"For God called you to do good, even if it means suffering, just as Christ suffered for you. He is your example, and you must follow in his steps." --1 Peter 2:21 (NLT) Will stepped on the accelerator, glanced at his vibrating cell phone, and sped through the red light. Seeing the caller ID made [...]
Hello everyone! We hope you're eagerly reading and following Timothy's novel, Captivated. Tim is taking a well-deserved break from chapter-posting this week, so here's one of my archived devotions. Enjoy! "Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know." Jeremiah 33:3 (NKJV) When I [...]
"“For I know the plans I have for you,” says the LORD. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.”" --Jeremiah 29:11 (NLT) "Speech! Speech!" Everyone was shouting in the large fellowship hall. As Will surveyed the immense crowd that had gathered, he was lost for [...]
"Oh, the joys of those who do not follow the advice of the wicked, or stand around with sinners, or join in with mockers. But they delight in the law of the Lord, meditating on it day and night. They are like trees planted along the riverbank, bearing fruit each season. Their leaves never wither, [...]
"I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me. Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world." --John 16:33 (NLT) Conner's mind cleared as he drove, but like a fog that slowly burned off, his thoughts still remained in [...]
"The Lord is my light and my salvation— so why should I be afraid? The Lord is my fortress, protecting me from danger, so why should I tremble?" --Psalm 27:1 (NLT) "Sarah's directions to the dining hall were no help at all," Ellie grumbled to herself with an oath, "and I missed dinner because of [...]