Daily Devotional

It was amazing to see the 1,700 attendees of Trunk or Treat (who all seemed to descend at once on my station). I observed a few things: • Some children […]

  Galatians 6:9: “Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.”Luke 16:10: “Whoever can

Luke 10:19I have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you. Sometimes we forget that we

Paul shares with the Colossians how he prays for them.It is not “Oh, God, by the way, please bless the Colossians.”It starts off with:And so, from the day we heard,we

Finally, all of you, be like-minded, be sympathetic, love one another, be compassionate and humble.” 1 Peter 3:8 Here’s a phrase that often gets overused: “I know exactly how you

The Magi, some of the first to worship Christ, were foreigners—non-Jewish scholars who traveled from afar. The shepherds, likewise, among the first to worship Him, held a lowly and humble

24 The people of Colossae embraced the Gospel because they not only heard it—they truly understood it. “…the gospel, which has come to you, as indeed in the whole world

There’s a song on Christian radio that really humbles me: “The Jesus” by Phil Wickham. I believe many Christians in this country don’t fully embrace what he describes. The lyrics

“We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you.” Colossians 1:3 “As for me, far be it from me that I should sin

“Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who replace darkness with light and light with darkness.” — Isaiah 5:20 During my apologetics course in seminary, a thoughtful

“Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.”  (1 Thess. 5:18) The power of gratitude is truly remarkable. It has the ability to

Paul had never been to Colossae. But he had “seen the church’s website” (just kidding—this was 2,000 years ago!). Still, Paul had heard of their reputation and was excited about