Author Archives: Nicole Byrum

The sea was churning, and the wind blew hard in their faces. Beaten by the waves, the men had become weary. How their hearts must have fainted within them when they beheld a man coming toward them, walking on the water. But then, what words of comfort they heard: “Take heart, it is I. DoContinue reading “Strangely Dim”

I couldn’t begin to count the number of times I’ve listened to Phil Wickham’s song, “Living Hope.”  It’s glorious and I love it!  But this morning as I was readying myself for the day, a particular phrase jumped out at me: “Then came the morning that sealed the promise, your buried body began to breathe.” Continue reading “The Sealed Promise”

“It will take all of eternity to fathom God’s love, and those who are saved will never plumb the depths of it.”  This statement from Faucett & Brown’s 1871 Bible Commentary is the crux of this post.  Try as we might, we will never be able to put our arms fully around the truth ofContinue reading “How Much More”

In my mind’s eye, I can still see him behind the pulpit, the aged yet slender man with thinning hair and untamed eyebrows.  He, the man with a gentle heart and a gentle voice, offering my most favorite benediction:  Now to him who is able to keep you from falling and to present you faultlessContinue reading “Faultless”

Mark 5:1-20 Night and day he roamed, the epitome of darkness personified.  He was a possessed man, tormented and lost.  Naked and alone with the voices of demons in his mind, he perpetually cut himself with stones.  How his anguished cries must have echoed as he wandered the solitary tombs.  Almost fittingly, this dead manContinue reading “Among the Tombs”

*This article was originally written for and published in the March 2022 issue of Faith On Every Corner Magazine. I’m so pleased to share it here as well. I’ve often thought of Jesus as being many things to me- Savior, friend, high priest, King, and my resurrection and life- but rarely have I thought ofContinue reading “Our Forever Shepherd”

A few nights ago I had the privledge of speaking at our local Gideon’s meeting.  During those 15 minutes of allotted time I shared my testimony of God’s grace and mercy- of how I came to know Christ and how this writing endeavor resulted from an answered prayer for a right and renewed spirit. ThisContinue reading “Mission Statement”

*This piece was written for and published in the August issue of Faith on Every Corner Magazine (2022). I share it here as an encouragement to continuously seek the One who is our strength and portion. “My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever”Continue reading “The Good Portion”

I’ve heard O Come O Come Emmanuel more times than I could possibly count in my lifetime.  But at a concert a few nights ago I heard it for the first time: “O Come O Come Emmanuel, and ransom captive Israel.”  For some reason it clicked: Israel was a captive in need of ransoming.  HowContinue reading “The Ransomed Captives”

To the one persevering through the courageous process of healing:  Dear Friend,  I know this journey can be a weary one, that heaviness inevitably intermixes with progress; that common moments of second guessing the worthwhileness of it all will come.  To self-protect, the tendency will be to hit the breaks, to back away, to notContinue reading “Dear Friend”