Category: Devotionals

It’s Time for Inventory: Taking Stock of Wisdom

What’s on your list of priorities for today? It’s a wise practice to inventory your life every so often to make sure that priorities haven’t gotten disordered: to look at money spent, time invested, and activities undertaken to assess where your true priorities lie. We all know that it’s far too easy for items that… Continue reading It’s Time for Inventory: Taking Stock of Wisdom

When God is Silent – Terry Nightingale

1 Samuel, chapter 28, contains what must be one of the strangest stories in the Bible. The prophet Samuel was dead and the king, Saul, with the Israelite army, found himself going to war with a fast-approaching Philistine army. Although Saul was an experienced soldier and army commander, on this day he “was afraid; terror… Continue reading When God is Silent – Terry Nightingale

Keep legacy in mind – Divorce Minister

Skip to content And Samuel died; and all the Israelites were gathered together, and lamented him, and buried him in his house at Ramah. –1 Samuel 25:1a, NIV When my maternal grandfather died, they shut down his small North Dakotan town to bury him. That’s the sort of impact I hope to have on those… Continue reading Keep legacy in mind – Divorce Minister

Drink the Spirit both Now and New Jerusalem (2)

In Zechariah 12:1 Jehovah speaks of Himself as the One who “forms the spirit of man within him.” (Our spirit is different from our soul because Heb. 4:12 says the word of God divides them.) Because of the fall of man, our spirit was dead (Eph. 2:1) but it becomes alive in the Lord’s salvation. John 3:6 declares, “that which is… Continue reading Drink the Spirit both Now and New Jerusalem (2)

Is stem cell treatment a God-given miracle or a moral dilemma

A person holding a laboratory apparatus. (Photo by CDC from Unsplash)In our ever-evolving medical science, few topics garner as much attention, scrutiny, and debate as stem cell treatment. This powerful medical intervention holds the promise of revolutionizing healthcare.  Stem cells offer avenues for treating, and perhaps curing, debilitating conditions like Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, and spinal cord… Continue reading Is stem cell treatment a God-given miracle or a moral dilemma

Not Too Young: In Praise of Marriage for (Christian) Young Adults

As a Christian girl in the late eighties and early nineties, I had admittedly eclectic taste in music. My more predictable Paula Abdul, Amy Grant, New Kids on the Block, and Newsboys cassette tapes were stacked neatly on my bookshelf alongside showtunes, a variety of Disney movie soundtracks, the Oak Ridge Boys, The Planets, Abba, and… Continue reading Not Too Young: In Praise of Marriage for (Christian) Young Adults

Christians You Should Know: John Leland – Enjoying the Journey

“Every word of God is pure: He is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.” – Proverbs 30:5 A Snapshot of the Life of John Leland: Born: May 14, 1754 – Grafton, MassachusettsDied: Jan. 14, 1841 – Cheshire, Massachusetts Baptist evangelist and home missionary. He worked to disestablish the Episcopal Church in Virginia and… Continue reading Christians You Should Know: John Leland – Enjoying the Journey

Untangling Life’s Troubles with Fasting and Prayer

It seems like every family has a detangler: the person whose holiday season begins with their hands tied up in a string of Christmas lights. Their job is to remain seated on the couch, sorting out old strands, until they’re able to either find the end from the beginning, identify the one single bulb that’s… Continue reading Untangling Life’s Troubles with Fasting and Prayer

Fasting and prayer scriptures – Christian Personal Development

These fasting and prayer scriptures should help you tonleaen more about the importance and relevance of prayer and fasting for a Christian. Related: Answers to prayers and how to them Is fasting and prayer necessary Fasting and prayer are necessary if we have to look at what the Lord commented through the various fasting and prayer… Continue reading Fasting and prayer scriptures – Christian Personal Development