by Dennis Lee | Mar 28, 2023 | Devotions
Scripture and a Prayer: “No Place to Run/No Place to Hide” “Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence?” (Psalm 139:7) Prayer: Lord, I remember so vividly my childhood when we use to play, “Hide and Seek.” Where we would find the best hiding...
by Dr. Michael Sprague | Mar 27, 2023 | Devotions
“Let me use danger as material for courage” Ukraine tensions. Inflation pressures. Polarization fatigue. Crime Craziness. Rising anxiety and depression. Loneliness epidemic. Let us ask God to redeem our present challenges. The Scottish minister John Baillie prayed:...
by David Duncan | Mar 26, 2023 | Devotions
Do Your Thing, Ding-a-ling! “Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good.” Corinthians 12:7 Being a part of a hand bell choir is a rewarding, yet often daunting, experience. Picture nine people standing behind a long line of tables...
by Charles Cameron | Mar 25, 2023 | Devotions
The work of Satan – and the work of God … Joshua 9:1-10:15 Some chose ‘to make war against Joshua and Israel’ (9:1-2). The Gibeonites came, looking for peace. They achieved their objective – ‘Joshua made peace with them’ (9:15). In this story we see the work of Satan,...
by Bradley Hilton | Mar 24, 2023 | Devotions
Praying Scripture – Now to Him Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us, – Ephesians 3:20 Sometimes, life gets so tough that you know you need to pray, but your words fail you. When...
by Bill Herried | Mar 23, 2023 | Devotions
Is Worry on Your To-Do List? Here’s the first thing to cross off your list today. Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need and thank him for all he has done. Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can...