Sep 21, 2017 | Devotional
Pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. Ephesians 6:18 Singer/songwriter Robert Hamlet wrote “Lady Who Prays for Me” as a tribute to his mother who made a point of praying for her boys each morning before they went to the bus stop....
Sep 20, 2017 | Devotional
Two are better than one . . . . If either of them falls down, one can help the other up. Ecclesiastes 4:9–10 In the 2016 Rio Olympics, two athletes in the 5,000-meter race caught the world’s attention. About 3,200 meters into the race, New Zealander Nikki Hamblin and...
Sep 19, 2017 | Devotional
I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation. Philippians 4:12 “His piece is bigger than mine!” When I was a boy my brothers and I would sometimes bicker about the size of the piece of homemade pie mom served us. One day Dad observed our...
Sep 18, 2017 | Devotional
Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. Hebrews 12:1–2 World-renowned violinist, Joshua Bell, has an unusual way of leading the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, a forty-four-member...
Sep 13, 2017 | Devotional
All these people were still living by faith when they died. They did not receive the things promised; they only saw them and welcomed them from a distance, admitting that they were foreigners and strangers on earth. Hebrews 11:13 During a discussion of The Lord of the...