by Crescent Heights | Jun 2, 2024 | Devotionals
Being a parent comes with its share of joy and frustration; fulfillment and despair. The desire of a parent to do whatever it takes to protect and care for their child is a primal one. But there can come a time when a parent realizes his helplessness in the face of...
by Crescent Heights | May 2, 2024 | Devotionals
After my son was born I was feeling tired and disheartened. He was a fussy baby, often awake at night and hard to feed. One day as I sat nursing him for the umpteenth time, I heard a radio program about the life of Moses, the great biblical patriarch. The speaker...
by Crescent Heights | Apr 2, 2024 | Devotionals
I was given an amaryllis bulb as a gift one winter. When I planted and nurtured the bulb, it produced a long stem with four large, red, lily-like blooms at the top. I enjoyed the exotic flowers for several weeks before they died off. In order for the bulb to produce...
by Crescent Heights | Mar 3, 2024 | Devotionals
When my children were growing up, they loved the Disney movie, Aladdin, especially the antics of the magical genie. One scene has him buzzing around Aladdin’s head in the form of a genie-faced bee, giving him advice on how to win the attention of beautiful Princess...
by Crescent Heights | Feb 1, 2024 | Devotionals, Uncategorized
A small crystal heart hangs suspended from the curtain rod above my living room window, where sunlight refracted from its beveled surfaces breaks into rainbows dancing around the room. How can a tiny piece of cut glass contain so many beautiful colors, changing as the...
