Don't Be Offended - The Crosswalk Devotional - October 21

PLUS...10 Ways to Deal with Church Drama  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ &zwnj [Crosswalk.com Logo]( The Crosswalk Devotional  [Devotionals](        [Newsletters](        [e-Cards](      [The Crosswalk Devotional]( Don’t Be Offended By Meg Bucher “Don’t repay evil for evil. Don’t retaliate with insults when people insult you. Instead, pay them back with blessing. That is what God has called you to do, and he will grant you his blessing.” [1 Peter 3:9]( NLT The tears soaked my sleeve, and I began to seethe. Logically, I understand the human brain isn’t fully developed until sometime in our twenties. But it’s difficult to be logical when someone else’s kid hurts my kid. The older they get, the less accidental it is. I jokingly send momma bear emojis…but the struggle is actually real. The amount of deep breathing I have to employ before I react to a situation I’ve just digested is surreal. The old saying goes, “don’t poke the bear.” When momma bear is engaged, it’s a run-for-your-life situation. And I run …right to God …for my life.  [CONTINUE READING →](            You May Also Like:        [10 Ways to Deal with Church Drama](  Kristine Brown The next time we are confronted with a potentially hurtful conversation, we can take a step back, breathe, and think before repeating. Those few minutes of listening to God can douse a possible wildfire of words better than any water ever could.  [CONTINUE READING →](       [4 Reasons Parenting Is Holy Work](  Amanda Idleman Parenthood – in every season – comes with many challenges. I am here to remind you and me that even when it all can feel heavy, messy, tiring, and chaotic, this is holy work.  [CONTINUE READING →](            [Incredible Performance Of 'Amazing Grace' With More Than 200 Bagpipes](  GodTube.com Check out this incredible performance of ‘Amazing Grace’ with more than 200 bagpipes.  [WATCH NOW →](        [A Prayer for Us to Intentionally Encourage Others - Your Daily Prayer - October 19](  Maggie Cooper Stephanos, Fortunatus, Achaicus, Tychicus, Barnabus, Timothy, and Onesimus. When you hear these names, what does it make you think of? For many of us, most of these names would not “ring any bells” at all. So who were they? And why were they mentioned in Scripture?  [CONTINUE READING →](                            Bible Trivia Question of the Day                                           Joshua gathered the tribes of Israel at Shechem to: A. make a covenant with them B. perform religious rituals C. begin a census D. conscript men for army [ANSWER THE QUESTION →](     [Crosswalk.com Logo](  [Read about Salem Web Network](  |  [Unsubscribe](   [Email Preference Center](  |  [View in Browser](   © 2023 Salem Web Network. All rights reserved. 111 Virginia Street, Suite 200, Richmond, VA 23219. This email is never sent unsolicited. You are receiving this email because your email address, {EMAIL}, is signed up to receive newsletters, updates, and special offers from Crosswalk. Â