Devotionals Daily Blog for Inspiration and Growth
Devotionals Daily Blog for Inspiration and Growth
Hold On to HOPE!
I’m a quitter. It comes way too easy for me to walk away from something that feels hard, whether it’s a gymnastics class, a friendship, or a diet. But as ...
It's All About Jesus
Several years ago, I spent quite a lot of time going in and out of South Sudan during the decades-long civil war that ravaged the nation and its people. I ...
Praying Your Will Be Done
May Your Kingdom come and what You want be done, here on earth as it is in Heaven. – Matthew 6:10To pray, “Thy will be done” is to seek the ...
So, How've You Been? Killing Self-Pity
We are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. – Romans 8:37I heard about a man who had just come through major surgery. When he slowly opened his eyes, ...
The Grace Adventure: What Is Grace About?
I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you. – Ezekiel 36:26Do we get grace?We talk as if we understand the term. The library gives ...
Rules of Engagement: What does God Mean By Submission?
Read Ephesians 5:21-33It doesn’t get more controversial than this.In conversations about Christian marriage, Ephesians 5:21-33 gets hauled out and used to defend all kinds of ideas about who gets to ...
Are You an Outsider?
Located on the northwest shore of the Sea of Galilee, Tabgha is the supposed location where Jesus, after His resurrection, appeared a third time to the disciples as a stranger ...
Don't Retire From Life
Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest. – Mark 6:31Don’t resent growing old. Many are denied the privilege. – UnknownI recall the story about ...
How Could Jesus Be a Friend of Sinners?
I wrote a song called “Jesus, Friend of Sinners” for Casting Crowns’ album The Well. It showed my frustration with the wrong picture of Jesus we believers have given the ...
Cold Showers of Unmet Expectations
The hotel bed sagged like a hammock under my jet-lagged body. My Timex beeped out the mantra, “Get up! The only time zone that matters is mine.” I rolled off ...
War, Peace, and Why Marriage Is Really About Jesus
There’s a growing movement inside the church to say that gender roles are a result of the fall. From my vantage point, nothing could be further from the truth. Gender ...
Seeking God: Lord, I am here. Speak to me.
Moses lifted his eyes and saw the flames in the distance.Something was burning on the side of the mountain – something unlike anything he had ever seen. He watched it ...
Character: Can the Devil Make Me Do It?
Sorting through some of the discouraging headlines from the sports section of various newspapers , I find an amazing number of columns dealing exclusively with the topic of character, or ...
Pharisees, Hypocrites, and Us
How did the Pharisees hear Jesus’ call to perfection?The Pharisees believed that their best would be good enough for God – especially if they adorned their religion with as many ...
Marriage: It Is Good For a Man Not to Marry
I became a Christian at a very young age. In truth, I can scarcely remember a moment when God was not an active and conscious presence in my life. Because ...
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