Devotions

As a teenager, I learned something... My parents did not have a clue!  They said the world worked a certain way, and my friends showed me different. I got in trouble for rolling my eyes all the time.  Even if I didn't roll my eyes talking to them, my attitude was the...

Today we continue our series on the final words of Jesus on the Cross, by looking at the words Jesus said to the criminal being crucified next to Him.  One of the criminals who were hanged railed at him, saying, “Are you not the Christ? Save yourself and us!” But the...

Matthew 7:24 New International Version (NIV) The Wise and Foolish Builders 24 “Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. I am always fascinated in how God works when he takes...

Deuteronomy 30:19 (NASB) 'I call heaven and earth to witness against you today, that I have set before you life and death, the blessing and the curse. So choose life in order that you may live, you and your descendants, '  Every single day we are faced with the...

  Well, its officially Spring and things are starting to look that way.  We have had a little rain and some sun and there is a hint of green starting to show in the land.  Growing up on a farm, I took it for granted that things grow.  I wasn’t in charge of the farm...

What you do with "NO" sets the trajectory of your life.  I am parenting a 2 year old strong willed little girl.  I am teaching her the meaning of NO.  Most of the time she is climbing on something or getting into something.  If she does not obey, it usually ends up in...