Daily Devotionals

He Spared No Expense

Posted by Casey Coats on Nov 18, 2016

He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things?— Romans 8:32 Over the past couple of Sundays, we have been teaching you how to become generous. The truth is that anyone, even non-Jesus followers, can...

Opening the Bible, we need read no further than the first chapter of Genesis to discover that God is a giver. It is perhaps the clearest picture painted of his nature and character throughout Scripture, later personified in Christ and magnified in the giving of himself on the cross. Created in...

Bullying has been around since the Old Testament, but it’s only been in the past few years that it’s been getting serious media attention. As a counselor, I’m glad that people have begun to recognize how traumatizing bullying can be to victims. Children living in fear cannot...

This is an excerpt from a devotional that was originally posted on April 16, 2014. As I sat down to write this, I got a message from David, one of my dearest friends in Uganda. He currently works for a non-profit organization helping raise scholarships to send kids to school and mentoring them...

This devotional was originally posted on April 18, 2014. Imagine the apostle Paul walking the streets of Ephesus, passing beggars in the street and sharing the gospel message. Picture him engaging the wealthy elite in the libraries and temples of the city regarding the teachings of Jesus...

A Heart for Giving

Posted by Luke Bedford on Nov 09, 2016

When it comes to the idea of being a generous person, more often than not I like to justify my lack of monetary generosity with the idea that God has called me to be generous with my time, my ability to physically help someone, or anything other than money. Yes, God does call us to be generous...

I’m in the middle of learning that it’s not so much what I do, but why I do it that matters. It all boils down to motive. I could be the best wife on the planet. I could rise before the sun to make my family a hot breakfast, drop off and pick up my husband’s clothes from the...

blessedadjectiveA continual state of joy, which is the foundational, binding thread of life’s fabric. blessingverbThe act of honoring another person by sharing and encouraging a continual state of joy. “Blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD,whose trust is the LORD.He is like a...

He went on from there and entered their synagogue. And a man was there with a withered hand. And they asked him, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?”—so that they might accuse him. He said to them, “Which one of you who has a sheep, if it falls into a pit on the...

“Vulnerability sounds like truth and feels like courage. Truth and courage aren't always comfortable, but they're never weakness.”― Brené Brown Vulnerability is a big deal in relationships. Think about your deepest relationships and what makes them unique from all...