Devotions

Besides looking it up on the internet, when you want answers to something, where do you go?  When we are younger, most often we go to our parents and ask them incessant questions, like why, why, why, to which we may or may not have answers.  Eventually we learn that...

In Jesus’ day, prayer had become very much misunderstood and missed used. Jesus relates how it was common in synagogues to see supposedly pious men praying long, elaborate, and very visible prayers. The problem with their prayers was not that they were public, but...

This past week, I had a conversation with a friend who was facing some difficulties and trying to make some decisions and I asked him what kind of Golden Ticket he was looking for.  Essentially, I was wondering what thing(s) (job, opportunities, community, etc) would...

Yesterday started out fairly normal and seemed to be a decent day.  Then I stopped for my first appointment of the day and things were not starting well, as a young 1 year old child I was there to see was having trouble calming down from coughing fits he was having. ...

You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people's feet. Matthew 5:13 Salt, especially in Jesus' time, was known for two primary...