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Monthly Devotionals


All Things New
Who does not like “new” things? I certainly do. I even do a happy dance when I go to Dollar Tree and get a set of new Rubbermaid...

Joy McRoy
Aug 23, 20213 min read


Worry Free
"Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold...
Dr. James Merritt
Aug 18, 20212 min read


How You and Your Church Can Thrive During a Pandemic
I thought this article written by J. Lee Grady was an excellent read during these times. I'm an extrovert. I thrive when I'm around...
Joy McRoy
Mar 19, 20203 min read


Living The Simple Life
How many of you out there in “Life” are wondering where the first two months of the year went? As I get older, time seems to fly by more...

Joy McRoy
Mar 3, 20205 min read


A Prayer To Build Up The Church
By Malinda Fuller “For when two or three gather in my name, there am I with them.” (Matthew 18:20) You’ve heard the pleas from the pastor...

Joy McRoy
May 23, 20193 min read


Devastated But Not Destroyed
Written by Lysa Terkeurst for Proverbs 31 Ministries I took my seat in the middle of the food court and was thankful I could hide my...

Joy McRoy
Feb 28, 20193 min read


10 Worst People In Your Church
By Dawn Wilson, This content first appeared on Crosswalk.com. To view the original visit: https://www.crosswalk.com/slideshows/10-worst-p...

Joy McRoy
Feb 7, 20195 min read


New Year's Resolutions....Yeah Right!
I have heard a lot of people who have stated that making New Year's Resolutions are a waste of time because they never last. Well, I...

Joy McRoy
Jan 10, 20193 min read


Hidden Blessings In The Storms of Life
It seems like we have had our share of storms this summer. Between Hurricane Florence and now sitting here looking at the remnants of...
Joy McRoy
Oct 11, 20187 min read


We All Need Each Other
Last week we celebrated Independence Day. We Americans LOVE our independence. Our nation was founded on the Declaration of Independence....
Joy McRoy
Jul 12, 20186 min read


5 Steps To Become More Positive In Life
The Thursday Night Devotionals have fallen behind lately...purely my fault, but lets get that back on track! IN A WORLD FULL OF...
Joy McRoy
Jul 5, 20185 min read


A Simple Testimony
How do I write a devotional? I thought about “Googling” that question when Jonathan asked me to help him this week. I looked up the...
Renee Lewis
Apr 27, 20182 min read


Stretching the Truth
For some reason I just love the stories in the Old Testament. Especially Judges, 1 Samuel and 2 Samuel. This time of year is the time in...
Joy McRoy
Apr 19, 20183 min read


I Am Somebody and I am Going Somewhere
Before Renee and I even started dating, Renee collected children's books in hopes that one day she could share them with her children....

Joy McRoy
Apr 12, 20183 min read


A Donkey's Life
Palm Sunday is almost upon us, and if you’re familiar at all with the Easter Story, it’s a familiar scene. People laying palm branches...
Joy McRoy
Mar 22, 20185 min read


What Does It Mean To Be Blessed
Matthew 5 3-19 3 Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 4 Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be...

Joy McRoy
Mar 15, 20184 min read


Tasty Christians (A Little Sample Platter)
I apologize that tonights TND is not finished. We have had a lot of sickness in the Lewis household lately, and I had to bring Renee...

Joy McRoy
Mar 1, 20182 min read


Winter Woes
This devotion as you can tell is more of a Friday Devotion not a Thursday Night Devotion. This week has flown by and I just realized that...
Joy McRoy
Feb 22, 20183 min read


Getting Too Busy To Have Joy
It is funny how life is. A few weeks ago I waited until the last minute to attempt to write the TND, and I asked God for his help. As...

Joy McRoy
Feb 15, 20184 min read


Super Bowl Christians
Everyone who knows me, knows that I am a very competitive person, and I LOVE football. This past weekend was the Super Bowl, and of...
Joy McRoy
Feb 8, 20187 min read
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