It's a day that should loom on the teen calendar like the sixteenth birthday or Christmas: National Pepperoni Pizza Day (September 20). You might wonder why a teen devotional would start off with that bit of info. But think about how much Jesus used food in His ministry. In fact, if pizza delivery were available in Jesus’ day, … [Read more...]
The Spiritual Discipline of Sleep
It’s a spiritual discipline you may not actually need to employ much “discipline” to do: sleep. Yep, sleep. Think about this for a minute. We’re told in 1 Corinthians 6 that our physical bodies are a temple that houses the Holy Spirit. Therefore, we are to take care of the temple. In Psalm 46 we’re told to “be still.” Even Jesus … [Read more...]
Making Sense of Suffering
The disciples asked the question for us: Why did this happen? It’s a question we ask in one form or another when confronted with unjust suffering: Why did this happen? Innocents are killed by a madman with a gun. An earthquake kills hundreds in a few seconds. Children contract cancer. Why? Digging In Read John … [Read more...]
He Loves Me Not?
Raise your hand if you’ve ever felt this way: Circumstances are good. God loves me. Circumstances are bad. God loves me not. Do you ever feel that your relationship with God is like a daisy plucking game of “he loves me/loves me not”? It’s easy to feel that way, but maybe this devotional will shed some light on God’s … [Read more...]
Super Devo in Prep for Super Bowl
Quick Super Bowl question: Which do you most looking forward to watching: 1) the Super Bowl football action? 2) the Super Bowl commercials? Either way, you’re likely going to be watching the upcoming Super Bowl. Last year 120 million viewers tuned in to the game. That’s over one-third of the U.S. population. The love of sports … [Read more...]
Be The Wisdom You’d Want To Hear
Over the past week I’ve received frantic phone calls from several students that went something like this; “My friend has been going through a really difficult time lately and I don’t know what to say.” Maybe you’ve made a similar phone call because someone reached out to you for advice in a trying time and you realized that … [Read more...]