by Dana Sereg | Jul 8, 2025 | VITAL Life Devotions
”This is a test.” Whether this phrase reminds you of the once-familiar announcement for the American Emergency Broadcast System or conjures up memories of a middle-school teacher announcing a pop quiz, those four little words can raise the blood pressure and increase...
by Dana Sereg | Jul 7, 2025 | VITAL Life Devotions
The psalm writer pledged to keep [his] tongue from sin, but it sure isn’t easy for us to do that! Using our words wisely takes great and constant effort. In fact, the New Testament book of James says that while people can train wild animals, no human being can tame...
by Dana Sereg | Jul 4, 2025 | VITAL Life Devotions
Jesus taught that our neighbor might be the person least like us—consider the parable of the Good Samaritan. We are called to be like the Samaritan rather than the religious leaders who passed by their Jewish countryman who had been beaten, robbed and left for dead...
by Dana Sereg | Jul 3, 2025 | VITAL Life Devotions
Sometimes after we read the newspaper or watch the news, we feel painfully aware of the enormity of the world’s problems and the hopelessly inadequate resources to solve them. In our own lives we can experience similar feelings. Our problems seem enormous, and our...
by Dana Sereg | Jul 2, 2025 | VITAL Life Devotions
Matthew 6:33 New International Version 33 But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. The Good Shepherd refuses to tolerate wolves roaming freely among his sheep. In contrast, the preceding story of Barnabas...
