About the author
Melinda Eye Cooper grew up in the Missouri Ozarks but lives near Nashville, Tennessee, with her family. She writes articles and devotions and has some fiction projects in the works. Melinda grew up in a large family and is the seventh of ten children. Many of her devotions and stories are inspired by her childhood.
Melinda has been honored to be a Selah Awards finalist for online articles and was a finalist for the 2023 Writer of the Year Award with Serious Writer, as well as a 2024 Semi-finalist for the ACFW Genesis Contest.
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Her book of articles and devotions is available here, and a short devotional about the Places God Takes Us here.
Latest writing
September 16, 2026
We have the greatest story of all time written down for each of us to know what God really thinks about things. And how He feels about us. Reading it is wonderful but when we study, we will find invaluable treasure. Here are five books of the Bible every senior should study.
April 19, 2023
Smoking marijuana (or weed) is becoming legal in more and more states. Not only for medical reasons but for recreational use, as well. To date, 47 states and Washington, DC, have legalized marijuana for medical use. Twenty-four states have legalized it for both medical and recreational use. Many other states are in debate on whether or not to make it legal.
But does making marijuana legal for recreational use make it right? Is smoking (or vaping) weed a sin? What or how does the Bible apply to the use of recreational marijuana?
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April 17, 2020
Nobody’s perfect. We all "err" and need forgiveness.
I’ve made some big mistakes in life. We all I’ve wished I could turn back the hands of time and fix things more often than I’d like to admit. But unfortunately, we have to live with our mistakes. Sometimes, we can only hope and pray for forgiveness from others.
We aren’t getting through life without needing forgiveness from someone. And none of us are getting through life without experiencing the need to forgive someone else for pain they’ve caused us. Sometimes, we wait for an apology that never comes. What's more, we need to forgive even when the offender doesn’t make an effort to make things right. That can be tough especially if the pain is deep. But it is possible to forgive and it’s the beginning of healing. Most of all, we need forgiveness from God. So what does His word say about erring and forgiving?
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