Devotions

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...

Proverbs 3:27 New International Version (NIV) 27 Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due,     when it is in your power to act. It was one of those unique Sundays. Ever had one of those unique moments, and you were called to stand in it? That is what...

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...

Joel 2:12,13 (NASB) “Yet even now,” declares the Lord , “Return to Me with all your heart, And with fasting, weeping and mourning; And rend your heart and not your garments.” Now return to the Lord your God, For He is gracious and compassionate, Slow to anger,...

  We have a strong-willed 3 year old who is usually a fairly good kid, most of the time.  When he gets tired, or if he decides there is something he wants he becomes determined and won’t budge from his demands.  We often give him an option from two acceptable...

Have you ever wondered if there was more to following Jesus than being forgiven for your sins?  If you have ever had that thought, you are right!  Not that if the only thing received was forgiveness that would be enough, and we should praise and worship in response...

I’m going to man up and admit that, seventeen years ago, I fairly well botched my proposal to my wife (well, at least according to my planes). I was working at Inspiration Hills, a Christian camp in northwest Iowa, and I had been planning “the perfect proposal” for a...