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💄 MAKEUP DOESN'T MATTER 💄By Alice H. Murray“But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinner...
09/11/2026

💄 MAKEUP DOESN'T MATTER 💄
By Alice H. Murray

“But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” Romans 5:8 (NIV)

The counter in the women’s restroom of the airport resembled the makeup counter at a department store. Numerous cosmetics from a makeup bag covered the area in front a woman diligently applying them. Surprisingly this woman was someone I knew, a co-worker. The two of us had just returned from an out-of-state conference.

The woman spied me in the mirror and spoke, surmising I was surprised by her need to apply more makeup now that she had arrived at our home airport. My co-worker said, “Oh, I have to put on makeup before my husband sees me. He’s picking me up, and I don’t want him to see me without it.”

This explanation puzzled me as she and her husband have been married for many years, enough to have several children. Certainly her husband had seen her without much makeup on before. Would her lack of cosmetic application make him love her any less?

This curious scenario started the wheels turning in my head. While I do wear makeup to church, I don’t believe God’s love for me would be diminished by my failure to apply it for the occasion. A Bible verse, Romans 5:8, supports my conclusion. My makeup doesn’t matter to Him, but He does care about my sin. He doesn’t like it. In fact, He abhors it. Nevertheless, oh how He loves me.

Makeup cannot cover up my sinful nature. Despite the abundance of sinful behavior humans, including me, display, God still loves us. And His love is so great that Christ died for us knowing full well what we looked like under any “makeup” we might apply. Whether we act sinfully or fail to wear makeup doesn’t result in God loving us less.

💩 MORNING SHOWERS 💩By Alice H. Murray“The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; the...
09/02/2026

💩 MORNING SHOWERS 💩
By Alice H. Murray

“The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning;” Lamentations 3:22-23a (NIV)

“Do you hear water running?” I asked my husband as we sat at the breakfast table one morning. Turning my head, I looked out the window at our backyard. Streams of water poured down on the grass after shooting up from the ground. “The sprinklers are working again!” I excitedly exclaimed. We got up and rushed to the windows to get a good look.

For months, the sprinklers had been out of commission. Our homeowners’ association uncovered electrical issues and experienced problems connecting with the contractor responsible for the system. The grass in our community began to look less and less a vibrant green, and brown patches became visible here and there. Regular watering with the sprinklers was clearly needed.

Each morning now, I am grateful to look out the window and watch the sprinklers deliver much needed water to the grass, trees, and shrubs in our yard. With the repair work completed, that refreshment should continue for the foreseeable future. Alas, it will end when parts wear out or electrical issues arise.

Something that will never end, though, are the mercies of the Lord as Lamentations 3:22, tells us. In fact, the following verse notes that they are new every morning. Unlike the sprinklers in my yard which experience technical difficulties now and then and thus can’t function, God is steadfast and faithful. His children can count on Him to sprinkle us with His mercies each day.

And for those who accept His Son, Jesus, the Living Water, we will receive mercy every day for eternity. How blessed I am to be able to awake to the dawn of each day with the certainty of a morning shower from a working sprinkler, our loving Heavenly Father.

THE AIR PURIFIER 🍃By Alice H. Murray“If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and pu...
08/18/2026

THE AIR PURIFIER 🍃
By Alice H. Murray

“If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.” 1 John 1:9 (NIV)

Before opening my eyes, I knew the morning was off to a rocky start. No right side of the bed to get up on existed. Pressure in my forehead held me in its unrelenting grip. The culprit for this physical pain? My pets.

Feeling my husband stirring beside me, I groaned, “Honey, we have to get an air purifier! My head hurts again this morning.” He agreed with my suggestion to cleanse the air in our bedroom. We share the area with three pets who insist on sleeping with us. And the biggest one, a 136-pound dog, was shedding with the onset of warmer weather.

A few days later, a big box arrived on our doorstep. John quickly got the delivered purifier set up. Going to sleep that night listening to its whooshing sound, I anticipated feeling great in the morning. Thankfully, I awoke free of pressure in my head. Ah, purified air!

Air, however, isn’t the only thing needing to be purified in my life. I am an imperfect human being, meaning I sin. My wrongful actions (pride, anger, white lies, etc.) are enough to bother God who can’t stand any sin.

Thankfully, God arranged for a mechanism to cleanse the air between Himself and humans. His purifier allows reconciliation between the two. That purifier is His son, Jesus.

With Jesus, we don’t have to order a machine, wait for its delivery, and then set it up. God’s purification process is much simpler. It requires only that we confess our sins. If we do, 1 John 1:9 states He will forgive our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. As a result, we can breathe a sigh of relief each morning and for eternity.

NUMBERING THE DAYS 📆By Alice H. Murray“Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.” Psalm 90:12 (N...
08/08/2026

NUMBERING THE DAYS 📆
By Alice H. Murray

“Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.” Psalm 90:12 (NIV)

“Only 60 more days!” I exclaimed to my husband. I was keeping track of how many days before our departure on a trip to the British Isles. My enthusiasm led me to do research each day and write down a fact about our destination.

