by Riley Roberson | May 17, 2022 | Daily Devotional
This devotional was originally published on August 1, 2016.I think we get a major thing pretty backwards. Usually, when we do some sort of service, we feel really good about it. We feel like we did God this huge favor, took time out of our lives, and so on. And then...
by Riley Roberson | Nov 26, 2018 | Daily Devotional
Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth! Serve the Lord with gladness! Come into his presence with singing! Know that the Lord, he is God! It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. Enter his gates with thanksgiving,...
by Riley Roberson | Feb 1, 2017 | Daily Devotional
Too often, I fall into the trap of thinking my sin is momentary and conquerable. If I forget about it, it’s not there. Or if I try hard enough, it’ll go away. Those things aren’t true. I sin, but I forget that sin isn’t just weak moments or...
by Riley Roberson | Dec 29, 2016 | Daily Devotional
After celebrating Christmas, we’re on the other side of Advent, and you really won’t hear the word again until some really churchy person says something about the church calendar next year. But, to me, there are really three advents that are important for...
by Riley Roberson | Oct 12, 2016 | Daily Devotional
Every old episode of Star Trek is super interesting, because Captain Kirk is always put in an unwinnable situation, but he also always wins. It’s great. He always wins because he ends up making difficult decisions that fall somewhere between logic and emotion....
by Riley Roberson | Sep 5, 2016 | Daily Devotional
Around mid-August, I hit 50,000 miles in the air for the year. At this point, at least these two things are true: I’m pretty tired of turbulence, and I’m really tired of airplane food. I was fortunate enough to go on a lot of trips this year to places like...