Daily Devotional

As children, the idea of Santa Claus sneaking into our homes on Christmas Eve is the pinnacle of excitement. We hang our stockings, leave out cookies and milk, and lie […]

“There were shepherds, abiding in the fields, keeping watch over their flocks by night.”— Luke 2:8 Three of the greats in the history of Israel had been shepherds: Abraham, Moses

“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and

The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory… John 1:14The best Christmas blessing by far is our freedom to share the gospel from

“The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.”—Psalm 34:18God is high above us, powerful and holy beyond our imagination. Yet, He chose to

Matthew 18:2-5: He called a little child to him, and placed the child among them. And he said: “Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children,

“…bearing fruit in every good work.” – Colossians 1:10bI wonder if the difference between merely having knowledge of His will without spiritual wisdom and understanding and having knowledge of His

One of my favorite memories is my father reading the Christmas story on Christmas Eve. We would light a fire and all gather around as he read. He had a

“And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth”

“And so, from the day we heard, we have not ceased to pray for you, asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual

“…after the fire came a gentle whisper” (I Kings 19:12) Being the optimist that I am, I originally thought the title was going to be unique to this devotional, but

“For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible…” Colossians 1:16I recently had a chance to go snorkeling. It is something Bev and I