by Mark Shields | Sep 6, 2023 | Devotions
Antidote to Despair Our soul is in a constant battle with negative thoughts and attitudes of this world but God has the antidote to despair by replacing the negative that penetrates our soul with righteousness. We know so far on our journey that Job is in a deep...
by Dr. Michael Sprague | Sep 5, 2023 | Devotions
AMAZING FACT FEW PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT The first food eaten and the first liquid swallowed on the moon by human beings were the communion bread and wine and among the first words spoken on the moon were the words of Jesus Christ. Did you know that? It’s true. Here is...
by Dennis Lee | Sep 4, 2023 | Devotions
What Are You Laboring For? Solomon speaks about the vanity, or the uselessness, of laboring all day long when in the end it will all be gone. “Naked a man comes from his mother’s womb, and as he comes, so he departs. He takes nothing from his labor that he can carry...
by David Duncan | Sep 3, 2023 | Devotions
Signs of Hope “We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure.” Hebrews 6:19 A recent devotional from Our Daily Bread tells the story of a recovering addict named Elizabeth who leaves encouraging notes on the car windshields of strangers. She often...
by Charles Cameron | Sep 2, 2023 | Devotions
Let us thank people who help us in our hard times – but let us not forget, also, to thank the Lord. “Salvation belongs to the Lord; may your blessing be on your people” (Psalm 3:8). Salvation comes from the Lord, Blessing comes from him. When we are feeling down,...
by Dr. Thayer Salisbury | Sep 1, 2023 | Devotions, Grandparenting
Starting Point Let’s suppose that a man with a hearing problem wants to travel from Regina, Saskatchewan to Winnipeg, Manitoba. He asks an acquaintance how to accomplish this journey. He is told that Winnipeg is 575 kilometres east. But somehow the man with the...