Devotionals

Psalm 119:1-8 (2) In this little town the speed limit was 25 mph EVERYWHERE! I was SO frustrated. Things had not gone well that morning. It was cold. My son didn\’t want to get out of bed. We soon found that it had sleeted during the night. Ice covered my windshield. Then the car wouldn\’t […]

Deut. 11:18-25 (19) James S. Hewett tells that every Sunday morning the fifth graders would line up and recite a section of the creed that had been assigned to them. That continued well for awhile. Then one Sunday they began the class the same way. The first girl recited her line flawlessly: \”I believe in

Mark 10:13-16 Jesus was always saying things that caused people to stop to ponder. For example: \”The only way you can expect to get into the kingdom of God is to do so like a child.\” What in the world could He mean? Since we haven\’t totally understood we have hammered on the door of

Matt 13:1-9 (3) Jesus was always ahead of His time. Even in our own day many do not seem to either accept or realize this truth., If we can understand this little picture lesson of the receptivity of the soils then we will be more likely to have a direct influence on those whom we

John 12:23-27 (25) David Augsburger writes in Sticking My Neck Out that when James Calvert went out as a missionary to the cannibals of the Fiji Islands, the captain of the ship sought to turn him back. \”You will lose your life and the lives of those with you if you go among such savages,\”

Mark 4:10-13 (11) A man born in the city decided to move to the country and start a chicken farm. He bought 200 baby chicks and a farmhouse with some land around it. The chickens all quickly died. He bought 200 more baby chicks. Again, they all died. Puzzled and distressed, the man wrote to

Matt 13:18-23 (18) The underlying truth is that even though we are faithful to present the gospel to the world all people will not be ready to receive it at the same time. In addition to our varying receptivity to the Word, however, is the fact that various things militate against our reception. In the

Acts 2:41-47 \”Now and Long Ago\” by Glen Lough, recounts the history of Marion County, West Virginia. In that account the reader is told of Frederick Ice who was an early settler on the South Branch of the Potomac River in Frederick County, Virginia. In 1752 Indians raided his cabin. They killed Frederick\’s wife Mary

Psa 14:1; 53:1 April Fool \’s day has been an excuse for people around the globe to try to trick their friends with practical jokes. One of the most successful attempts occurred in 1957 when the BBC news show \”Panorama \” told their audience that due to a very mild winter the spaghetti weevil had

Eccl. 1:1-11; Matt. 28:18-20 Maintenance and mission are both necessary in order to minister effectively. When maintenance is emphasized while neglecting mission, it loses its purpose and becomes little more than a bore and a chore. When mission is emphasized at the expense of maintenance, its accomplishment is neutralized. Maintenance and mission are both necessary