Devotions

Hebrews 13:20-21 'Now the God of peace, who brought up from the dead the great Shepherd of the sheep through the blood of the eternal covenant, even Jesus our Lord, equip you in every good thing to do His will, working in us that which is pleasing in His sight,...

What things in life drive you to converse with God?  Unless you are fairly disciplined about doing daily devotions, it may take a major life event, personal challenge, or opportunity to push you to get in the Word more, or drive you to a deeper level of prayer.  It...

I was playing Monopoly with my son.  He wants to beat me at a strategy game so bad.  About mid game, he is winning.  His roles are unbelievably lucky and I land on his big properties every time.  I get to a place in the game where I am almost out of cash and I finally...

An image I use in almost every pastor training I lead is that of a target. I am constantly asking pastors: what are you aiming at in your life and ministry?  In preaching training, for example, very few pastors can articulate exactly what they are aiming at with their...

John 19:38 New International Version (NIV) The Burial of Jesus 38 Later, Joseph of Arimathea asked Pilate for the body of Jesus. Now Joseph was a disciple of Jesus, but secretly because he feared the Jewish leaders. With Pilate’s permission, he came and took the body...

'Therefore we do not lose heart, but though our outer man is decaying, yet our inner man is being renewed day by day. For momentary, light affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory far beyond all comparison, while we look not at the things which are...

If you are like me, meaning that you live somewhere on Earth, then more than likely you have made a few changes to your daily activities this past week or so.  We all like to go about our lives as normally as possible, but when we are asked to minimize contact with...