Christian growth – Living Ears Wide Open

Wishy-Washy or Resolute?

Living Ears Wide Open, New Year Resolutions, Sherri MewhaJanuary 7, 2025 By Sherri

“Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful.” - Hebrews 10:23 ESV Wishy-Washy. What a funny word. I’ve heard that expression since I was a little girl growing up in Texas, and I…

Dear Others

Dear Others, Faith Blogs, Living Ears Wide Open, Sherri MewhaDecember 31, 2024 By Sherri

"Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others." Philippians 2:3-4 ESV I am overwhelmed by the number of people whose lives have intersected with mine over the past twelve months. It was…

The Gift

Christian Blog, Living Ears Wide Open, Sherri Mewha, The GiftDecember 23, 2024 By Sherri

"Thanks be to God for His inexpressible gift!" 2 Corinthians 9:15 ESV A long-time Christmas favorite in our home is the 1963 Christmas episode of the Dick Van Dyke Show titled "The Alan Brady Show Presents." Alan Brady's multi-talented writing staff, led…

Let Us Adore Him

Christmas Devotion, Let Us Adore Him, Living Ears Wide Open, Sherri MewhaDecember 17, 2024 By Sherri

"Where is He who has been born king of the Jews? For we saw His star when it rose and have come to worship Him." Matthew 2:2 O Come, All Ye Faithful "O come, all ye faithful,joyful and triumphant,O come ye, O…

Bright & Shining

Bright & Shining, Christmas Devotion, Living Ears Wide Open, Sherri MewhaDecember 10, 2024 By Sherri

"This little light of mine, I'm goin' let it shine. This little of mine, I'm goin' let it shine. This little of mine, I'm goin' let it shine. Let it shine. Let it shine. Let it shine." Standing tall, singing loudly, and…

Comfort, Peace & Hope

Comfort, Hope, Living Ears Wide Open, Peace, Sherri MewhaNovember 26, 2024 By Sherri

In turbulent times... "You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You." Isaiah 26:3 ESV She closed the exam room door quietly and efficiently as she greeted me, then sat momentarily, reviewing my patient…

Personal or Community?

Living Ears Wide Open, Personal or Community, Sherri MewhaNovember 19, 2024 By Sherri

Us. We. Them. They. Our people. Our group. My family. My squad. Our team. Humans gravitate towards family, groups, teams, and collectives of many types. Unless you are genuinely a hermit, you enjoy (to varying degrees) being with others. Not all of…

In Need Of Rescue

Bible Devotions, In Need of Rescue, Living Ears Wide Open, Sherri MewhaNovember 5, 2024 By Sherri

"Listen to me...you whom I have upheld since your birth, and have carried since you were born. Even to your old age and gray hairs, I am He, I am He who will sustain you. I have made you and I will…

Guilty

Faith Blogs, Guilty, Living Ears Wide Open, Sherri MewhaOctober 29, 2024 By Sherri

I stared at the old Singer treadle sewing machine. I had always been fascinated by the foot-powered machine, which required steady foot action and carefully coordinated movement of fabric and thread tensions. It was a graceful dance of feet, fabric, and fingers.…

Whispers of Thunder

Bible Devotions, Living Ears Wide Open, Sherri Mewha, Whispers of ThunderOctober 15, 2024 By Sherri

"How faint the whisper we hear of Him! Who then can understand the thunder of His power?" Job 26:14 NIV As a little girl, I remember waking in the night to the sound of distant thunder. I listened to the whisper of…

Powerless

Christian Blog, Living Ears Wide Open, Powerless, Sherri MewhaOctober 8, 2024 By Sherri

"O our God...we are powerless against this great horde that is coming against us. We do not know what to do, but our eyes are on you." 2 Chronicles 20:12 ESV Good King Jehoshaphat's heart sank as he listened. The Ammonites, Moabites,…

Tears

Living Ears Wide Open, Sherri Mewha, TearsOctober 1, 2024 By Sherri

"You have kept count of my tossings; put my tears in your bottle. Are they not in your book?" Psalm 56:8 ESV I confess. I am a weeper. Tears fall easily – happy tears, sad tears, emotionally responsive tears. Tears are the…

Belonging

Belonging, Living Ears Wide Open, Sherri Mewha, Spiritual GrowthSeptember 24, 2024 By Sherri

"So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God...Christ Jesus Himself being the cornerstone...." Ephesians 2:19 We want desperately to belong—to be accepted, to fit in, to…

The Tree & The Ivy

Bible Devotions, Living Ears Wide Open, Sherri Mewha, The Tree & The IvySeptember 17, 2024 By Sherri

"Who is a God like You, who pardons sin and forgives the transgression of the remnant of His inheritance? You...delight to show mercy. You will again have compassion on us; You will tread our sins underfoot and hurl all our iniquities into…

Screaming Cows & Burning Fields

Faith Blogs, Living Ears Wide Open, Sherri Mewha, Trust GODSeptember 9, 2024 By Sherri

“But I trust in You, O LORD; I say, "You are my God." Psalms 31:14 ESV Standing on tiptoe, I balanced on the kitchen sink's narrow back edge, clutching the window ledge, and peered into the dark evening. I couldn't see a…