - or enjoying its miraculous results! |
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A Life That Says Welcome: Simple Ways to Open Your Heart & Home to Others By Karen Ehman When it comes to hospitality, it doesn't matter what size your house is, how it's decorated, whether or not it's spotless, or what you cook or don't cook. The secret to making guests feel comfortable is more about the condition of your heart than the condition of your home. Ehman gives you valuable tips on how to decorate well within a budget, make the most of your space, be prepared for unexpected company and create delicious, simple dishes your guests will enjoy. |
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A Thankful Heart: How Gratitude Brings Hope and Healing to Our Lives By Carole Lewis An "attitude of gratitude" can make a world of difference---even in the midst of life's worst tragedies. In A Thankful Heart: How Gratitude Brings Hope and Healing to Our Lives, Carole Lewis, creator of the First Place weight-loss program, shares a personal testimony of thankfulness despite the tragic death of her daughter, killed by a drunk driver on Thanksgiving Day 2001. |
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Whatever
is Pure
Finally, brothers, whatever is true,
whatever is noble, whatever is right,
whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable
- if anything is excellent or praiseworthy -
think about these things.
Phil 4:8 NIV
These pages will lead to inspirational thoughts or short Christian Devotionals written by the founder of I Lift My Eyes Ministries, or articles that we felt would be a blessing to many and deserved a page of their own. Music and graphics have been added to enhance the written word.
Many of these articles have appeared in prior issues of Whatever is Pure . a monthly online collection of Christian poetry, testimonies, short stories and other expressions of Christian Creativity that lift up Jesus and lift our hearts.
Inspirational Writings:
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The Princess that Wouldn't Be A short allegory. And yes The ending was supposed to end this way, that's the way I felt God give it to me. Parables often don't end quite the way we thought they would.
Author: Katherine Walden
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Forgiven? My answer to a reader who was struggling with accepting God's forgiveness for past sins and walking out in that freedom, forgiving herself.
Author: Katherine Walden
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Psst, Heard Any Gossip Lately? Is there such a thing as good gossip?
Author: Katherine Walden
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Wait By Russell Kelfer, What purpose does waiting have in a Christian's life?
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The Quilt Author Unknown, Often what God sees is not what we see.
Be Thou My Vision by Andy Rogers
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Archives of I Lift My Eyes Devotional Newsletter
The archives of the weekly Christian Inspirational Devotional sent by the webmaster of this site.
(The current edition is always available by email )
2010 Archive
- I'd Like To Get To Know Them But....
- I Have A Choice
- He Is The Author
- Reflections on Psalm 42
- Escaping The Tyranny of Immediacy
- Sometimes You Must Crawl Your Way Up The Mountain
- They Didn't Get There On Their Own
- Who...Who Are You?
- Taking His Name
- Uh-huh, I Wasn't Born Yesterday!
- A Cup of Cold Water
- The Promised Land is Occupied
- I Cannot Be At Peace Standing Perfectly Still
- We Ought To Be Committed
- Walking In Obedience
- Giving It All Up
- He's Holding Them Close
- Where He Leads, I will follow ...Eventually
- Ah, That's One Way To Break My Eyeglass Habit!
- It's No Small Thing In God's Eyes
- You Never Know What You Are Missing
- God Invites Us to Join In His Spending Spree
- Is It Time To Let Go Of The Night Light?
- God Doesn't Do A Patch Up Job
- The Only Choice is To Go Forward
- Paying Attention
- The Yellow Bowl Blessing
- Washing It All Away
- Lord, Come Heal Me... But Do It My Way
- Heart Transplant After Care
- I Can See Clearly Now
2009 Archive
- Things Just Keep Piling Up
- They Overcame Him By The Blood Of The Lamb And By The Word Of Their Testimony!
- A Square Meal
- Close To His Heart
- So, What Do You Do?
- It's In Their Jeans
- Just What Does He See In Me?
