by Troy Stoneking | Oct 8, 2024 | Devotions
I would like to speak to those of you who have suffered church hurt. And truly, that may be all of us. But some have experienced situations in churches that caused them to walk away, and often justifiably. I have walked away from a church myself. And why do people...
by Ken Barnes | Oct 7, 2024 | Devotions
Never Look Back No, dear brothers and sisters, I have not achieved it, but I focus on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead, (Philippians 3:13 NLT) In 1954 Englishman Roger Bannister and Australian John Landy, who were the first...
by Marsha Richards | Oct 6, 2024 | Devotions
Keep Calm John 14:27 “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.” In the year 2000, in a remote area of northeast England, Stuart and Mary Manley, owners of Barter...
by Ron Ovitt | Oct 5, 2024 | Devotions
Compassion TODAY’S VERSE“He made heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them. He keeps every promise forever. He gives justice to the oppressed and food to the hungry. The LORD frees the prisoners. The LORD opens the eyes of the blind. The LORD lifts up those...
by Dr. Joseph Capps | Oct 4, 2024 | Devotions
Our bodies so often betray us They are not made to last, and the aches we feel as we age remind us that life here on Earth is short. We wither like the plants, here and then gone. In our fallen world, sickness, pain, and death follow us. Pain reminds us that this body...
by Tom Swartzwelder | Oct 3, 2024 | Devotions
What do young people really want? It’s time to ponder how they think…what they tell us when we take the time to listen! Remember: Our ministry is to those at home, also! Love – They want parents who love them regardless of what they do. They want fathers to be home in...