Devotions

The church here in Nicaragua differs from the church in the States in a number of ways. One of those is that many of the Christian holidays that are a big deal in the States are less so here (done in large part to differentiate themselves from Catholics). In fact,...

Luke 6:37,38 (NASB) '"Do not judge, and you will not be judged; and do not condemn, and you will not be condemned; pardon, and you will be pardoned. Give, and it will be given to you. They will pour into your lap a good measure-pressed down, shaken together, and...

Have you ever gone back to read what you have written before?  Maybe it is a letter you wrote and found again, an email you sent, or just a journal entry you made when you were younger.  It may even be an audio or video recording of something you watched again and...

Along with this new word for the year I start a new discipline every year. The last few years have been work out 6 days a week, read a book a week, get up at 5:30 am, and read through the Bible in a year.  Everyone of these were a struggle and were not easy to start....

Today is an amazing day! Its a day when we spend time with family, gather around tables with superfluous quantities of food, and share gifts with one another. It is always a highlight of my year. In the midst of all the excitement lets take a least a few minutes to...

Matthew 2:2 New International Version (NIV) 2 and asked, “Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.” We often hear from this verse, "Do wise men still seek him?" I believe that each person has to...