by Elizabeth Mitchell | Nov 1, 2025 | Wisdom
“Lead me in your truth and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation; for you I wait all the day long.” (Psalm 25:5) Stories from our own families, passed down around campfire or kitchen table, rescue us from the mundane, recharge our minds, and take us places we... 
by Elizabeth Mitchell | Sep 16, 2025 | Purpose
“And you became imitators of us and of the Lord, . . . so that you became an example to all the believers.” (1 Thessalonians 1:6–7) Suppose they could actually speak to us, the characters described throughout the pages of Scripture whom we barely consider as we... 
by Elizabeth Mitchell | Feb 25, 2025 | Courage
“Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing?” Mark 4:38 We sound just like that boatload of wet, weary disciples whenever self-pity takes up residence, and fear moves in as our right-hand companion. Though Jesus is right by our side, on ready alert to assist and... 
by Elizabeth Mitchell | Sep 17, 2024 | Answers
“On one of those days, as he was teaching, Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting there, who had come from every village of Galilee and Judea and from Jerusalem. And the power of the Lord was with him to heal.” (Luke 5:17) Jesus was having “one of those days.”... 
by Elizabeth Mitchell | Jun 4, 2024 | Courage
“Then Jesus answered her, ‘O woman, great is your faith! Be it done for you as you desire.’” (Matthew 15:28) Barging In She set the bar high, this obscure foreigner with the audacity to insist on a miracle. The Canaanite woman barged into the presence of Christ crying...