Devotions

Where I live dog racing is a big thing.  There is a round horse track and attached to the middle of the track is a mechanical rabbit.  The race begins, the rabbit appears to be running, and the dogs lose their minds chasing it. Recently, one of the rabbits exploded...

John 15:13 New International Version (NIV) 13 Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. Today at Vital Ministries we want to remember those who gave everything. We are in full support of the men and women of the Armed Forces. We are...

Midwest Quest June 23-28 Jabez Retreat Center Mooresville, Missouri You’re invited to 5.5 days of God-seeking, soul-searching, and spiritual equipping as we seek after the heart of God. QUEST serves the church by facilitating a catalytic encounter that imparts...

Luke 19:5 (NASB) 'And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up, and saw him, and said unto him, Zacchaeus, make haste, and come down; for to day I must abide at thy house. '  This past Sunday at Celebrate Church in Knoxville, Aubrey Schneider shared with us the...

In my world, the past few weeks seem to have mostly been filled with clouds and rain with a better than average chance of maple tree helicopter seeds.  If we did get a day without rain, everyone and their brother was slogging it out in the yard to try to keep the...

Last year my leg was badly maimed by a dog while I was running. Desiring to avoid this fate in the future, I decided to always run on the opposite side of the highway from this dog’s house. The other day, however, the traffic was so backed up that it was going to be...