Adrienne Korman
Day 3: Jesus is Mocked and Tortured

Day 3: Jesus is Mocked and Tortured

Matthew 27:27-31 (ESV) Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the governor's headquarters, and they gathered the whole battalion before him. And they stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him, and twisting together a crown of thorns, they put it on his...

Cheek-Crushed-On-The-Carpet Prayers

Cheek-Crushed-On-The-Carpet Prayers

Cheek-Crushed-On-The-Carpet Prayers The Lord your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. He will take great delight in you; in his love he will no longer rebuke you but will rejoice over you with singing. Zephaniah 3:17 (NIV) My dear friend and my dad recently...

Words To Live By

Words To Live By

Words To Live By Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise. Phillipeans 4:8 (ESV) Growing up, the front of our refrigerator was covered with scripture,...

A Masterpiece With A Mighty Namesake

A Masterpiece With A Mighty Namesake

A Masterpiece With A Mighty Namesakeatching the summer Olympics is a family event in our home. We love huddling together on the couch, cheering on the athletes, watching them push themselves to their personal best. As the commentator explains what...

A Father’s Resemblance

A Father’s Resemblance

A Father's Resemblance For I have given you an example, that you also should do just as I have done to you. John 13:15  ave you seen a movie or read a book where someone later in life finds out their parents are not actually their birth parents? I...

Tethered

Tethered

Tethered The terror you inspire and the pride of your heart have deceived you, you who live in the clefts of the rocks, who occupy the heights of the hill, though you build your nest as high as the eagle’s, from there I will bring you down,” declares the Lord. ...

Living in the Moment

Living in the Moment

Living in the Moment This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.  Psalm 118:24 hen was little, my neighbor lived with her Sicilian grandmother who would make us homemade pizza. She has since passed, and I often dream...

In Him

In Him

In Him For in him we live and move and exist.Acts 17:28a  Do you feel the pull? You are trying to stay rooted, yet your arms and legs are stretched in different directions. It could be the needs of your family. It could be job responsibilities....

Worship and Prayer

Worship and Prayer

Worship and Prayer  Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and a two-edged sword in their hand.  Psalm 149:6 or a chronic headache sufferer, worship and prayer is the only combination that not only helps me survive, but helps me thrive. In...

A Time For Everything

A Time For Everything

A Time For Everything There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens. Ecclesiastes 3:1  he other day I was going for a walk and noticed a house with tree seedlings planted in their front yard. I giggled to myself,...

Imitators

Imitators

ImitatorsBe imitators of me, just as I also am of Christ. I Corinthians 11:1o you ever feel like you got this Jesus follower thing under control? Do ever feel like, your relationship with Him is real and authentic and your life is bearing fruit?...

Making Space

Making Space

Making Space Guard, through the Holy Spirit who dwells in us, the treasure which has been entrusted to you. 2 Timothy 1:14 he week before Christmas, friends invited us over for dinner. In an anticipated time of hurry and busyness, they chose to...

Praying in Community

Praying in Community

Praying in Community All these with one accord were devoting themselves to prayer, together with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and his brothers. Acts 1:14 e sat, huddled, with our heads bowed. I could hear the shallow breathing of the...

More Than a Picture

More Than a Picture

More Than a Picture He gives power to the weak and strength to the powerless. Isaiah 40:29 he other day, my eleven year old said, "You know what two things I wish were real? That people didn't die and we had superpowers." It kind of blew me away....

Faith in What?

Faith in What?

Faith in What? Take the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God.  Pray at all times and on every occasion in the power of the Holy Spirit. Ephesians 6:17b-18a our summers ago I prayed around the clock for a girl I never met. She suffered...

Small Things

Small Things

Small Things (Please enjoy this encore edition of our prayer devotional, originally published in October 2018.) Do not despise these small beginnings, for the Lord rejoices to see the work begin... Zechariah 4:10a  bought a gift - two slender...

A Place of Refuge

A Place of Refuge

A Place of RefugeEven the sparrow has found a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may have her young-a place near your altar, Lord Almighty, my King and my God. Blessed are those who dwell in your house; they are ever praising you. Psalm 84:3-4...

Praying the Lord’s Will

Praying the Lord’s Will

Praying the Lord's WillThis is the confidence we have before Him, that,if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. 1 John 5:14 (NLT)We have a beloved four-legged family member named Avalanche. During a thunderstorm, he will either stick by my side or jump...

Tender, Precious, and Sacrificial Prayer

Tender, Precious, and Sacrificial Prayer

Tender, Precious, and Sacrificial PrayerI looked for someone among them who would build up the wall and stand before me in the gap on behalf of the land so I would not have to destroy it, but I found no one. Ezekiel 22:30 (NIV)I'm going to ask you a question - be...

An Unexpected Gift

An Unexpected Gift

An Unexpected GiftIt is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh is no help at all. The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and life. John 6:63 (ESV)The week before Christmas, I came down with legit laryngitis. Not being able to utter a single syllable or a decibel...