by Joe Paris | Apr 21, 2021 | Daily Devotional
When people talk about their crumbling marriage, a lost job or a destroyed friendship, they often refer back to one bad decision they made. They go on to explain that they just made a mistake. Some even call it a momentary lapse in judgment. They argue that everything...
by Joe Paris | Mar 10, 2021 | Daily Devotional
As a dad, I constantly tell my two young daughters, “Trust me, I got you.” I say this to them all the time — when we go to different and unique places, when we are watching a new movie or TV show and a scary scene comes on, when we are on a nature...
by Joe Paris | Feb 10, 2021 | Daily Devotional
Writing to the Church in Corinth (1 Corinthians 12:12–26), Paul gave a metaphor to illustrate the Church in action. He referred to it as the Body of Christ and spoke about how each body part was created to fulfill a particular role. Paul’s point...
by Joe Paris | Jan 5, 2021 | Daily Devotional
I’m just not a disciplined person. We have all heard this comment before, and some of us might have even said these very words when trying to become a more organized and disciplined person. I imagine that with the start of the new year, some goals are being made...
by Joe Paris | Dec 9, 2020 | Daily Devotional
The metanarrative (big fancy word for the big story) of the Bible is the message of how a loving God sent his only Son to die for us so that we may have life. The Bible is not a self-help book but rather a relationship book for man to be restored to God. With that...
by Joe Paris | Nov 11, 2020 | Daily Devotional
Whenever Christians start encouraging one another to be at peace with each other no matter the cost, someone usually expresses this common sentiment: “What am I supposed to do? Just lay down and let people walk all over me?” They typically make this...
