Devotionals

"Aw, Mom, Everybody's doing it!" pleads the child.----"Wide is the gate and broad is the path that leads to destruction and many there are who enter." Matthew 7:13"But that doesn't…

In Job 37 we find a beautiful passage reminding us that God is in control. So often we speak for God (as Job's friends did) or we take Him for…

"The Lord will fulfill His purpose for me; Your love, Lord, endures forever---Psalm 138:8a.We all make plans. Then we work hard to see these plans come true.To get the most…

The greatest example of "tough love" is found in the account of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. God had created them, loved them, and instructed them to…

Have you ever read on the box: "Some assembly required"?---my biggest nightmare.Instructions are always included but i usually read them only after exhausting every effort in "self-ability."You will find specific instructions…

Sometimes memories flood my mind. My memory this morning is of my children and grandchildren running track.  I guess looking at old pictures brought back these memories. I realized that each…

The Boy Scout motto is "Be prepared."According to the scriptures it should also be the motto of every Christian."But in your hearts set apart Christ as Lord. Always be prepared…

"Peter said to Jesus, 'Rabbi, it is good for us to be here. Let us put up three shelters……' " Mark 9:5.In this passage we find Peter, James, and John…

In the parable of the builder, Jesus teaches a valuable lesson: "Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Will he not first sit down and estimate the cost…

Wow!  We have had quite a week-end.  Southerners just can't handle icy situations.  We can't travel the roads or get to school or get to work.  We clean the shelves…