Pamela J. Kuhn |
July 8, 2020 |
Daily Devotionals
Jesus replied, ”You do not realize now what I am doing, but later you will understand.” (John 13:7) Charles A. Tindley knew difficulties. Though not a slave, he worked alongside them when his father was forced to “hire him out” due to...
Pamela J. Kuhn |
July 7, 2020 |
Daily Devotionals
So he got up from the meal, took off his outer clothing, and wrapped a towel around his waist. (John 13:4) One year for Pastor Appreciation, the church passed out names of the ministry team as prayer partners for the year. The director of a mission group received the...
Callie Kemmerer |
July 5, 2020 |
Daily Devotionals
You love righteousness and hate wickedness; therefore God, your God, has set you above your companions by anointing you with the oil of joy. (Ps. 45:7) My wedding day was the end of months of deep pain. My husband and I were engaged long distance and that brought...
Callie Kemmerer |
July 4, 2020 |
Daily Devotionals
But let justice roll on like a river, righteousness like a never-failing stream! (Amos 5:24) My dad was always quick to discipline when we misbehaved. I remember there were times that I thought this was harsh—unnecessary. Even so, I listened to whatever he said. I may...
Callie Kemmerer |
July 3, 2020 |
Daily Devotionals
But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness. (Matt. 23:23) When Brian ended up staying at our house for three days, I have to admit I was a little anxious. You see, Brian is in our youth group and is ten years younger...
Callie Kemmerer |
July 2, 2020 |
Daily Devotionals
And anyone who swears by heaven swears by God’s throne and by the one who sits on it. (Matt. 23:22) In youth group, my friends and I tried our best to live lives that were pleasing to God. As teenagers this meant, for the most part, changing our language. We tried to...
Callie Kemmerer |
July 1, 2020 |
Daily Devotionals
You blind fools! Which is greater: the gold, or the temple that makes the gold sacred? (Matt. 23:17) Around the time I started seriously attending church, we went to visit with my grandma. On this particular visit she wanted to attend her liturgical church. She...
Callie Kemmerer |
June 30, 2020 |
Daily Devotionals
Away with the noise of your songs! (Amos 5:23) People have told me that I am the person they want to be sitting next to during a worship set. On one hand that fills me with such a sense of humility. God gave me my voice in the first place so I want to give him my very...
Callie Kemmerer |
June 29, 2020 |
Daily Devotionals
I hate, I despise your religious festivals; your assemblies are a stench to me. (Amos 5:21) When Ethan and I were little, we used to have competitions all the time—anything from racing to the car, board games, or seeing who could jump the highest on the trampoline....
Ken Heer |
June 28, 2020 |
Daily Devotionals
We have heard it with our ears, O God; our ancestors have told us what you did in their days, in days long ago. (Ps. 44:1) My favorite football team won the coveted Super Bowl a few years ago. They had a couple good years after that, but then came a miserable season...
Ken Heer |
June 27, 2020 |
Daily Devotionals
And last of all he appeared to me also, as to one abnormally born. (1 Cor. 15:8) The post-resurrection appearances of Jesus certainly proved he was alive. One sighting could have been explained away as a delusion or post-traumatic hysteria, but he appeared numerous...
Ken Heer |
June 26, 2020 |
Daily Devotionals
He has saved us and called us to a holy life—not because of anything we have done but because of his own purpose and grace. (2 Tim. 1:9) I took an oil painting class in college. The first assignment was to take an empty canvas and without any predetermined...
Ken Heer |
June 25, 2020 |
Daily Devotionals
God again set a certain day, calling it “Today.” (Heb. 4:7) Between the past that cannot be undone and the future that may not be, lies today—the only real time over which we have any control. What a wonderful gift today is. Today we have...
Ken Heer |
June 24, 2020 |
Daily Devotionals
You are so quickly deserting the one who called you to live in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel. (Gal. 1:6) No one wants to be called a bigot or have it said that you are intolerant, but that is the charge current culture levels against...
Ken Heer |
June 23, 2020 |
Daily Devotionals
God presented Christ as a sacrifice of atonement, through the shedding of his blood—to be received by faith. (Rom. 3:25) I watched as the young mother and small children waited excitedly and nervously at the airport. The passengers began exiting the plane and...
Ken Heer |
June 22, 2020 |
Daily Devotionals
But whoever does not believe stands condemned already because they have not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son. (John 3:18) Sometimes guilt shows up all over the offender. If you walk into your living room and find your sofa pillow in shreds, the...
Santes Beatty |
June 21, 2020 |
Daily Devotionals
Vindicate me, my God, and plead my cause against an unfaithful nation. Rescue me from those who are deceitful and wicked. (Ps. 43:1) If you research the famous lines of actor and former governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger, among the most popular is his...
Santes Beatty |
June 20, 2020 |
Daily Devotionals
When we are judged in this way by the Lord, we are being disciplined so that we will not be finally condemned with the world. (1 Cor. 11:32) As a parent, we often give our kids subtle tests. Before we grant them complete freedom to do certain things, we often want to...
Santes Beatty |
June 19, 2020 |
Daily Devotionals
But if we were more discerning with regard to ourselves, we would not come under such judgment. (1 Cor. 11:31)My sister-in-law Tiffany is an incredible nurse who has the ability almost always to diagnose accurately physical concerns in our family. We can call her with...
Santes Beatty |
June 18, 2020 |
Daily Devotionals
Everyone ought to examine themselves before they eat of the bread and drink from the cup. (1 Cor. 11:28)Recently, our youngest, Sarah, came down with both pneumonia and the flu at the same time. It was not a pleasant week for her or us. However, after she began...
Santes Beatty |
June 17, 2020 |
Daily Devotionals
For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes. (1 Cor. 11:26) An email came into my inbox recently to confirm a family vacation we have planned during the next school break. Although I typically do not use them...
Santes Beatty |
June 16, 2020 |
Daily Devotionals
“This cup is the new covenant in my blood; do this, whenever you drink it, in remembrance of me.” (1 Cor. 11:25) As some of us get older, one of the first things to go is not just our hair, but our memories. Unfortunately, if I’m honest, I have...
Santes Beatty |
June 15, 2020 |
Daily Devotionals
And when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, “This is my body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of me.” (1 Cor. 11:24) A close friend of mine has a gift of restoring and repurposing old or what some refer to as “reclaimed”...
Erin Crisp |
June 14, 2020 |
Daily Devotionals
He put a new song in my mouth. . . . Many will see and fear the Lord and put their trust in him. (Ps. 40:3) What song do you sing? What is that word or phrase your coworkers tease you about saying often? Ask some family members, “What am I known for? What are my...
