Since Timothy and I are very busy getting ready for Christmas, we decided to put up a couple of my yuletide posts from our archives. I wrote both of these devotions in 2014. Here's the first one, and the second will be up next Tuesday. Enjoy, and merry Christmas! "No one lights a lamp and [...]
"I gave you land you had not worked on, and I gave you towns you did not build—the towns where you are now living. I gave you vineyards and olive groves for food, though you did not plant them. So fear the Lord and serve him wholeheartedly. Put away forever the idols your ancestors worshiped [...]
"But the voice spoke again: “Do not call something unclean if God has made it clean.” --Acts 10:15 (NLT) My wife likes to browse in the store for hours, while I am a five-minute shopper. Let me explain what I mean. One day, I needed some new pants, so the sales clerk showed me a [...]
He sat down, called the twelve disciples over to him, and said, “Whoever wants to be first must take last place and be the servant of everyone else.” --Mark 9:35 (NLT) We've all heard the saying, "It's lonely at the top." But because of what others may think, many of us are more comfortable with [...]
"And I will give you the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven. Whatever you forbid on earth will be forbidden in heaven, and whatever you permit on earth will be permitted in heaven." --Matthew 16:19 (NLT) When I was in college, I lived for a short time with six other guys. While I saved on [...]
Then Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy to bear, and [...]