by Todd Crouch | Feb 14, 2024 | Spiritual Growth
The Season of Lent: Following Jesus Lent is far more than a season of legalistic performance based religious self-examination, it is rather a time of fully embracing the grace of God and the reality of the risen Christ and the Season of Easter. “So Abram went as the...
by Mark Shields | Feb 14, 2024 | Devotions
Put Faith Into Practice (Today is Ash Wednesday) We can see that water like a river that keeps flowing just as God’s grace keeps flowing and flowing. The Spirit then prepares our hearts and minds for God’s Plan. We can reflect on the past so we can go forward using...
by Bill Herried | Feb 13, 2024 | Aging, Inspiration
Our Sally I will never forget that smile Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his faithful servants. —Psalm 116:15 That smile. I will never forget that smile. The first time I met Sally, I was in the 11th grade at Foss High School in Tacoma, Washington....
by Dr. Kristopher Wallaert | Feb 13, 2024 | Inspiration, Marriage & Family
It’s Never Too Early, But It Might be Too Late I was downstairs watching TV when my watch started buzzing. I looked down and saw that I was getting a phone call. My phone was upstairs charging, so I rushed up the stairs just in time to answer the phone. It was my...
by David Duncan | Feb 13, 2024 | Devotions
Jump In! Our middle son has always been a bit of a daredevil. One day my sister-in-law, a former life guard, coaxed him into the shallow end of a swimming pool. He must have been about three years old. Standing near the edge, she entreated with outstretched...