by J.D. Greear | Nov 19, 2023 | Kids & Grandkids, Marriage & Family
Kick the Bucket List One of the conversations I most dreaded having in my life was with my mom during my senior year of college, when I had decided God was calling me to forsake my law studies and go overseas to share the gospel. My mom and dad were both Christians,...
by Marsha Richards | Nov 19, 2023 | Devotions
Still Bearing Fruit Psalm 92: 12-15“The righteous flourish like the palm tree and grow like a cedar in Lebanon. They are planted in the house of the Lord; they flourish in the courts of our God. They still bear fruit in old age; they are ever full of sap and green,...
by David Ettinger | Nov 18, 2023 | Inspiration, Spiritual Growth
Branded for Christ “Man of the Cloth” A good 35 years ago, while working at a southern New Mexico newspaper, our photographer said to me, “While I was out on assignment, I met a man who said he knew you.” When he told me the man’s name, I replied, “He’s the pastor of...
by Peter Caligiuri | Nov 18, 2023 | Inspiration
A Day to Rejoice This is the day that the Lord has made. We will rejoice and be glad in it. Psalm 118:24 ESV In the late 1950’s, one of the happiest days of the year was the last day of school. In our neighborhood, most of us kids would gleefully run home from school,...
by Ken Barnes | Nov 18, 2023 | Devotions
Homicide and Suicide (Today is International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day) But God said to Jonah, “Do you do well to be angry for the plant?” And he said, “Yes, I do well to be angry, angry enough to die.” (Jonah 4:9 ESV) Anger and bitterness will lead to a spirit...