- The Art Of Giving In God's Kingdom
- He Called Out To Us Long Before We Called Out To Him
- Taking The Plunge
- Choose You This Day
- Cultivating Kindness
- Immanuel - God With "Us"
- Beware Of The Graduals In Your Life
- Reaching Out When You've Reached Your End
- Lord, Constrain That Which Should Be Constrained And Release What Should Be Released
- Where Does Our Value Lie?
- Our Time Is In His Hands
- We Have His Ear, Does He Have Ours?
- Are You Sure It's Supposed to Fit This Way?
- A Girl Could Get Used To This
- Relishing Obscurity
- The Storm Chasers
- I'm Sorry, It's Not Convenient At This Time
- The Long and Winding Road
- What Should I Call You?
- Is There Anyone Else Out There?
- The Heroes of My Faith (Updated)
- He Leads Us
- Letting Go Sometimes Means Giving Up
- If It Doesn't Work After The 100th Attempt ...
- What A Friend I've Found
- He Doesn't Need A Shout Out
- God Is Good - Always
- He Invites Us To Love Those He Loves
- Lest We Forget
- Don't Sweat The Small Stuff - Give It To Your Heavenly Father
- Setting Aside Preconceptions
- O Come O Come Emmanuel
- Jesus, Light Of The World
- He Moved In!
- It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year
- What Are Your Stones Of Remembrance?
2008 Archive
- A New Year And A New Birth
- The Lost Are Truly Lost And Confused
- The Truth, The Whole Truth And Nothing But The Truth
- Sometimes, It Requires A Little Sweat
- There Is Always The Promise Of Daylight
- You Can't Panic And Truly Listen At The Same Time
- Tempted to Judge The Tempted?
- Ever Been Disappointed By A Friendship?
- It's A Delicate Balance
- Schoolyard Bullies In The Church?
- But Jesus Remained Silent
- Christ The Lord Is Risen Today
- Planes, Canes and Automobiles
- A Different Reality
- Time to Change Positions?
- When The World's As It Should Be
- Remaining Loyal To God When Others Are Disloyal To You
- The Test Of Laying Down Your Issac
- Hold Tight - Yes - But Remember, His Hold On Us Is More Secure
- The Greatest Race of All
- Forgiven
- I Told You Twice - Isn't that Enough?
- At First, It's A Little Disconcerting.
- Avoided Pain Can Eventually Be A Lot More Painful.
- At First, It Can Be Exhilarating
- I'll Just Have A Glass Of Water And A Toothpick, Please
- Don't Stop!
- The Sweet Fragrance of a Bruised Flower
- Consider Yourself At Home
- You Really Didn't Need To, But I Am Sure Glad You Did!
- A Right Time To Shut Up And Another To Speak Up
- The Name Of The Lord is To Be Praised
- Now That I Have Your Attention
- Maintaining The Blessing
- When Others Might Slumber On -- We Are Called To Be "On Call"
- "I Don't Know Nothin'"
- Savour Every Morsel
- God IS Good
- Oh, Come on! Be Real!
- Don't Forget to Prepare for the Guest Of Honour
- Our God Longs For Us
- Give The Gift Of The Season
- The Lamp Bearers
- The Field God Gives
2007 Archive
- Now, That Wasn't So Hard
- Determined To Live In Hope
- The Wisest Christians Are The Permanent Students in The School Of Life
- What A Relief
- So The Last Will Be First, And The First Will Be Last.
- Sweet Or Sour
- Demolition Time
- I Lift My Eyes
- Representing The Kingdom
- Do You Have People On Your Things-To-Do List?
- First Signs of Spring
- God Sure Made It Hard On Himself
- Follow The True Victor's Lead
- Praise To The One
- It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
- The Training Field Of The Mundane
- The Heroes of My Faith
- How Does Your Garden Grow?
- It Probably Doesn't Make A Lot Of Sense
- Conditional Surrender Is No Surrender At All
- This Isn't What I Signed Up For
- How Not To Eat A Cherry Tomato
- Is It The Attire That Makes A Christian?
