Seeking the Extraordinary

Inspirational devotionals to help discover God’s extraordinary presence in your ordinary day

Rebecca Madden Rebecca Madden

Plowing Alone?

Jesus offered his followers an opportunity to be paired up with Him.

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Rebecca Madden Rebecca Madden

Am I Crazy?

Some days, I think to myself, “Am I crazy to have bet my life and work on faith in God?”

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Rebecca Madden Rebecca Madden

A Tent

I have been a bit weepy as I have listened to Christmas songs and wrapped gifts this season. Anyone else?

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Rebecca Madden Rebecca Madden

Sin and Love

Recently I heard Kristi McLelland say, “In our culture today, sin is starting to be absent from our vocabulary.”

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A Foretaste!

When the time rolled around for my 60th birthday, I decided it was my turn for a party.

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The Invisible Reality

I believe that this invisible reality can be seen and experienced, but we must pay close attention.

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The Messianic Secret

Jesus gives strict orders not to let anyone know of the miraculous healing of a little girl.

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Rebecca Madden Rebecca Madden

Rebuilding A Wall

Alongside me on this mission team were a bank executive, a flight attendant, a decorator, a MRI technologist, a pastor, and a nurse.

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Rebecca Madden Rebecca Madden

Choices

As you read through the bible, it seems many of the stories revolve around choices: good ones, bad ones, small ones, large ones.

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Jay Madden Jay Madden

Face to the Wall

This story of Hezekiah praying and weeping before God shows his vulnerability and distress

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Jay Madden Jay Madden

A Gentle Whisper

We are bombarded each day with the loud voices of our culture shouting their opinions.

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Rebecca Madden Rebecca Madden

Our Miracle

When I read in 2 Samuel 12:18 that David and Bathsheba’s first son died

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Visual Proof

When I was seven years old, I made my first photo scrapbook.

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Rebecca Madden Rebecca Madden

Exceedingly Good

Caleb and Joshua, however, were courageous and wanted to lay claim to what God had promised to them and their families.

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Rebecca Madden Rebecca Madden

Read It and Weep

As I reread the unfolding story of Joseph, I was in tears all along the way.

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Jay Madden Jay Madden

Mindful of Them

When I read these words and think of my own life, I am amazed that the God of the universe is mindful of me.

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Rebecca Madden Rebecca Madden

The Book of Nature

On a recent walk, I noticed the sounds of the insects beginning to swell.

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Jay Madden Jay Madden

For Us Through Us

I just recently returned from my first international trip since the beginning of the pandemic.

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