Devotions

It's officially the start of baseball season, which is always one of my favorite times of the year. For many years I entered each season hoping against hope, as I've been a Cubs fan all my life. The old Cubbie phrase "hope springs eternal" was my Facebook status for...

Proverbs 18:23 New International Version (NIV) 23 Fools have no interest in understanding; they only want to air their opinions. A fool is someone who is unwise, lacks sense, and lacks good judgement. A fool does not want to know the truth, rather, they laugh at...

Invite another man to coffee or a coke next week. Sit down and have a conversation. Talk about how life is going. Be active in your listening and responding. Show you care. This will require courage for the 'ask' and the 'ear' to listen. The reward will be eternal....

Matthew 6:5,6 (NASB) ' “When you pray, you are not to be like the hypocrites; for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and on the street corners so that they may be seen by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full. But you, when you pray, go...

What are you looking for in life?  There are a lot of different things people chase after in a variety of forms, such as recognition, fame, love, pleasure, riches, amusement, etc.  We seek notoriety in our jobs, and relationships with others.  We seek to one-up our...

A man born a slave has no idea, he has a destiny of leading a nation into become a world super power. For hundreds of years, a nation hoped for the promise of God to come.  That promise was called "the promise land."  A young man named Joshua has become the assistant...

Today we are continuing our Lenten series on the final words of Jesus as he suffered and died on the cross. Today's words come from John 19:28-29:  After this, Jesus, knowing that all was now finished, said (to fulfill the Scripture), “I thirst.”A jar full of sour...