Devotionals Daily Blog for Inspiration and Growth

Turn Off the Tech

Am I now seeking the approval of man, or of God? Or am I trying to please man? If I were still trying to please man, I would not be ...

Fasting

Editor’s note: Of all the spiritual disciplines, fasting is probably one of the least practiced. Fasting is hard. It takes grit, but it is so worth it! As we near ...

The Art of Listening: Truth and Tone

The Art of Compassionate Conversations “Sir,” the woman said, “You have nothing to draw with and the well is deep. Where can You get this living water? Are You greater ...

Bountifully

I will sing to the LORD, because He has dealt bountifully with me. — Psalm 13:6 Years ago, managers at a Houston airport noticed their customers had lodged many complaints ...

I Miss My Son Today

Editor’s note: Tim Challies’ book Seasons of Sorrow is one that we all need. It’s about the death of his precious son, Nick, and his rugged pursuit of God through ...

You Are Loved Constantly and Perfectly

I want you to experience the riches of your salvation: the Joy of being loved constantly and perfectly. You make a practice of judging yourself based on how you look ...

God's Peace for When You are Missing a Loved One

Missing a loved one is a very lonely feeling. The only thing to really resolve the ache of loneliness is to actually see the person you’re missing. But many times, ...

Open Mind, Open Heart

Elie Wiesel was a correspondent for a Jewish newspaper in Paris, France, in 1954. A decade earlier he was a prisoner in a Jewish concentration camp. A decade later he ...

The Win-Win Principle: Be Sensitive

Sensitivity is essential in the building of worth-while relationships. When Paul said to Philemon, “Therefore, though I might be very bold in Christ to command you what is fitting” (Philemon ...

Bringing Out the Best in Those We Bless

Editor’s note: We want to bless the ones we love….  but sometimes we lack the knowledge or skills. After more that a million copies sold, the John Trent and Gary ...

Jesus’ Favorite Subject

There’s something we’re all yearning for... and it’s about to happen. So let’s talk about this “Kingdom of God” thing. It’s a phrase that freaks people out (“Is this a ...

Think Big... No, Bigger!

Think about the things that are good and worthy of praise. Think about the things that are true and honorable and right and pure and beautiful and respected. — Philippians ...

Make Space for Hope

Lord God, hope sometimes feels so costly, yet our hearts can’t live without it! You are the God of all hope and the giver of all good gifts. Let hope ...

When Grief Goes Deep: Facing Your Emotions

Read: Genesis 37 When Jacob learned of his beloved son Joseph’s (supposed) death, he did five striking things in response to his grief: he tore his clothes; he put on ...

What Would MLK Tweet? 25 Quotes and Prayers of Martin Luther King, Jr.

If Uncle M.L. Could Tweet We need to remember that every age of every generation is the modern age. When we are born, there are things that humanity had either ...

Habits of the Household: What Is Your Normal?

It’s a hard question to answer, because normal things are usually the invisible things. Your everyday habits are precisely the habits you don’t notice. That is, until a crisis reveals ...

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