Daily Devotionals

He Meets You Where You Are

Posted by Laci Prewitt on Jun 08, 2018

When I was 21, I wanted to apply for my first church job. I was super nervous. So nervous, in fact, that I send the youth minister an email from the other room and then left immediately. He told me later that he saw the email and yelled out, “No way we’re hiring this girl,” as...

We were playing paintball out in the woods at youth camp, decked out in our full camo gear (you know, ‘cause we were serious like that), and trying to endure a brutal late-July Texas day that was even more punishing than the flying paintballs we were trying to avoid. Back at camp a few...

but in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect — 1 Peter 3:15 “So, what’s your testimony?” It was a perfectly reasonable...

Then all the tax collectors and sinners drew near to Him to hear Him. And the Pharisees and scribes complained, saying, “This man receives sinners and eats with them.” So He spoke this parable to them. — Luke 15: 1–3 You may remember the story Jesus told. It was a story...

Standing In Your Own Way

Posted by Randy Wade on Jun 04, 2018

“Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in[a] the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” — Matthew 28:19–20 Stage...

Rooms Available — Sinners Welcome

Posted by William Battle on Jun 01, 2018

Walking into a hospital, we all have certain expectations. For one, it’s not designed to make us feel good. I wouldn’t expect any of you to decide to spend your time there on a Friday night. Of course not, you’d rather be yucking it up at the local comedy club, checking out the...

I thank him who has given me strength, Christ Jesus our Lord, because he judged me faithful, appointing me to his service, though formerly I was a blasphemer, persecutor, and insolent opponent. But I received mercy because I had acted ignorantly in unbelief, and the grace of our Lord overflowed...

There was once a man traveling from Jerusalem to Jericho. On the way he was attacked by robbers. They took his clothes, beat him up, and went off leaving him half-dead. Luckily, a priest was on his way down the same road, but when he saw him he angled across to the other side. Then a Levite...

When Prejudice Gets In The Way

Posted by Jerrod McDaniel on May 29, 2018

The word “prejudice” gets thrown around a lot these days. At its core, it’s the idea that someone would make a negative snap judgment about someone else before they really know them. Maybe it’s an assumption about who that person is based on their race, nationality, the...

Motel 6 has a famous ad campaign that says, “We’ll leave the light on for you.” In Luke chapter 10, a young lawyer asks Jesus the definition of neighbor, and Jesus famously answers him with the parable of the Good Samaritan. This parable is well-known by believers and many...