Can They See My Father In Me?

To all who did receive Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God.—John 1:12 My wife Vicki and I were in Houston back in 1992. Our daughter, Jill, was on the Baylor basketball team, and they were going to play the Rice Owls on...

Make Sure To Show Up (repost)

This devotional was originally published on March 15, 2018.A large crowd followed and pressed around him. And a woman was there…— Mark 5: 24 Satchel Paige was a great pitcher. However, being a black pitcher back in the 1940s, he did not get to pitch in the major...

Win In Advance

Sun Tzu was a Chinese general and philosopher. Around 400BC, he wrote a book entitled The Art of War. Military officers still study it today because of its approach to attaining victory. The Art of War stresses the importance of preparation for battle. Sun Tzu...

Where to Look for Advice

Several years ago, a famous comedian, Red Skelton, shared with the world what helped make his marriage work. He commented that he and his wife felt it very important that they set out one night a week to go out and have a very nice dinner. He went on Tuesdays, and she...

Essentials for Life

Now you might think from the title of today’s devotional that we were going to talk about water, oxygen, or food. But today, let’s look at the essentials to live a successful spiritual life. What do we need to thrive and not just exist? The Word has a lot...

A Christmas Eve Prayer

“… I bring you good news of great joy…” — Luke 2:10 The first Christmas brought us wonderful news, and it supplied us the opportunity to have a great and everlasting joy. We clearly see in the first Christmas the source of their joy....