Weekly Devotionals

Read weekly encouragement taken directly from Elisabeth’s writings in the original Elisabeth Elliot Newsletters. Be inspired by her words and wisdom on topics such as joy, hope, absolute surrender, and many more.

A Call to Older Women Part One

**We continue this quarters theme of Elisabeth Elliot’s Heroes of the Faith.…

An Overflowing Cup

**This week we continue our quarterly theme of Elisabeth Elliot’s Heroes of…

A Chance To Die

**This week we continue our quarterly theme of Elisabeth Elliot’s Heroes of…

Lilias Trotter

**This week we continue our quarterly theme of Elisabeth Elliot’s Heroes of…

Perfect Peace

Amy Carmichael gives a beautiful illustration from nature of perfect peace. The…

What To Do With Loneliness

**Valentine’s Day can be difficult for many people.  Elisabeth wrote extensively about…

The Same Old Routine

It is sometimes supposed that the Holy Spirit is stifled by order,…

Volunteer Slaves

“Slave” is not a word most of us nowadays feel comfortable with.…

Prayer as Incense

Prayer is compared in the Bible to incense. “Let my prayer be counted…

At Every Stage of the Journey

What matters in life is that we should stick with the Lord. Where…

Shoes of Iron, Part Two

My goal is God Himself—not joy, nor peaceNor even blessing, but Himself, my…

Shoes of Iron: Part One

Just before his death Moses blessed the twelve tribes of Israel. To Asher he…

Look for the Ancient Paths

**As we approach the cross-roads of 2023 and all the decisions it…

Crowned Because He Suffered

**As we continue in this season of Advent, we would like to…

God in Each Moment

**As we continue in this season of Advent, we would like to…

How Much Is Enough?

**As we begin this season of Advent, we would like to share…

Gratitude, Part 2

**Part 1 of this devotional was posted November 17th. The second thing…

Thanksgiving for What Is Given

**We hope that this devotional from Elisabeth Elliot encourages your heart on…

Gratitude, Part 1

I had a very charming young lady staying with me once who told…

How Do We Know We Are Called?

We need never ask the question, “How do I know I’m called?”…

Instant Obedience

“With my own hands I founded the earth, with my right hand I formed the expanse…

The Universal Thump

It’s so refreshing to find some encouragement to work and to be…

A “Hard Time” 

Following a talk I gave on what older women are to teach…

Find Joy

When Paul was in prison he wrote a very happy letter to…