Seeking the Extraordinary

Inspirational devotionals to help discover God’s extraordinary presence in your ordinary day

Rebecca Madden Rebecca Madden

Read It and Weep

As I reread the unfolding story of Joseph, I was in tears all along the way.

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Jay Madden Jay Madden

Mindful of Them

When I read these words and think of my own life, I am amazed that the God of the universe is mindful of me.

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Rebecca Madden Rebecca Madden

The Book of Nature

On a recent walk, I noticed the sounds of the insects beginning to swell.

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Jay Madden Jay Madden

For Us Through Us

I just recently returned from my first international trip since the beginning of the pandemic.

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Rebecca Madden Rebecca Madden

Love Letters

We recently discovered the love letters my parents wrote to one another in 1944 -1945.

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Jay Madden Jay Madden

God’s Signs and Wonders

We had the opportunity to see God’s signs and wonders in the rescue of eighteen Christians from Afghanistan.

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Rebecca Madden Rebecca Madden

Exile

Almost twenty years ago, Jay and I packed our belongings in a Honda van with forty years‑worth of memories.

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Rebecca Madden Rebecca Madden

Mimi’s Bible

I have been helping Rebecca clean out her family home of 150 years.

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Rebecca Madden Rebecca Madden

A Family Tree

I had another daunting task to handle. It was the cleaning out of my family’s home.

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Jay Madden Jay Madden

A Vintage Map

There is something about a vintage map that stirs my imagination.

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Rebecca Madden Rebecca Madden

Our Finiteness

I am obsessed with the liturgies that I have discovered in Every Moment Holy.

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Rebecca Madden Rebecca Madden

A Corona Typewriter

One day we were up in the attic when we discovered my grandfather’s old Corona typewriter

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Rebecca Madden Rebecca Madden

Losing My Life

Recently I was scurrying around Peachtree Church attending to last‑minute details

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Rebecca Madden Rebecca Madden

Fishing with Jesus

One morning I thought that I would skip my time of reading John and then journaling.

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Jay Madden Jay Madden

Desires

I just celebrated another birthday which always prompts a bit of reflection.

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Jay Madden Jay Madden

Being Known

In a recent staff meeting, our Senior Pastor asked each of us to share our favorite Psalm.

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Rebecca Madden Rebecca Madden

Shut Yourself Down

Recently when I started to launch our weekly Zoom session, I could tell my computer was locking up.

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Rebecca Madden Rebecca Madden

The Beauty of Love

I heard Dan Allender, author of To Be Told, ask the question, “Where are you beautiful?”

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Jay Madden Jay Madden

Living Hope

Easter is the ultimate story of new life springing from the darkness, a reminder that God can overcome the worst

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