by Bonnie Dorough | Dec 2, 2016 | Devotions, Knowing God
“Go to the nations.” Don’t you love it when God tells you to do something that seems so outside of your box that you stop and think : Did He really say that? Did I hear that correctly? I wonder if I made that up! ...
by Bonnie Dorough | Sep 26, 2016 | Devotions, Knowing God
There are times in life when we know without a doubt that God saved us, helped us or provided for us. But what about all the other times when He helped us and we never knew it or saw it? Recently, my daughter came up to me and showed me a picture of a snake called...
by Bonnie Dorough | Sep 11, 2016 | Devotions, Knowing God
After a wonderful vacation to South Africa with family, it came time to say goodbye and part ways. Standing there at the airport for one last hug, I tried my best to not think about it and to simply focus on connecting to our next flight. My daughter...
by Bonnie Dorough | Jun 5, 2016 | Devotions, Knowing God
I recently went on a game drive in South Africa and got to see some amazing elephants up close. In my time here in Africa, I have noticed so many bushes and plants covered by thorns. Even beautiful flowering plants that you want to touch, still adorned by thorns. On...
by Bonnie Dorough | Oct 18, 2015 | Devotions, Knowing God
“For the Lord sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.” (1 Samuel 16:7b) We are all artists in one form or another. We create, imagine, and produce. We engineer, design, sculpt, program, refine, organize, manage, and...
by Bonnie Dorough | Aug 24, 2015 | Devotions, Knowing God
Have you ever done something wrong and the guilt never left you? Maybe you hurt someone, or you feel like you aren’t enough or doing enough to please God? I used to think that if I hadn’t read my Bible enough, prayed enough, or done enough good things, that I could...