The decreasing number of days before we’d leave not only fueled our excitement, but it helped us be mindful of needed preparation. Buy walking shoes for scheduled tours. Check. Ask a relative to watch our pets in our absence. Check. Arrange transportation to the airport to avoid parking fees for two weeks. Pending. Before we knew it, the big day would arrive.

Numbering the days until a trip aligns with the prayer in Psalm 90:12. Moses, believed to be the psalm’s author, asked God to instruct His people to number their days so they could act wisely. Life, he knew, was short. An awareness of this fact prompts people to act intentionally in the time allotted to them.

Today, as in Moses’ time, it’s easy to get caught up in daily activities and forget the big picture. Our lives seem to stretch far into the future, so we don’t focus on the fact that a man’s time on earth is fleeting and finite. But recognizing this reality encourages us to accomplish essential things before the end comes.

Numbering our days doesn’t mean we have to know exactly when our earthly life will end. It simply means being aware that human life isn’t endless. We can’t assume we’ll have time to do important things later, and we can use our limited time wisely.

So, the time to get closer to God is NOW. The time to begin reading the Bible regularly is NOW. The time to show love to our neighbors is NOW. That’s a wise use of our numbered days.

ERRONEOUS EXPECTATIONSBy Alice H. Murray“For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on ...
08/01/2026

ERRONEOUS EXPECTATIONS
By Alice H. Murray

“For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders.” Isaiah 9:6 (NIV)

“Which bar are you going to be working at?” the policeman asked me. Taken aback, I stood silently at the police station’s counter as the officer gathered what he needed to take my fingerprints for an application form.

When the shock of the question wore off, I set the record straight. “Oh, no. I’m not going to be working at a bar. I’ll be taking the Ohio State Bar Exam.” How could the policeman mistake me, a law student, for an aspiring cocktail waitress? Of course, it made sense. I was in my mid-20’s and hopefully attractive.

The policeman excused himself and stepped to the back of the room where he began conversing with other officers. They all turned and eyed me, clearly trying to answer the bar worker versus bar exam taker question.

I quickly deduced that the officer’s conclusion I’d be working at a bar arose from erroneous expectations. The male officers envisioned a cocktail waitress as being young and pretty. An attorney, on the other hand, was no doubt older and dowdy.

Similarly, people held erroneous expectations about Jesus too. Isaiah 9:6’s language about the government being on the Messiah’s shoulders led them to think Jesus should be a king or at least political in some way. Instead, Jesus was an itinerant teacher. He thus couldn’t be the long-awaited Messiah, they concluded.

Perhaps we are guilty of the same thinking. Do we expect God to be a certain way and then reject Him when He doesn’t fit that belief? If we assume He should answer prayers in our timeframe

and make sure no bad things disrupt our life, we need to read the Bible more closely and adjust our erroneous expectations.

🚀 RETURN TO EARTH 🚀By Alice H. Murray“At that time people will see the Son of Man coming in clouds with great power and ...
07/23/2026

🚀 RETURN TO EARTH 🚀
By Alice H. Murray

“At that time people will see the Son of Man coming in clouds with great power and glory.” Mark 13:26 (NIV)

Our eyes were glued to the TV screen. My husband and I couldn’t wait for our first glimpse of the descending capsule returning the Artemis 2 crew to Earth. All the networks covered the impending event live, emphasizing its significance. And we weren’t the only ones eager to get our first view. Besides the TV audience, people lined the rails of the USS John P. Murtha, the naval vessel undertaking the recovery mission, eyes and cell phones raised to the sky.

Excitedly, the television announcer informed viewers that the Orion spacecraft was now visible. Extraordinary shots of it against a backdrop of clouds left me in awe. Audible gasps from analysts heralded the deployment of parachutes slowing the vehicle from its dizzying speed for splashdown. At last, the much-anticipated return became a reality as the capsule bobbed in the Pacific Ocean.

A return to Earth more thrilling than that of the Artemis 2 crew will occur at an undetermined future point. That return is Jesus’ Second Coming, an event much splashier than His isolated birth in a stable and one meant for all to see. We won’t be looking down into a manger to gaze upon an infant, but up into the clouds to witness the Son of Man coming with great power and glory as Mark 13:26 tells us.

When that glorious event occurs, I want to be on standby to see it. The television audience and those aboard the US naval vessel all knew the Artemis 2 crew would return, but no one knew the exact moment. Nevertheless, they waited eagerly focused heavenward. I want to be in that same posture when the greatest return to Earth occurs so I can joyfully exclaim, “Jesus is back!”

Here is your opportunity to join a One Mission Society Dynamic Women in Missions short-term trip in Mexico. See the deta...
07/15/2026

Here is your opportunity to join a One Mission Society Dynamic Women in Missions short-term trip in Mexico. See the details in the flyers and connect with us soon. Time is running out!

THE RULE OF THREEBy Alice H. Murray“Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Fa...
07/09/2026

THE RULE OF THREE
By Alice H. Murray

“Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit” Matthew 28:19 (NIV)

My heart dropped at the news. A US fighter jet had been shot down in Iran, forcing its two crew members to eject. Thankfully, American forces quickly rescued the pilot, but the second crew member remained missing. That officer was now fleeing for his life as enemy forces hunted him.