- Choosing To Rest By Still Waters
- So "Rudely" Awakened
- No Matter How Hard I Try
- Do It Yourself Surgery Is Never A Good Idea
- Our God Is Not Stone-Faced
- Son, That's Not Going to Work
- Run Your Own Race
- At The Cross
- Budgeting Isn't Just About Finances
- A Heart Expanding Conversation
- What's A Poor Guy Supposed To Do?
- Let Him Who Has Ears .... Listen!
- Just Step Away From The "Stick" And No One Will Get Hurt
- Conserving Your Precious Resources
- Stepping Back Into The Closet
- Sometimes, A Card Just Isn't Enough
- I Don't Understand, Yet I Will Praise
- Honey, Whose Idea Was This Anyways?
- Can't Get A Word In Edgeways? God Knows The Feeling.
- I Am A Very Agreeable Person As Long As You Agree With Me
- Sometimes, Do-Overs Are Allowed
- But Wait! There's More
- Our Times Are In His Hands
- How Many More Sleeps?
- Enjoy The Gift Of The Moment
- He Became Like Us...
- Presents Are Appreciated But....
- Sometimes, It's Like Trying To Round Up a Herd of Kittens
- Sometimes You Just Got To Make A Mess
- Now Let The Weak Say I am Strong.
- I Don't Know. Isn't That Wonderful?
- A Tender Winter's Caress
- Follow The Steps
- Guess Who Knows More Than I Do?
- My Sheep Hear My Voice
- Inattentive Receiving
- To Fall In love With God Is The Greatest Love Of All
- I'll Be Watching You
- It's Not Our Burden To Carry
- How Well Do You Receive Encouragement?
- It IS The Thought That Counts
- Do Others Imitate Us Because We Model Him?
- Go God Go!
- Trust In The Leader
- Safe In Our Father's Arms
- Give From What You Are Given
- Love In Any Language
- Peace! Be Still!
- Apologies Not Accepted
- A Life Well Lived
- Worship With No Agenda
- Getting On With Life
- The Battle Belongs To The Lord
- The Master's Touch
- To Love With No Strings Attached
- In The News
- Pray Always And Do Not Lose Heart
- Pray Always And Do Not Lose Heart Part 2
- Is There A Secret to Consistently Answered Prayer?
- What's A Little Snow Going To Hurt?
- The Lord Is Our Righteousness
- The Lord Is Our Hope
- The Lord is Our Peace
- The Lord Is Our King
- Have Patience With Yourself
- A Pot Luck
- The Past is the Past, Why Deal With It?
- Why Not Ask Him First?
- The Shepherd Does Not Always Lead Us To Green Pastures
- Shirley Goodness And Mercy
- Hosanna to the King of Kings!!
- An Incredible Week
- Hire The Best Security Expert
- Mutual Admiration Society
- Thank you Moms and Dads!
- Travel Light
- My God Is So Big
- Give Him Your Best And Your Worst
- Fear Not
- Come On Up! The View Is Great!
- Chopsticks Aren't Always A Good Idea
- My Big Brother
- Shout From The Highest Mountain!
- Standing Faithful In The Shadows
- Is It Time Yet?
- Trying to Find A Way Through A Dead End?
- Enjoying the Blessings Along The Way
- The Father Of Compassion And The God Of All Comfort
- A Cup of Cold Water In My Name
- What Spills Out?
- Mastering your Card?
- Lunch With The Family
- I Can't... or I'm Too Afraid To Try?
- I Can't... Or I Set My Will Not To...?
- A Teachable Heart?
- I Was Homesick
- An Open Door Policy
- A Friend Loves At All Times
- Insensitive to Insensitivity
- Born to Be Our Example
- The Blessed Night Of Two Souls
- When The Fullness Of Time Came
- A Joy-Filled Christmas
- Watching Them Soar
- Pass It On
- The Power Of Prayer
- His Mirror Never Lies
- Press On!
- Preach The Gospel Always. If Necessary, Use Words
- Like Night And Day
- The Test of Polite Ridicule
- The Gift Of Trust
- How Does Someone Keep From Hardening Their Heart When Bad Things Happen?
- For Unto Us
- My Christmas Prayer For You
- Remember Whose Birthday We Celebrate
- Are You Ready For The Suddenlies?
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