by Marsha Richards | Apr 13, 2025 | Devotions
Palm Sunday, the Sixth Sunday of Lent: Jesus’ Triumphal Entry John 12: 12-19 “The next day the great crowd that had come for the festival heard that Jesus was on His way to Jerusalem. They took palm branches and went out to meet Him, shouting, “Hosanna! ” “Blessed is...
by Ken Barnes | Apr 12, 2025 | Devotions
Our Sins, Gone and Forgotten Then God made you alive with Christ. He forgave all our sins. He canceled the record that contained the charges against us. He took it and destroyed it by nailing it to Christ’s Cross. In this way, God disarmed the evil rulers and...
by Troy Stoneking | Apr 11, 2025 | Devotions
Words from the New Testament If this reads more like words from the New Testament it’s because many of us mistakenly believe that somehow God was not compassionate before Jesus came. God has always sought reconciliation with the people He created. God has always been...
by Ron Ovitt | Apr 10, 2025 | Devotions
Word and Power TODAY’S VERSE Jesus replied, “Your mistake is that you don’t know the Scriptures, and you don’t know the power of God. Mark 12:24 (NLT) TODAY’S THOUGHT How clearer can it get? In one sentence, Jesus identified the problem most of us have with our...
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 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...