by David Duncan | Apr 27, 2025 | Devotions
Living Each New Day Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland. Isaiah 43:18-19 (NIV) The older I get the less interested...
by Tom Swartzwelder | Apr 26, 2025 | Devotions
What does it mean to meditate? Everyone knows! Just ask the high school student. Cramming for a school test is a form of meditation or concentrated thinking. Working on a difficult problem for the boss is another form of meditation or concentrated thinking. Worrying...
by Charles Cameron | Apr 25, 2025 | Devotions
God answers prayer. 1 CHRONICLES 3:1-4:23 – God answers prayer – ‘Jabez called upon the God of Israel, “Oh that You would bless me…”. And God granted his request’ (4:10). Behind the name, ‘Israel’, there are many other names, many faces, many people, many prayers...
by Dr. Michael Sprague | Apr 24, 2025 | Devotions
THE ROAD OF LIFE I have been refreshed by this for some 35 years….especially in the hardest detours and storms of my life. At first, I saw God as my observer, my judge, keeping track of the things I did wrong so as to know whether I merited heaven or hell when I...
by Jimmy Pruitt | Apr 23, 2025 | Devotions
A Day of Silence A day of silence had passed since the crucifixion. The two Mary’s went to Jesus’ tomb to prepare his body for its final interment. They found the stone rolled away and Jesus’ body was missing. You can only imagine the heightened emotions that flooded...
by Dennis Lee | Apr 22, 2025 | Devotions
Thought for Today: “Jesus Was Satisfied” When Jesus prayed, “Not My will, but Yours, be done,” He knew what lay ahead. He knew He would endure excruciating pain and suffering so that the Father’s purpose might be accomplished through Him. He knew His mission was to...