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".
Fishing in the Right Place
Have you ever tried your best and came up empty?
I’ve fished many times and came up dry, but my grandmother rarely did. Had you seen her on the Santee River in her wooden boat and traditional garb, you would have assumed she was a man out for a day of fishing. But...
When Anxiety Comes
I watched anxiety darken her face. Where would the money come from?
Our family budget has taken a severe hit over the last five years. Recently, we struggled through a summer without the income my wife was receiving from keeping an afterschool child. As the start of the new school year...
Defined by Convictions
There were at least three I determined I would not compromise.
Convictions are beliefs I think are important enough to stand by regardless of the temptation to do otherwise. I fashioned three early in life: I wouldn’t cheat, I wouldn’t have premarital sex,...
Struggling Through Life
As we pulled into the parking lot, we were mesmerized by the mammoth beast lying before us. But there was nothing we could do but mount it.
Enormous logs dotted the mountain’s side. My brother and I were on a two day backpacking trip on the Appalachian Trail. The...
Honesty—Still the Best Policy
How could anyone cheat an elderly person? And simply to pad their pocket.
I was working my first job at Orkin Exterminating Company. Not my idea of the ideal job but all that was available at the moment. And it was paying my bills. Shortly after starting, I was...
Who Am I
Oscar Wilde said, “Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation.”
I, on the other hand, didn’t care too much what others thought when I was struggling through adolescence...
Beyond Control
When the news came, I knew the situation was beyond my control.
I moved to the Upstate of South Carolina in the early 1980s, and jobs were scarce. I had vowed never to work in a textile mill again. Unfortunately, this was about the only place hiring. But they too were...
Life on the Other Side
I’ve forded a few swollen rivers. And though I haven’t enjoyed any of them, I’ve discovered there’s life on the other side.
Like many, I’ve crossed the river of broken relationships. Changes and heartaches like I’ve never experienced hounded me...
What Grace Brings
I’m a recipient of it every day. And while I don’t deserve it, it’s doled out in huge scoops.
I woke up this morning and was still living on planet earth, breathing fresh air, able to get up out of bed, walk, and take care of my responsibilities. I didn...
A Touch of Encouragement
Like many people, I want mine shortly after my feet hit the floor in the morning. Without it, my morning doesn’t seem to proceed as smoothly.
I love coffee. I suppose I inherited my adoration from my paternal grandparents since neither of my parents were coffee...
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