Daily Devotionals

The Reality of the Resurrection

Posted by Casey Coats on Apr 06, 2018

I have a 5-year-old son who is obsessed with all the typical boy stuff. These days, his obsession centers around snakes, spiders and sharks. Almost daily, he’ll ask me if he can look at pictures of one of those three on my phone. So I’ll google “sharks,” click on images...

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. — John 1:1 Jesus was prophesied by Moses, Isaiah, Micah, David, Daniel, Zechariah, Malachi, Job and Jeremiah. His conception was miraculous, and his enemies were incredulous. He was introduced by John the...

It Is Finished

Posted by Lisalette Hamon on Apr 04, 2018

This devotional was originally published on March 28, 2016. Jesus’ final statement on the cross was “It is finished.” I have known this for some time now, but it wasn’t until last night that I developed a deeper connection to these words. Jesus paid our penalty. My...

Hope Has A Name

Posted by Joey Hensley on Apr 03, 2018

Everything changed when Jesus rose from that grave. The birth, the life, and the death of Jesus do not carry the same meaning without the resurrection. Because Jesus was victorious over death, we can now have relationship with our creator. Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we...

“If Christ is risen, nothing else matters. And if Christ is not risen, nothing else matters.” — Jaroslav Pelikan Every area, every detail, every element of life hinges upon the resurrection. If Jesus Christ is risen from the dead, then nothing in life matters in light of...

Sunday's Coming

Posted by Luke Bedford on Mar 30, 2018

It’s Friday, but Sunday’s coming. Those three words, “but Sunday’s coming,” show the power of how our world was forever changed some 2000 or so years ago. The weight of Good Friday brings tears to my eyes as I sit here and read the prayer Jesus prayed in the garden...

Presence Over Perfect

Posted by Ian Crosby on Mar 29, 2018

Don’t you just love when everything is going terribly in life? No? Yeah, me neither. But we have all had those times when nothing seems to go the way we want it to. We have all had those times when we were hurting, broken, and in a constant state of wondering if God was actually in...

Betrayal. What is it? The Merriam-Webster Dictionary says to betray is to “fail or desert, especially in time of need,” to “lead astray,” or to “deliver to an enemy by treachery.” Wikipedia defines betrayal as “the breaking or violation of a...

World-Changing Suffering

Posted by Rocky Hernandez on Mar 27, 2018

I am more. I have worked much harder, been in prison more frequently, been flogged more severely, and been exposed to death again and again. Five times I received from the Jews the forty lashes minus one. Three times I was beaten with rods, once I was stoned, three times I was shipwrecked, I...

Daddy, HELP!

Posted by Blake Clickner on Mar 26, 2018

Have you ever felt like you couldn’t do something on your own? Like you needed help with accomplishing something? My kids are now at the age where they don’t really need Dad. This is hard for me. I can remember a time when they completely depended on me and their mom. But now...