Dealing with Disappointment
You’ve already been dealing with it most of your life. From the moment you were first told you could not have something you wanted until this moment right now, you have been dealing with disappointment. Granted, the situations have changed. As a toddler it was making...
Very Good Friday
Good Friday. Have you ever found yourself asking, “What was Good about Friday? That was a pretty dark day.” Of course, it doesn’t take long to pretty much answer your own question. The darkness of that original Good Friday had to happen to get to Awesome Sunday, or as...
God’s Presence is a Present
When we’re going through difficult circumstances, we often want to be removed from those circumstances. And we want to be removed NOW! Or we want the circumstances to be over NOW! But God might have other plans for those difficult circumstances. In fact, when God...
Deeper Dive Devo
You’ve probably not seen a devotional like this. Here’s why: Over the next few minutes you’ll spend more time engaging in Scripture and recording your own thoughts than you will reading our thoughts about the Scripture. There’s nothing wrong with reading other’s...
Your Spiritual Support Network
If you’ve ever watched the trophy ceremony at the end of a Super Bowl, or an awards show like the Grammys or Oscars, you may have picked up on a theme as you listened to “thank you” speeches: no one got to that highest level of achievement without the support of...
#TreasureAndPonder
It’s one of the most famous descriptions of “pondering” in history, and it comes from the Bible: just after Luke described for us in magnificent detail the events of Jesus’ birth; after Mary and Joseph made their treacherous trip (with Mary pregnant and riding on a...
A Heartburn Moment with Jesus
An event happened shortly after Jesus’ resurrection that has profound implications on how we are to personally engage Scripture and on the type of atmosphere we are to create around our teaching and discipleship efforts. It is a lesser known Resurrection Sunday...
TEEN DEVO: Sole Mates
If you have a red-letter edition of the Bible (the kind where Jesus’ words are printed in red), you’ll notice that John 13-17 is almost entirely red. These chapters record Jesus’ final, private moments with His disciples. They contain lots of promises and teachings to...
After-Easter Peace
Imagine the disciples’ situation that first Easter weekend. They’d followed Jesus for three years. They depended on Him for guidance, even for daily things like food. They found His teaching irresistible. They were moved by His mercy and compassion. And they’d just...
The Attitude of Gratitude: Make Jesus’ Day!
Even the nicest, most sacrificial people need to hear a “thank you” every once in awhile. Including Jesus. One scene in Jesus’ ministry shows this to us. But before we jump into that scene in Scripture, you need to know that in Jesus’ day, there was a lot of bad...
True Love…and Like!
Has it ever occurred to you that Jesus not only loves you unconditionally, but He also likes you? It’s one thing for Him to love you and give His life for you, but He also really likes you and enjoys spending time with you. We see this in an intimate conversation...
Give VS. Receive
You probably know the adage: It’s more blessed to give than to receive. But where did this come from? Is it simply an adage? Did Jesus say it? Or is it one of those phrases like “May the Force be with you” that sounds scriptural, but isn’t? [Download a PDF...