Marissa

Nordlum

Contributing Writer

Since 2021, Marissa Nordlum has been CBN's email analyst and devotional writer. She has a passion for the local church and loves seeing creative writing edified in music and written content. Her background is in church ministry, where she served as a youth pastor and worship leader. She lives with her husband and their three sons in Arizona.

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The Cross Is Still the Answer

Often, it’s easy to think of the stories of the Bible as mystical or far-off, not something that could happen in our lives. But that couldn’t be further from the truth. Because of the cross, the finished work of Jesus’ death—we have access to His miracle-working power in our daily lives.

Are You Ready?

When someone asks if you are ready, is your answer usually 'almost' or 'in a few minutes?' Or are you a person who is usually ready and prepared? Procrastinators, beware—this devotion may step on your toes a little but in a good way. Take a look. You may or may not be ready for this important event.

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From Restless to True Rest

In a society where busyness is praised and to-do lists are long, how can we take the time to rest? When there's more that needs to be done than time left on the clock, and it's easy to burn the candle at both ends, how can we exchange striving and tireless trying for God's strength?

Building His House

Have you ever thought about the dichotomy of how your future might play out in your mind? It's so easy to get lost in the plans we can make for our future, all the hopes and dreams and ideas. But if the time came, could we surrender them to the Lord and choose to build His house, as it talks about in Haggai 1?

Hope in His Word

Life is full of mountain highs and valley lows. There are seasons where we feel on top of the world or grieving in the valley. Wherever life finds you as you read this devotion today, it is necessary to know that God meets us there. Psalm 130:5 declares, I wait for the Lord, my whole being waits, and in his word I put my hope.

Who Can I Trust?

Do you know today that you can put all your trust in God? Maybe you, too, have asked yourself, Who can I trust? The answer is you can trust in the Lord. The psalmist declares that the Lord is worthy of our trust in all He promises and faithful in all He does. How can we trust Him more?