Devotionals
Devotionals
Establishing daily devotionals is a key to growing closer to God and experiencing more victory and peace in your life! Take a few minutes each day to be alone with God and prayerfully read one of these daily "devos".
God Can Handle Complaints
God gives us permission to tell him exactly how we feel.
“God, I just don’t understand. We give our tithes and offerings, we attend church regularly, we use our gifts in your church, we share your love with others. We do all the good things a Christian should...
God's Desperate Love
God loves us too much to leave us where we are.
Recently, I watched as an emotionally disturbed mother drove her van full of children into the ocean in an attempt to end her life and theirs. Fortunately, rescuers converged upon the scene and successfully salvaged...
When Pigs are More Important
Sometimes it’s the little things that make us uncomfortable with God’s presence.
A few times in my life, I’ve owned a handful of pigs. Hog are unusual animals. They can be funny, mean, and dangerous all in a matter of moments. I have an uncle who made a...
When the Earth Moves
The house trembled, and a cold fear slithered across my body.
With the exception of a few years, I’m a life-long South Carolinian, but I’ve never felt what I did on Valentine’s Day, 2014. As my wife and I enjoyed a leisurely evening in our...
God's Attention Getter
What grabs my attention may very well have God’s hand behind it.
I was fresh out of college, pastoring my first church, and aching to make an impression on someone…anyone. So I filled my plate with busyness. All good things. I scampered from one task to the...
Thinking Differently
The decisions of the majority aren’t always the best.
“If everyone else jumps off a building, would you jump too?” Or, “If everyone else goes to hell, do you want to go also?” Both favorite questions from my dad when I was growing up. His way...
Calm in the Chaos
What appears incapable of incapacitating can often incapacitate nonetheless.
Meteorologists advised the South to prepare. A major winter storm packing snow and ice was on the way. Many school officials sent students home before it arrived or either cancelled classes...
The Power of Replacement
While some things can be replaced, others can’t.
“I suggest you get replacement value insurance on your household items.” It was a suggestion from our insurance agent. My wife and I owned quite a few antiques. No more were being produced. And some...
Tongue Out of Control
Carelessness was the reason it began. And in a matter of moments, it raged out of control.
The Rim Fire—so named because of its close proximity to the Rim of the World vista point, was the third largest wildfire in California’s history and the largest on...
The Challenge of Ultimate Obedience
God asked him to make the ultimate sacrifice. He did. But I wonder if I would.
I’ve walked through old cemeteries and let my eyes stagger over the headstones. Three months old. Six months old. One day old. I’ve listened to stories told by my grandparents...
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