by Brook Bailey | Dec 21, 2018 | Daily Devotional
My two kids are hilarious, and not in a kids-say-the-darndest-things sort of way. My two teenagers are quick-witted, genuinely funny people. My 16-year-old daughter is always cracking jokes. And when we’re just sitting around the house, she keeps us in stitches....
by Brook Bailey | Feb 12, 2018 | Daily Devotional
If you’ve never read the story of Rahab (Joshua 2), you should check it out. Here’s my attempt at a CliffsNotes[1] version: Joshua sent a couple of spies on a recon mission into the Canaanite city of Jericho. Their presence was discovered, but a Canaanite...
by Brook Bailey | Jul 12, 2017 | Daily Devotional
Over the past several months, I have realized two very important truths about myself: I need help. I never ask for help. As you can imagine, these two ideas do not play well together. So when I say, “I need help,” what do I mean? In what areas of my life...
by Brook Bailey | Mar 11, 2017 | Daily Devotional
In Sunday’s sermon, we learned that, for those of us in Christ, three things are true: We have been made new. We have been completely forgiven. We have been given a new message and a new purpose. I totally get the first two on the list. I may need the occasional...
by Brook Bailey | Feb 20, 2017 | Daily Devotional
Nearly 11 years ago, we adopted Parker the Wonderdog when he was just a three-month-old puppy. As it turns out, he is a natural-born hunter. If you’re a bug, mouse, possum or rabbit, I don’t recommend hanging out in our back yard, because Parker will chase...
by Brook Bailey | Nov 25, 2016 | Daily Devotional
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.— James 1:17 All the good stuff comes from God. Duh. Of course I know that. That’s why I thank him all the...