Posts with the tag “devotional”

What’s your fight story? During our Fight for It study, we talked about our various fights – for ourselves, our home, our church, and our city. We spent a significant amount of time sharing our fight ...  Read More

Rev. Glenn Wagner recalls a fishing trip at the age of three, deep in Glacier National Park. His grandfather, LeRoy Rhodes (69 at the time), guided him in a quiet rowboat on a glassy alpine lake....  Read More

There is power in the tongue. James speaks of it. It’s nearly on every page of the book of Proverbs, and as many of the Old Testament saints neared their death, they would bring their children near to...  Read More

As a nine-year-old boy, I experienced God’s gracious healing hand. Hospitalized and in the ICU, unable to keep food down and reeling from pneumonia, I remember that my dad asked the elders of the chur...  Read More

We are staying on these verses for another day as we seek to understand how we can live lives of faith by being obedient to God’s commands. So often, our hearts want everything to make sense. We are r...  Read More

I wasn’t much of a test taker, especially when doing proofs in geometry. Maybe it was the cute girls in my class, the fact that Mrs. Santire had an accent from New York, or simply because I was better...  Read More

Have you heard about the Fyre Festival of 2017? It was promoted as an ultra-luxury music and influencer beach retreat with gourmet meals, villas, and top artists. Instead, guests arrived to wet tents,...  Read More

When Truett Cathy opened his first restaurant in Hapeville, Georgia in 1946, he had no idea his name would one day become synonymous with one of the most successful fast-food chains in America....  Read More

When life becomes painful, confusing, or unfair, the temptation to go back can be overwhelming. We want to go back to what’s familiar, safe, and our life that once made sense. But faith doesn't retrea...  Read More

There is nothing like going home. Home is a place of peace, comfort, rest, and family. As I write this, I am facing about 24 hours of travel as my plane will depart later this evening from Johannesbur...  Read More

In August of 1993, I moved into what we lovingly referred to as the Penthouse on Chrestman Hall at Mississippi College. It was my junior year in college, and I had a great roommate, Shane Scott. He is...  Read More

When people hear the name Billy Graham, they think of stadiums full of people, altar calls, and millions coming to Christ. But what most don’t know is that the roots of his ministry trace back to the ...  Read More

After the Korean War, many churches were destroyed, and the nation was in shambles. Yet elderly women—often widowed or raising grandchildren—began gathering at dawn to pray, weep, and cry out for revi...  Read More

How long should we wait? That’s a common question, isn’t it? Whether you are at Whataburger (you know they always take longer, but it’s worth it because it’s fresh!), at a restaurant waiting for a ta...  Read More

Do you live in light of eternity? Our faith in Jesus invites us to live, not for this age, but for the age to come. In other words, our motivation is not for what we can receive in this life, but for ...  Read More

George Müller felt called by God to care for orphans in Bristol, England, despite having no money or resources. He famously never asked people for donations, he simply prayed. Over his lifetime, he ca...  Read More

We are on day two of considering the faith of Noah. Today, I want to call your attention to the second part of this verse where it says, “By this he condemned the world and became an heir of the right...  Read More

There is no motivation in my life like the motivation I have for my family. It is one of my primary drivers because of my desire to provide, protect, and prepare them for launching out into the world....  Read More

When it comes to understanding that faith is central in pleasing God with our lives, the writer of Hebrews connects us to a man named Enoch. If you are reading the Old Testament, the first Enoch you w...  Read More

When I was a kid, I never really understood the story of Cain and Abel and why one offering was acceptable and another wasn’t. Frankly, I thought it was a bit unfair. As I have grown in my understandi...  Read More

As the writer of Hebrews begins to look back at the lives of the Old Testament saints to encourage the believers of his day, he goes back to the very beginning of the Bible. Genesis 1:1 says, “In the ...  Read More

The night before Steve began the process of stem cell transplant at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, we discussed his road ahead. He was facing a 28-day journey where his mouth would swell with sores, his...  Read More

As I prepared to begin writing this devotional book, I began to search my files for messages and illustrations regarding faith. I simply typed in the word faith into my OneDrive search function, and a...  Read More