Sheila Dougal

I almost went to bed without posting this.  It usually takes me mulling over a passage all day before the light breaks through and I get an “Ah-ha” moment of clarity and excitement that makes sharing it possible. Tonight the ah-ha hit while I was tucking my youngest in bed. …

Advent day 8 and 9 were spent on the floor of the acute rehab unit at Banner Del Webb hospital. Yesterday, day 9 was a particularly long and even record setting day. I worked with two new nurses and together (along with the help of some coworkers who were gracious…

My favorite telling of the birth of Christ is in Luke. There are a few phrases that always catch me in Luke’s narrative. One of them is when the shepherds decide to go find this Savior that had been announced to them and they find Mary and Joseph and the…

I’ve been focusing on Jesus as the light of the world in these devotions. I’ve been thinking about this a lot because of the people in my life who challenge my beliefs and question why I do what I do and why I don’t do what I don’t do. When…

I will greatly rejoice in the Lord; my soul shall exult in my God, for he has clothed me with the garments of salvation; he has covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decks himself like a priest with a beautiful headdress, and as a bride adorns…

So Jesus said to them, “The light is among you for a little while longer. Walk while you have the light, lest darkness overtake you. The one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going. While you have the light, believe in the light, that you…

Advent: 24 Days of Looking to the Light of the Word Day 3 (because I worked day 2 and couldn’t squeeze in time to write): The Light Has Come Real life is that sometimes in attempts to stay worshipful during Christmas by doing Advent readings and devotions you might not…