Daily Devotionals


Monthly Archives: June 2008

Braiding Together Friends with Three Strands

Ten years ago this summer God introduced me to three friends. One I married; the other two are marrying each other in a month, but what is most significant is that, even after several years, sometimes a thousand miles away from each other, and often at different times in our life stories, these friendships are [...]

Pray That We Would Have Changed Lives

My son, pay attention to what I say; listen closely to my words. Do not let them out of your sight, keep them within your heart; for they are life to those who find them and health to a man’s whole body. Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life. [...]

knowing Christ

Everyone can read the stories of Jesus and see the portraits painted by the words of those who knew him. but not everyone sees truth and beauty and infinite wisdom…”seeing they do not see”…if you do not prize him above all things, you haven’t apprehended his true worth. Seeing and Savoring Jesus Christ My prayer [...]

Experiencing the Power of the Holy Spirit

“Just who is the Holy Spirit and what kind of power can he make available to us?” I remember asking my youth leader that question more years ago than I care to number. I grew up in the church and had heard about the Holy Spirit – or the Holy Ghost, as he was often [...]

Authentic Unity In Worship

The body is a unit, though it is made up of many parts; and though all its parts are many, they form one body. So it is with Christ. For we were all baptized by one Spirit into one body—whether Jews or Greeks, slave or free—and we were all given the one Spirit to drink. [...]