Let the words of Christ, in all their richness, live in your hearts and make you wise. Use his words to teach and counsel each other. Sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs to God with thankful hearts. And whatever you do or say, let it be as a representative of the Lord Jesus, all [...]

Today, I offer the following for your prayerful consideration: So then, since Christ suffered physical pain, you must arm yourselves with the same attitude he had, and be ready to suffer, too. For if you are willing to suffer for Christ, you have decided to stop sinning. And you won’t spend the rest of your [...]

Today I want us all to join in a time of prayer. But specific prayer. Obey your spiritual leaders and do what they say. Their work is to watch over your souls, and they know they are accountable to God. Give them reason to do this joyfully and not with sorrow. That would certainly not [...]

I don’t usually share all that much personal information with our devotional writing, but this will be an exception. Many of you are already aware that my wife has been undergoing treatment for Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. Today was her* last trip to the hospital to receive chemotherapy. We’ve already received the good new that she is [...]

Today, my prayer for you is that you are receptive to God’s voice. He desires to equip you and produce in you every thing that would make him smile. He is longing to find a receptive heart. And now, may the God of peace, who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, equip you [...]