Devotions

Let's be honest. Our world is EXTREMELY negative, polarized, and divisive. Every month that goes by politics, religion, and even sports divide us more and more. From even a cursory glance at social media, it seems that bitterness is the flavor of the day. I can...

'When there are many words, transgression is unavoidable, But he who restrains his lips is wise. ' Proverbs 10:19 (NASB) More often then not, my mouth gets me in trouble more and faster than any other means.  Have you ever noticed when given enough rope, people will...

How generous are you?  Toward your family, toward your friends, toward strangers?  Often we act in ways that our parents did and that we were taught growing up.  Maybe it is genetic as well, but the way we see those around us acting toward others goes a long way in...

I was at the gym last week, and noticed someone "working out."  I wish I could emphasized the quotations. They were in the gym, they got on a machine, they touched the weights.  When I looked into their effort, to say it was lacking would be a massive understatement. ...

Part 2 of a series on removing the unnecessary and harmful from our lives.  During World War II the NAZI High Command was obsessed with U.S. General George S. Patton. Patton's brillance and never surrender attitude had defeated the NAZI's in North Africa, Sicily, and...

1 Kings 19:1-4 New International Version (NIV) Elijah Flees to Horeb 19 Now Ahab told Jezebel everything Elijah had done and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword. 2 So Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah to say, “May the gods deal with me, be it ever so...