Fascinated, I researched how this airman knew what to do. Surely, he grasped his aviation job, but what happened when his boots hit the ground in enemy territory? My findings revealed all military branches provide SERE (Search, Evade, Resist, Escape) training to active-duty members at high risk of capture. During this training, they learn the Rule of Threes—humans can survive three minutes without air, three days without water, and three weeks without food.

Three is an important number for a Christian’s life too. Instead of food, water, and air, however, believers need the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. These three, listed in Matthew 28:19, offer faith life’s basic necessities. Father God gives us His Word, which is spiritual food. His Son Jesus is the Water of Life, quenching our thirst for eternal life when we accept Him as our Savior. Finally, the Holy Spirit moves like air, sustaining and guiding.

Military members must train in advance how to survive if stranded behind enemy lines. Humans, caught in a world pervaded by God’s enemy, are offered the opportunity to live forever. God sent His only Son to show man the Father, to make a way for him to enjoy eternal life, and to promise an advocate, the Holy Spirit, to assist him.

Humans need not struggle to find what’s required to survive eternally. Thanks to the spiritual Rule of Three, the Trinity, we can not only live but thrive with God forever.

07/07/2026

A single seed can change a story.

In the community of El Carito, Córdoba, the "Seed Sowers" (*Sembradoras de Semillas*) workshop—part of the *Dynamic Women in Missions* program—continues to inspire women to discover that sharing the Gospel doesn't require a stage, but rather a willing heart.
A conversation over a cup of coffee, a chance encounter while buying bread, a visit to a neighbor, or a testimony shared in just 15 seconds can mark the beginning of a life transformed by Jesus.
Each day brings new opportunities to sow hope, and every new relationship can open the door to sharing the love of Christ in a natural, personal, and authentic way.

We celebrate every woman who has chosen to answer the call to be a light in her community, demonstrating that God uses the ordinary to accomplish extraordinary things.

đŸŒ± Where there is a woman willing to sow, there will always be hope for a new story.



Spanish:

Una sola semilla puede cambiar una historia.

En la comunidad de El Carito, Córdoba, el taller "Sembradoras de Semillas" —parte del programa *Dynamic Women in Missions* (Mujeres Dinámicas en Misiones)— sigue inspirando a las mujeres a descubrir que compartir el Evangelio no requiere un escenario, sino un corazón dispuesto.
Una conversaciĂłn con una taza de cafĂ©, un encuentro casual al comprar pan, una visita a una vecina o un testimonio compartido en apenas 15 segundos pueden marcar el inicio de una vida transformada por JesĂșs.
Cada día trae nuevas oportunidades para sembrar esperanza, y cada nueva relación puede abrir la puerta para compartir el amor de Cristo de una manera natural, personal y auténtica.

Celebramos a cada mujer que ha decidido responder al llamado de ser luz en su comunidad, demostrando que Dios usa lo ordinario para lograr cosas extraordinarias.

đŸŒ± Donde hay una mujer dispuesta a sembrar, siempre habrĂĄ esperanza para una nueva historia.

07/07/2026

Satura Colombia:

Una sola semilla puede cambiar una historia.

En la comunidad de El Carito, Córdoba, el taller "Sembradoras de Semillas" —parte del programa *Dynamic Women in Missions* (Mujeres Dinámicas en Misiones)— sigue inspirando a las mujeres a descubrir que compartir el Evangelio no requiere un escenario, sino un corazón dispuesto.
Una conversaciĂłn con una taza de cafĂ©, un encuentro casual al comprar pan, una visita a una vecina o un testimonio compartido en apenas 15 segundos pueden marcar el inicio de una vida transformada por JesĂșs.
Cada día trae nuevas oportunidades para sembrar esperanza, y cada nueva relación puede abrir la puerta para compartir el amor de Cristo de una manera natural, personal y auténtica.

Celebramos a cada mujer que ha decidido responder al llamado de ser luz en su comunidad, demostrando que Dios usa lo ordinario para lograr cosas extraordinarias.

đŸŒ± Donde hay una mujer dispuesta a sembrar, siempre habrĂĄ esperanza para una nueva historia.



English:
A single seed can change a story.

In the community of El Carito, Córdoba, the "Seed Sowers" (*Sembradoras de Semillas*) workshop—part of the *Dynamic Women in Missions* program—continues to inspire women to discover that sharing the Gospel doesn't require a stage, but rather a willing heart.
A conversation over a cup of coffee, a chance encounter while buying bread, a visit to a neighbor, or a testimony shared in just 15 seconds can mark the beginning of a life transformed by Jesus.
Each day brings new opportunities to sow hope, and every new relationship can open the door to sharing the love of Christ in a natural, personal, and authentic way.

We celebrate every woman who has chosen to answer the call to be a light in her community, demonstrating that God uses the ordinary to accomplish extraordinary things.

đŸŒ± Where there is a woman willing to sow, there will always be hope for a new story.

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