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Kiel, Germany: Kieler Woche! #DivaTravel
As I promised on Instagram (not following the Devotional Diva Instagram? Follow this link or search @devotional_diva), I’m sharing photos from trip to Germany! This is going to have to be broken down in to more than one part. Too many pictures! Here, I’m just talking about our time spent in Kiel for Kieler Woche (Kiel Week!) It’s a huge sailing festival and it was a ton of fun. Here’s a glimpse at our adventure.
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Worry Free Living…Joyce Meyer Excerpt
[Editor’s Note: I received a copy of Joyce Meyer’s new book, Worry Free Living: Trading Anxiety for Peace to read and select an excerpt from! I have to say, this was a very relevant book for me and I loved it! I always love Joyce, but man this spoke to me. I really, really enjoyed it and I’ve been referring back to it already. Here’s an excerpt from a later chapter. It was hard to choose, but this was my favorite. Joyce just really makes a lot of sense in this chapter! I hope you’re encouraged!] Prayer Produces Peace, Rest, Patience, and Hope Several times in this book I have mentioned…
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The French Riviera #divatravel
Today I’m sharing some photos from our trip to the French Riviera, specifically Villefranche-Sur-Mer! Oh, it was so beautiful. I loved it. What an easy-going vibe. I definitely hope to return someday! If you didn’t know, we are military family currently blessed to be living in Italy. We are exploring Europe and I’m taking lots of pictures along the way to share on Devotional Diva!
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Back to Basics
[Editor’s note: Rochelle is back! Instead of her beautiful poetry this time, she’s got a back to basics devotional on falling in love with God to share!] Do you remember? Do you remember when you first fell in love with someone? You spent every moment thinking about your love for them. You looked forward to those 3-5 hour phone calls. When you weren’t able to speak to them, you would reflect over text messages and listen to all the voicemails. I surely did. Do you remember the dates and the intriguing conversations that you embraced so much? You remember those journals you wrote in about every moment that you wanted to…
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Heart4Iran: The Forbidden Stories [Forbidden Faith]
Forbidden Faith [Editor’s note: On Tuesday, we read an excerpt from the introduction of Heart4Iran: The Forbidden Stories by Dr. Mike Ansari. Today, be encouraged by some of the amazing stories excerpted from the book! Thank you, Dr. Ansari, for sharing some of your book with us!] 254: Maryam called Mohabat TV from Kermanshah, Iran. She said she has invited many people, including relatives, into her home to watch Mohabat TV. So far, because of her, more than forty people have given their hearts to Jesus. 266: Aziz called Mohabat TV from Afghanistan to say Christians were being attacked and jailed. He wanted to know more about this Jesus. He…
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Heart4Iran: The Forbidden Stories Introduction
[Editor’s note: The following is an excerpt from Devotional Diva founder Renee Fisher‘s new project Heart4Iran: The Forbidden Stories by Dr. Mike Ansari of Heart4Iran. This is part of the introduction from Dr. Ansari. On Thursday, we will read some of the forbidden stories!] As President of Heart4Iran, my mission and vision is to inspire, engage and transform the nation of Iran for hope and change. At Heart4Iran, ours is not a political platform but a spiritual one. Despite the popular notion that Iran is a terrorist nation, Iran’s young people are bright, savvy, better educated and less religiously zealous compared to the surrounding Arab nations. They are more advanced than any…
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Churches Around the World: Zagreb, Croatia
In March, we had the opportunity to visit Croatia. It was truly a blessing. You can check out my posts “A Beautiful World” and “Croatian #littledivathings” if you would like to see some pictures from the trip! Obviously, Europe is chock-full of beautiful churches and history, and I feel like it would a disservice if I didn’t share some of them while I’m out here! This is the first installment in my NEW “Churches Around the World” series (I mean, really, just Europe for now, but maybe SOMEDAY I’ll go farther than Europe!) One of the two churches we visited in Croatia was the Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in…
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Prayer for the Comparer
Prayer for the Comparer [Editor’s Note: This is the latest installment in a series of devotionals by Kelly O’Dell Stanley. Check out Prayer for the Unfocused, Prayer for the Weary Parent and Prayer for the Overwhelmed by following the links!] I confess my tendency to look at what someone else has with judgment, envy, longing. I fight feelings of jealousy when I see people who seem to have it all together—happy marriages, successful children, thriving careers, financial abundance. Wherever I look, I find myself feeling like I cannot measure up. I’m just not good enough. But instead of getting down on myself, I turn my disappointment towards others. I find myself feeling…
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Bible Journaling: Submissions Wanted!
Divas, I love what I’m seeing on Instagram under the hashtags #biblejournaling and #scripturejournaling Have you checked out what some artists are doing? It’s kind of a new trend that plays off the recent popularity of Smashbook, Project Life and other scrapbook-y artsy journaling things but this is IN YOUR BIBLE (or, in a separate journal works too). Above is one of my first attempts at #Biblejournaling, but I know there are much more talented artists out there doing awesome things and would love to feature their work here on Devotional Diva! If you would like to submit some of your #Biblejournaling photos, please email me at editor (at) devotionaldiva.com I…
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I AM WOMAN HEAR ME WAR
[Editor’s Note: This is a powerful guest blog from Devotional Diva founder Renee Fisher. Renee originally posted a version of this on her blog, and I had to share it on here as well because it’s just that important. Women CAN, SHOULD and NEED to minister.] I WAITED TO SHARE A WORD THAT I BELIEVE GOD GAVE ME IN SCRIPTURE A FEW MONTHS AGO BECAUSE I WAS SCARED. One of the benefits to reading through the Bible in a year–is anticipating which Scripture verse God might speak to me. Through each page, chapter and verse–the Holy Spirit illuminates the voice of God and His Truths. 2 Timothy 3:16-17 says, “All Scripture is breathed out by God…
