Devotionals Daily Blog for Inspiration and Growth

In God’s Image

God created human beings in His image. In the image of God He created them. He created them male and female. — Genesis 1:27 NCVSome of us spend an enormous ...

Middles and Endings

As a young girl, I was a Nancy Drew super-fan. I read and re-read all 56 volumes in the series, most of them in two days flat. Even today, I ...

You Are Not an Accident

I am your Creator. You were in my care even before you were born. – Isaiah 44:2aGod does not play dice. – Albert EinsteinYou are not an accident.Your birth was ...

Jesus, the Unlikely King

The Bible’s story, like any story, has a beginning. In the beginning God created all things, and He called His creation good. But because of the choices Adam and Eve ...

Stepping Into His Story

In His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that can never ...

From Mess to Masterpiece 

The Renaissance produced some of the most famous artists and works of art of all time: Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, the Mona Lisa, The Last Supper, the Sistine Chapel, and ...

The Monster in Your Mind: Take Your Thoughts Captive

When my kids were small, they always asked me to turn on a night-light before I left their rooms and close all the doors so the monsters wouldn’t come in. ...

BOOM-CRASH-SLAP

You know what I love most about the Bible? It’s full of sinners, regular people like you and me.Early on in my Christian life, I thought the people in the ...

Jesus: Our Example for Living

For the longest time in my life, I (John) didn’t know where to put Jesus. As a child I can remember seeing God the Father as someone who could help ...

Your Participation

After a long absence, the master of those three servants came back and settled up with them… His master commended him: “Good work! You did your job well. From now ...

Bring Me Your Problems and Troubles

A long-term problem can become an idol. When you are troubled by a situation that just won’t go away, it’s important to monitor your thoughts. An ongoing difficulty can occupy ...

How Do I Hear God’s Voice?

Joe Sirola passed away this year. You don’t know his name, but you’ve heard his voice. Its unusual fiber and flexibility made him the king of voice-overs, and at one ...

Christmas Day

Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift! — 2 Corinthians 9:15Jesus was the unique God-man. As God, He walked on water, calmed the storm, healed the sick, and rose ...

The Ultimate Gift

In my mother’s photo album, there’s a Polaroid picture of me from Christmas 1990. I’m wearing a plaid flannel gown with a red bow on the collar. My dishwater blonde ...

Heaven and Earth Rejoice

Imagine the scene in Bethlehem. It was the night of nights, and yet it had begun as every other night had before it. In Bethlehem’s houses mothers lay their children ...

Mary: Trusting God’s Grace

“I am the Lord’s servant,” Mary answered. “May your word to me be fulfilled.” — Luke 1:38Why have we not taught that one should certainly trust in the grace of ...

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