Joy in the Sorrow

by | Nov 6, 2020 | Daily Devotional

I’ve been reading a book recently by Matt Chandler called Joy in the Sorrow, and it’s from there that I pulled many of today’s thoughts. None of us are immune to sadness. If you are in the middle of a challenging time or want to be proactive and...

God Wants to Use You

by | Aug 28, 2020 | Daily Devotional

I think that, at one time or another, every Christian has asked, “How do I know what God wants me to do?” I like to answer that question with a question: “How do you know what kind of pizza your kid likes?” The answer is one of two things,...

You Choose Your Response

by | Jun 23, 2020 | Daily Devotional

“Between stimulus and response, there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.” — Viktor Frankl I absolutely love the book Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl. Without...

Trust and Obey

by | May 13, 2020 | Daily Devotional

My favorite picture of trust in all of Scripture is in Genesis 22. God tells Abraham to “take your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I shall tell...

God Redeems Our Suffering

by | Mar 11, 2020 | Daily Devotional

“… In the world you will have tribulation…” — John 16:33 Scripture is full of promises. This one is my least favorite. In John 15–16, Jesus talks about the suffering that will occur for believers. Loss, grief, the pain of...

Putting in the Work

by | Sep 13, 2017 | Daily Devotional

I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. — Galatians 2:20 I used to read this verse and find myself...