Spoiler Alert: Jesus Lives
Sometimes I wonder why I watch the news. One sad story after another fills the screen while pain and sadness fill my heart. I tell myself I want to stay informed even if it brings sorrow. Once in a...
Category: Devotionals
Spring Forward
Easter is one of my favorite times of the year. A new season tap dances in with sweet melodies of birdsong, and fresh fragrances permeate the air from blossoming trees and budding flowers. This season...
He Lives
On Easter weekend of my freshman year in college, a guy from my brother's floor in his dorm was shot and killed. Looking back, the timing seems eerily coincidental. I didn’t know it, but God was...
Do Not Become Weary In Doing Good
Thirty years ago, I went to pick up my son from the children’s ministry after services. I had my ID card, but his tag had fallen off so they would not release him to me. As we waited for a...
I’m Last! I’m Last!
It was a warm spring day in the Midwest. The grade school was having its first track meet. The children were as excited to be running as they were to shed their sweatshirts after the long winter. The...
Holier than thou? Ouch!
The time was 1970. The place was my best friend’s basement. We held our spears in our hands (pool sticks). My friend spouted off, “You just think you are ‘holier-than-thou.’” We were...
Half Empty, Half Full, Or…
It’s been a long time since I searched the couch cushions for change. But not that long. I grew up feeling like my cup was half empty. Other people had plenty, but I needed to scrape by. I’d count...
Who Are You Living For?
I’ve been reading a book called “If You Will Ask” by Oswald Chambers. There’s a chapter called “The Simplicity of Prayer”, and it’s all about Jesus’s time right before His crucifixion....
I Proclaim, Jesus Saves
My first attempts at evangelism completely blew up in my face. Like today’s Scripture passage suggests (1 Peter 3:15), I learned I needed to soften my approach. So now, I intentionally ask people...