by Mark Shields | Apr 9, 2025 | Devotions
Looking Back at John 17-19 For Encouragement on the Journey Ahead For the last few weeks, the journey has taken me through John 17-19. Life can be a challenge but we have all we need because of Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross. Available is the Wonderful Counselor,...
by Chet Gladkowski | Apr 9, 2025 | Inspiration
1 Peter 2:11,12 Dear friends, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from sinful desires, which wage war against your soul. Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of doing wrong, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the...
by Michelle Lazurek | Apr 8, 2025 | Kids & Grandkids
As a child, I described myself as an “old soul” who acted older for her age. But when I grew up, there were moments when I grieved the loss of my childhood. No longer could I snuggle up in my dad’s lap or expect my mom to tuck me in when I was sick. But I still needed...
by Tom Swartzwelder | Apr 8, 2025 | Devotions
It’s Time to Sing? Early one crisp morning I stepped out on the back porch, coffee mug in hand. It was late February, and there was still snow on the ground. And that’s when I heard it: bird song! A male cardinal sat in our leafless butterfly bush singing his heart...
by Man In The Mirror Team | Apr 8, 2025 | Spiritual Growth
When sin entered the world, it broke. Where once there was harmony, peace, and perfection, there is now strife, darkness, and contention. As men striving to live out our faith in this broken and challenging world, we often encounter injustice and selfishness. Is it...