Blog

Do You Need a Hug Today? Why We Should Share Hugs Year Round

December is one of my favorite months of the year. That’s because I see my friends and family in December more than any other time of year. In addition to ...

The Weekly Weigh-In

You have filled my heart with greater joy than when their grain and new wine abound. — Psalm 4:7 NIV Thought for the Day: It’s easy to do the right ...

Helping Our Teens Awaken Their Dreams and Live in Hope

Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us… — Ephesians 3:20Everywhere we ...

Integrity

Our generation hears the word integrity, and it seems to mean “honest and good.” A man of integrity is a man who won’t steal or lie. We pick this up ...

Fear Not: He’s in Control

We need to hear that God is still in control. We need to hear that it’s not over until He says so. We need to hear that life’s mishaps and ...

A Theology of Endurance

I have always thought of myself as a leaver. When I was four, I began the long tradition of spending part of each summer with my aunt, uncle, and cousin ...

Praying to Have Fellowship with Other Believers

One evening, years after we were married, Michael and I had a heated argument as we were getting ready to go to a friend’s house for dinner. We had misinterpreted ...

Taste and See Week 1 — You’re Invited to the Table

The Lord God made all kinds of trees grow out of the ground — trees that were pleasing to the eye and good for food. — Genesis 2:9Why is God ...

What God Sees {Indescribable by Louie Giglio}

Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight. — Hebrews 4:13 NIVDid you know that on a clear night, away from the city lights and using only your eyes, ...

Why are We Lonely, and What Can be Done About It?

Novelist Thomas Wolfe said that the central and inevitable fact of human existence is loneliness. Whether we are introverts or extroverts, married or single, standing on the stage or sitting ...

Defiant Joy: Laugh It Up, Live It Out

When God Shows Up and Things Blow Up… In a Good Way!My life changed when I put on a Chewbacca mask, cracked up at myself, and over 160 million people ...

Jesus Said, "Become Like Little Children"

Editor’s Note: It’s Sit & Listen Saturday at Devotionals Daily. Enjoy reading as well as listening to this devotion from Sacred Parenting by Gary L. Thomas – and don’t miss ...

The Power of the Table

Like the sacramental use of water and bread and wine, friendship takes what’s common in human experience and turns it into something holy. — Eugene H. Peterson, Leap Over a ...

Is Better Better?

In God’s worldview, some values rise higher than comfort and happiness. Consider the most concise verses in the Bible on spiritual formation:We also glory in our sufferings, because we know ...

Motivating Teenagers to Read Devotions

As the mother of two teenagers, I’m always looking for good influences, whether it be people, videos, or books, that will reinforce the lessons we have spent over a decade ...

Surprised by God's Will

I was trying to make the biggest decision of my business career and I did not want to miss out on God’s will in my life. After all, for as ...

Free Resources

Free Bible Study featuring Max Lucado!

Free Bible Study featuring Max Lucado!

Face Uncertain Times with Unbreakable Courage

Join the FREE Online Bible Study and get access to 6 study videos and other Bible study resources - all free when you sign up! Study starts 10/5