Amanda Idleman

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Amanda Idleman is a writer whose passion is encouraging others to live joyfully. She writes devotions for Your Nightly Prayer, Crosswalk Couples Devotional, Your Daily Prayer, and more. She has work published with Her View from Home, on the MOPS Blog, and is a regular contributor for Crosswalk.com, Biblestudytools.com, and Christianity.com. She has most recently published a devotional, Comfort: A 30 Day Devotional Exploring God's Heart of Love for Mommas, alongside her husband’s companion devotional, Shepherd. You can find out more about Amanda on her Facebook Page or follow her on Instagram.

3 Gifts That Homeschooling Can Offer Your Family

There are some really cool benefits that homeschooling can provide for your family if you feel called to give it a try. Here are a few of the gifts...

3 Gifts That Homeschooling Can Offer Your Family

A Prayer in Awe of Who Jesus Is This Palm Sunday - Your Daily Prayer - March 24

Palm Sunday is an invitation. A chance to clear our vision. To set aside the mundane and the urgent. It’s a chance to fix our eyes on Jesus and...

A Prayer in Awe of Who Jesus Is This Palm Sunday - Your Daily Prayer - March 24

A Prayer for Our Children to Understand the Joy of Easter - Your Daily Prayer - March 20

As we go participate in our many family traditions, celebrations, and gatherings, let's not forget to point our kids to the true source of our joy....

A Prayer for Our Children to Understand the Joy of Easter - Your Daily Prayer - March 20

3 Reasons Your Life Matters to God

Our job is to be faithful and obedient to the call of God in our lives. Success in any specific terms is God's job and is out of our hands....

3 Reasons Your Life Matters to God

A Prayer for Unbelieving Loved Ones

“And this is the confidence that we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us.” - 1 John 5:14

A Prayer for Unbelieving Loved Ones

4 Questions to Consider When Deciding How to Educate Your Children

We have to pivot in order to accommodate the needs of each of our kids as well as honor our own limitations as parents. Here are some questions...

4 Questions to Consider When Deciding How to Educate Your Children

A Prayer for Unbelieving Loved Ones - Your Daily Prayer - March 10

Continue to stand in the gap for those that God lays on your heart. Pray diligently for them. Embody God’s love in their life. Show them how much...

A Prayer for Unbelieving Loved Ones - Your Daily Prayer - March 10

The Trouble with the ‘True Love Waits’ Narrative

I grew up in the ‘true love waits’ era of the church. Now, I have been married for 15 years, and I realize that this narrative set me up for...

February 29, 2024

The Trouble with the ‘True Love Waits’ Narrative

4 Signs You Have an Emotionally Abusive Husband

An emotionally abusive person may neglect your needs by withholding attention from you, such as giving the silent treatment and shutting down any...

February 26, 2024

4 Signs You Have an Emotionally Abusive Husband

Why Daily Repentance Is Essential for a Peaceful Life

The reality that I so eagerly want to overlook is that I am a broken and sinful creature. I must live daily in a posture of humble repentance,...

February 19, 2024

Why Daily Repentance Is Essential for a Peaceful Life

Overcoming Compassion Fatigue - The Crosswalk Devotional - February 19

How do we balance the call to love our neighbor and be Kingdom bringers and justice pursuers while still guarding our hearts against the heaviness...

February 19, 2024

Overcoming Compassion Fatigue - The Crosswalk Devotional - February 19

4 Biblical Ways to Build Back Trust in Relationships

The ability to trust those who are intimately involved in our lives is one of the most vital parts of what is required to build healthy...

February 15, 2024

4 Biblical Ways to Build Back Trust in Relationships

Is Surrogacy Okay for Christians?

This new invention, along with many other involved fertility treatments, raises new questions about the ethical implications of these actions. As...

February 12, 2024

Is Surrogacy Okay for Christians?

A Prayer for New Beginnings

“Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.” -...

February 12, 2024

A Prayer for New Beginnings

A Prayer for New Beginnings - Your Daily Prayer - February 11

When one season comes to a close, and we see new doors open for our lives, we need space to process grief while simultaneously embracing the joy...

February 11, 2024

A Prayer for New Beginnings - Your Daily Prayer - February 11

Can Christians Attend a Same-Sex Couple’s Baby Shower?

It’s our job to be Jesus to our lost friends. To encourage those who know God but continue to struggle with sin. We need to remain faithful to the...

February 07, 2024

Can Christians Attend a Same-Sex Couple’s Baby Shower?

4 Things That Improve Intimacy in Marriage

How do we grow intimacy in this fallen world with our brokenness? Here are a few ideas to consider on this lifelong quest to build meaningful...

February 05, 2024

4 Things That Improve Intimacy in Marriage

He Makes Beautiful Things - The Crosswalk Devotional - February 2

May the Holy Spirit illuminate the beauty of God’s creation for you. He is making everything beautiful in his perfect timing.

February 02, 2024

He Makes Beautiful Things - The Crosswalk Devotional - February 2