Daily Devotional

23 Then He got into the boat and His disciples followed Him. 24 Suddenly a furious storm came up on the lake, so that the waves swept over the boat. But Jesus was… Continue Reading Be Still My Soul

“They lay their crowns before the throne…” (Rev.4:10) One of the things on my calendar recently was a dental checkup.  I am a diligent rule-follower who faithfully maintains a twice… Continue Reading Five Crowns

“When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with the humble is wisdom.” Proverbs 11:2 James Herriot, a long-time British veterinary surgeon and author, recounts a humorously told and insightful incident… Continue Reading Growing in Humility

“He himself bore our sins” in His body on the cross, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; ‘by His wounds you have been healed.’” 1 Peter 2:24 My… Continue Reading Jesus Christ, Our Shelter

“Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith.” Hebrews 12:2 A recent study by a Christian university lists 33,089 current Christian denominations world-wide! There can be a… Continue Reading Fixing Our Eyes on Jesus

“Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears My word, and believes Him who sent Me, has eternal life” John 5:24 Maybe you can relate to this hypothetical and… Continue Reading Envy and Eternity

January 6th is the Epiphany, also known as Three Kings Day, it commemorates the day the three kings came to worship Jesus. In Latin tradition, it is very festive with carnivals… Continue Reading Epiphany

“And God commended His love for us in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.” Romans 5:8 There is a dreaded stretch of Interstate 5 between Sacramento… Continue Reading Demonstrating Undeserved Love

“The wise woman builds her house, but with her own hands the foolish one tears hers down.” Proverbs 14:1 I was taking down my Christmas lights last year when my neighbor… Continue Reading Be Someone Who Builds

“…and lo, I am with you always until the very end of the age” Matthew 28:20 When I think of loyalty, I picture an employee staying in a job because… Continue Reading Loyalty

Within the Holy Trinity, it’s not a far stretch to think of God as the ultimate Father. Afterall, He created man in His image, and there is the old cliché…the… Continue Reading The Holy Who?

As the new year begins, I think of the word NEW in life and especially the Bible. The word NEW implies health, freshness, wholeness. It also hints at changes from… Continue Reading New