by Pat Cooper | Nov 1, 2022 | Daily Devotional
Five hundred and five years ago this week, Martin Luther posted his 95 Theses on the door of All Saints’ Church in Wittenberg, Germany, creating perhaps the greatest movement of the church since its beginning in the first century. Reformation Day, October 31,...
by Pat Cooper | Oct 28, 2022 | Daily Devotional
Heavenly Father, today I realized how desperately I need your guidance in my life. I tiptoe along a thin line of right and wrong almost every day as if it were a tightrope. I tell myself, “I got this. I can make it. The balance pole will keep me upright and...
by Pat Cooper | Sep 7, 2022 | Daily Devotional
” When you obey my commandments, you remain in my love, just as I obey my Father’s commandments and remain in his love. I have told you these things so that you will be filled with my joy. Yes, your joy will overflow!”— John 15:10–11 NLT The western world has...
by Pat Cooper | Aug 8, 2022 | Daily Devotional
Commit your future to the Lord. Trust in him, and he will act on your behalf. He will vindicate you in broad daylight, and publicly defend your just cause. Wait patiently for the Lord! Wait confidently for him!— Psalm 37:5–7 NET As a young pastor of a small...
by Pat Cooper | Jul 8, 2022 | Daily Devotional
Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine.— Isaiah 43:1 … you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body.— 1 Corinthians 6:20 Peter Jackson, director of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, didn’t one morning think to...
by Pat Cooper | Jun 27, 2022 | Daily Devotional
The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness…— 2 Peter 3:9 I don’t know when it happened, nor do I know for sure the story is true. Still, it is said that a famed pianist and composer, Ignacy Jan Paderewski, was once scheduled to perform at...
