Aug 30, 2017 | Devotional
I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. Ezekiel 36:25 When I opened our dishwasher, I wondered what went wrong. Instead of seeing sparkling clean dishes, I removed plates and glasses that were covered in a chalky dust. I wondered if the hard water...
Aug 29, 2017 | Devotional
My baby is learning to walk. I have to hold her, and she clings to my fingers because she is unsteady on her feet. She is afraid of slipping, but I am three to steady her and watch over her. As she walks with my help, her eyes sparkle with gratitude, happiness, and...
Aug 28, 2017 | Devotional
Blessed is he who considers the poor. Psalm 41:1 nkjv John Newton wrote, “If, as I go home, a child has dropped a halfpenny, and if, by giving it another, I can wipe away its tears, I feel I have done something. I should be glad to do greater things; but I will not...
Aug 25, 2017 | Devotional
When my sister Carole was diagnosed with breast cancer, our family worried. That diagnosis, with its surgeries and treatments, caused us to fear for her well-being, which drove our family to prayer on her behalf. Over the ensuring months, Carole’s updates were...
Aug 24, 2017 | Devotional
In humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests. Philippians 2:3–4 My friend Jaime works for a huge international corporation. In his early days with the company, a man came by his desk, struck up a conversation, and asked Jaime what he...
