"Mary responded, “Oh, how my soul praises the Lord. How my spirit rejoices in God my Savior! For he took notice of his lowly servant girl, and from now on all generations will call me blessed. For the Mighty One is holy, and he has done great things for me." --Luke 1:46-49 (NLT) The Christmas [...]
"In the beginning the Word already existed. The Word was with God, and the Word was God." --John 1:1 (NLT) "She gave birth to her firstborn son. She wrapped him snugly in strips of cloth and laid him in a manger, because there was no lodging available for them." --Luke 2:7 (NLT) A few Christmases [...]
Hello, dear readers! Tim had a devotion written for this weekend, but then some computer difficulties occurred. We should be able to resolve the situation soon. In the meantime, here is a Thanksgiving devotion I put up in November 2015. We hope you'll enjoy it! "Teach us to realize the brevity of life, so that [...]
"Weeping may endure for the night, but joy comes in the morning." --Psalms 30:5 (NIV) If you're like me, you enjoy a classic bumper sticker now and then. There are a few that really stand out. One of my favorites reads, "I'm not scared of Hell. I live in Phoenix." My interest in Phoenix temperatures [...]
"Then he said to the disciples, 'Anyone who accepts your message is also accepting me. And anyone who rejects you is rejecting me. And anyone who rejects me is rejecting God, who send me.'" --Luke 10:16 (NLT) Most of us who live in America don’t know what it means to be shunned for Christ, and [...]
"Weeping may endure for the night, but joy comes in the morning." --Psalms 30:5 (NIV) Opening the car door, Austin Carter stood and stretched his legs. He had taken a big risk, and he had finally reached the destination which he had been led to believe that others only dreamed about. But the man who [...]