Daily Devotional

Day 1: The Way Begins: United in the Holy Spirit “Then there appeared to them tongues as of fire, which parted and came to rest on each one of them. And they were all filled with the holy Spirit and began to speak in different tongues as the Spirit enable them to...

My dearest Advent Family, Have you ever given simple instructions to someone but then the person does the opposite of what you instructed them to do? And I have easily been on the other end! I have been given simple instructions only to do the opposite of what I was...

My dearest Advent Family, Perspective. Sometimes I lose sight of it. Like last night. I asked one of my kids to help me in the kitchen right before bedtime. I asked them to hold a Ziploc bag open while I poured the remnants left from the Instant Pot into it. Just as I...

My dearest Advent Family, When my children were toddlers and preschoolers and I volunteered heavily in the children’s department of our church and I needed a quick game to help get the wiggles out, “Simon Says” was my go too. Of course we would try singing “Head,...

Devotion 5: Called to Lead Wherever God Places You “Let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.” — Matthew 5:16 (NIV) As we grow in confidence through Christ, faithfulness in small things, courage through...

New Wineskins 33 And they said to him, “The disciples of John fast often and offer prayers, and so do the disciples of the Pharisees, but yours eat and drink.” 34 And Jesus said to them, “Can you make wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is with them? 35 •The days...

Rooted in the Good On my last trip to Key West, our family rode a train trolley through the area. We had a great time seeing most of Key West. One of the buildings we went by was the E.H. Gato Cigar Factory. I made a comment to my wife about why Cuba is known for...

I have found that the Internet has become a Pandora’s Box for me. This is especially true at 6:00 a.m. in the morning when I sit down and look at the news. Instantly in my news feed I see a number of things that will end humanity in a blink of an eye. I read news...

There was a tightrope walker, who did incredible aerial feats. All over Paris, he would do tightrope acts at tremendously scary heights. Then he had succeeding acts; he would do it blindfolded, then he would go across the tightrope, blindfolded, pushing a wheelbarrow....

Playing with Snakes After a tough and discouraging day at work, Melvin plopped himself on the couch and began wallowing in self-pity. He moaned to his wife, "Nobody cares about me. In fact, the whole world hates me." Without even looking up from her work, Melvin’s...