If you were to draw a picture of your daily devotional life, would it look more like a well-watered garden or a neglected plot in need of tending?
In her book A Place of Quiet Rest, Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth describes a season when deadlines, projects, and demands had crowded out her time with the Lord. She still had a quiet time of sorts, but it had come to consist of hurriedly reading a short passage of Scripture just before running out the door. She reflected,
I was having my devotions, if you could call it that. But I wasn’t having devotion. I wasn’t meeting with God. I wasn’t nurturing our relationship. Like the young bride depicted in the Song of Solomon, I had tended the “vineyards” of others but had failed to care for the garden of my own heart (Song 1:6). As …
If you were to draw a picture of your daily devotional life, would it look more like a well-watered garden or a neglected plot in need of tending?
In her book A Place of Quiet Rest, Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth describes a season when deadlines, projects, and demands had crowded out her time with the Lord. She still had a quiet time of sorts, but it had come to consist of hurriedly reading a short passage of Scripture just before running out the door. She reflected,
I was having my devotions, if you could call it that. But I wasn’t having devotion. I wasn’t meeting with God. I wasn’t nurturing our relationship. Like the young bride depicted in the Song of Solomon, I had tended the “vineyards” of others but had failed to care for the garden of my own heart (Song 1:6). As God used circumstances to reveal my malnourished spiritual condition, I began to realize what a price I had paid for those months of neglect.
How grateful I am for a merciful, long-suffering heavenly Father who never stops pursuing a love relationship with His children. Graciously, kindly, He wooed my heart that had become distracted and desensitized to Him. His goodness led me to repent of having wandered so far from His side, to renew my vows to Him, and to reestablish my relationship with Him as the number-one priority of my day. . . .
There have been other lapses in my devotion to Christ in the years since. But each time the Lord has been faithful to renew my longing for Him and restore my soul. . . . My heart’s desire is to hold fast to Him and not to let Him go—to experience unbroken fellowship with Him and to make a conscious, deliberate choice to spend time alone with Him each day.1
If some time has passed since you’ve lingered with the Lord, consider this your invitation to slip away with Him today and spend time in His Word—not out of guilt or duty but because He’s still the One your soul loves.
1 Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth, A Place of Quiet Rest: Finding Intimacy with God through a Daily Devotional Life (Chicago: Moody Publishers, 2025), 105–106.
How to Have a Quiet Heart
Nancy’s beloved book A Place of Quiet Rest has been updated and rereleased by Moody Publishers in celebration of its twenty-fifth anniversary, inviting a new generation to discover the joy of intimacy with God through a daily devotional life.
I have read A Place of Quiet Rest two times now, and it has changed my life! I was saved at twenty-five but discovered I didn’t really have an intimate relationship with the Lord Jesus. I thought, I want that kind of relationship! Now I have it!
—“Rebekah”
Behold the Word with Featured Resources
Notetaking Bible
Ready to dig deeper into God’s Word and enhance your personal Bible reading? The CSB Notetaking Bible, Revive Our Hearts Edition includes practical guidance and suggestions for Bible journaling from Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth, along with more than 150 prayers and a Bible reading plan.
Already have a treasured copy of God’s Word but still want to begin the practice of Bible journaling? Grab a copy of the brand-new Behold the Wonder Bible Reading Journal, filled with Bible journaling tips and prayers, from Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth.
Mark your calendar for the Celebrate the Season Sale, set for November 19–December 10. From Bible study resources to meaningful books, you’ll find a variety of items to help you and those you love behold the wonder of the Word.
Scriptures to Cling to: The CSB Notetaking Bible
Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth’s love for her CSB Notetaking Bible inspired the creation of the Revive Our Hearts Edition, designed to help women engage deeply with God’s Word.
Igniting a Global Passion for God’s Word
PRAYERS FOR THE TRUE WOMAN ’25 LIVESTREAM
For the first time ever, the True Woman ’25 livestream will be available in five languages—English, French, German, Portuguese, and Spanish. We’re eager to see how God will use this event—as well as the Wonder of the Word initiative—to ignite a global passion for His life-giving, transforming Word.
Here’s how women from our international ministries are praying for the Lord to move:
We at ANC have been reading the Bible from cover to cover with our audience every year since 2020. As we continue reading the Bible together with our audience, now with Nancy in Wonder of the Word, my prayer is that a deep, lasting revival will be ignited by the work of the Spirit.”
Laura Gonzalez, Director of Aviva Nuestros Corazones (ROH in Spanish)
My prayer is that women will be receptive and …
For the first time ever, the True Woman ’25 livestream will be available in five languages—English, French, German, Portuguese, and Spanish. We’re eager to see how God will use this event—as well as the Wonder of the Word initiative—to ignite a global passion for His life-giving, transforming Word.
Here’s how women from our international ministries are praying for the Lord to move:
We at ANC have been reading the Bible from cover to cover with our audience every year since 2020. As we continue reading the Bible together with our audience, now with Nancy in Wonder of the Word, my prayer is that a deep, lasting revival will be ignited by the work of the Spirit.”
Laura Gonzalez, Director of Aviva Nuestros Corazones (ROH in Spanish)
My prayer is that women will be receptive and that hearts will be changed, developing a long-lasting thirst for God’s Word.”
Rachel Denis, Content Manager for Réveille Nos Coeurs (ROH in French)
My prayer for Portuguese-speaking women is that their hearts would be tender to the Word of God—that they would not only hear it but truly surrender to it.”
Denise Deal, Editor at Aviva Nossos Corações (ROH in Portuguese)
My deepest longing is that God would instill a fresh hunger for His Word, not only here in post-Christian Europe but around the world.”
Sabine Ross, Chief Editor for Belebe unsere Herzen (ROH in German)
The True Woman ’25 Wonder: Word over World workshop—led by Dannah Gresh, Elizabeth Urbanowicz, Suzy Weibel, and special guests—is designed to inspire teen girls to dive deeper into Scripture and experience its life-changing power. Created for girls ages twelve to eighteen, this breakout session will communicate the truth of God’s Word in their “language.”
Bonus: The workshop will include an exclusive pre-launch celebration of the highly anticipated Wonder app, produced by Revive Our Hearts in partnership with Dannah Gresh’s ministry Pure Freedom.
Praise around the World
International Testimonies
I’ve been listening to “Gender & Sexuality: Clarity in an Age of Confusion” and thinking about many women that I want to see learn these rich teachings, including me. This season has granted Brazilian women incredible access to such richness through the spiritual anointing God has given Nancy and her wonderful companions to restore our souls.
—“Adriana,” Brazil
Here in Cuba, the Lord has been awakening women through the ministry of Aviva Nuestros Corazones. I started listening two years ago, and the Lord began using each podcast and blog to change my spiritual life, my marriage, and my motherhood.
—“Camila,” Cuba
Can’t make it to Indianapolis? No problem.
TRUE WOMAN ’25 IS HAPPENING OCTOBER 2–4, AND YOU CAN JOIN LIVE, WHEREVER YOU ARE.
Can’t make it to Indianapolis? No problem.
TRUE WOMAN ’25 IS HAPPENING OCTOBER 2–4,
AND YOU CAN JOIN LIVE, WHEREVER YOU ARE.
Enjoy the conference from the comfort of your living room, turn your home office into a place of worship, or gather a group at your home or church for three days of powerful teaching, worship, and encouragement from God’s Word.
New this year, the livestream will be available in five languages:
Watch your email for your livestream login and downloadable resources.
Get ready to behold the wonder. Hosting a group? Now’s the time to invite participants, set a viewing schedule, and prepare to grow in Christ together!
