Daily encouragement for Christians
A reminder from the archives: Do you like to read? I love to but I have a confession–I read so slow it’s difficult to finish a book. I have at least two reasons for this–vision issues and attention deficiency. While not the best combination for a devotional writer Father still manages to use me. Two […]
“The whole world used the same language, the same words.” (Genesis 11:1) Imagine a world of people who completely understood one another. I challenge you to find one family that completely understands each member. I prefer texting as a way of communication for several reasons. I can consider my answer and change it before I […]
As Christians, we are set apart. We are here as ambassadors recruiting people to become citizens of heaven. We are supposed to be different. So why do we often desire to live like those we are sent to recruit? Israel, the first people group to be set apart, had God as their leader, their ruler; […]
“What we have seen and heard, we are proclaiming to you; so that you too may have fellowship with us.” (1 John 1:3) Do you talk to others about the things you see and hear? Many of us have practiced doing that in the form of gossip. The big issue I see with that is […]
Have you ever heard of a “peace officer” before? I was watching a court T.V. show where one party was explaining how he had used the protection of his local police department in case things were to get out of control. Being from small-town USA I have always been aware of the option to have […]
I started today with three possible topics to write about. I did my regular reading schedule, picked up my pen, and began tumbling those ideas through my head, waiting for one to fall in the slot–like a bingo or lottery ball. But my mind kept jumping back to the last thing I had read this […]
I used to attend a Messianic Jewish church led by an undeniably Spirit-led rabbi. At one Shabbat service, the rabbi made a statement that rattled me for a moment. I don’t remember his exact words but he told the congregation, emphatically, that anyone who had been attending regularly for a year or more and had […]
I’ve mentioned before that we are chicken tenders–we have a small flock of laying hens. Our coop had been empty for some time when I received a message asking if we could adopt a flock of ten young hens that were not allowed to move with their current owners. My grandson jumped excitedly at the […]
I was raised in a proud family. We were never wealthy but we grew up believing we could and should learn to do everything for ourselves and we should be proud of that. You would find our family in church every Sunday but we were taught self-sufficiency. I didn’t know how to hear God. Turns […]
Several years ago when I first began attending prayer meetings, the pastor used to call on one particular elderly lady to open our session. She always began by praying Psalm 19:15 (14): “Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight.” I was a baby Christian in […]
