Devotionals

"Give us this day our daily bread" Matthew 6:11.In the middle of the model prayer, Jesus reminds us to ask Him for our daily needs. Bread symbolizes our necessities, not…

I am always fascinated when I see people rock climbing.  I have to admit that I don't get it, but I am impressed with those who do.-------- It is very…

Avoiding what is wrong makes doing what is right much easier.This is the godly advice we find in this scripture:"Don't worry about anything, but in everything, through prayer and supplication…

If you tried to pour pure clean water into a glass already filled with dirty water, what would happen? The glass would always be mixed and not clean for drinking.…

In my yoga exercise class we are asked to do various stretching exercises.  The point of these exercises is to strengthen the muscles that are made to be helpful, but…

The heavy rain pounds on my roof as I am writing this.  I look at the water soaked ground and I think of the many months that the ground was…

"A man that hath friends must show himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticks closer than a brother." Proverbs 18:24.A best friend has the same kind of unconditional love…

"But I trust in you, O Lord; I say, "You are my God." My times are in your hands---" Psalm 31:14-15.In saying "My times are in your hands…." the Psalmist…

"Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though there are no…

When my now grown-up children were young, we raised Hereford cattle, and they "showed" their special ones at the 4-H livestock shows. (My grandson is now carrying on this tradition,…