Daily Devotionals

If you’ve been in Christian circles long enough, you’ve probably heard someone say that we should love like Jesus. I don’t know about you, but I like to question nearly everything I hear. I know being kind and loving is the right thing, but I rarely hear why. There are many...

Two Masters

Posted by David Griffin on Sep 20, 2021

“No servant can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and mammon.” — Luke 16:13 Recently I turned 52. 52! It’s a little surreal to think about that...

How did Jesus love? We first think of Jesus on the cross. After all, scripture makes it plain: “Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends,” and that Jesus did. Clearly, however, we are not asked to die for the sins of others but we are given...

They'll Know We Are Christians

Posted by Cheri Akers on Sep 16, 2021

“We are one in the Spirit, we are one in the Lord And we pray that our unity will one day be restored.” — They’ll Know We Are Christians Did I just give you a childhood earworm? Are you singing that song in your head now? It kept running through my head Sunday morning...

He guides me along the right path for His name’s sake. — Psalm 23:3 A man was traveling and somehow got off the beaten path. He got turned around. He was lost and somehow found himself out in the country on a small Farm-to-Market road. He needed some help. Up ahead, he saw an old...

There is a short tale tucked away in the Gospel accounts that describes the demise of John the Baptist. It seems that John had been speaking out against Herod’s marriage to his brother’s wife, Herodias. And Herod had imprisoned John for publicly denouncing the union as unlawful. And...

What legacy are you leaving behind? When discussing legacy, there is no better example than Jonathan and Sarah Edwards. If you aren’t familiar with their love story, please allow me to share. Jonathan Edwards was born in 1703 and married Sarah Edwards in 1727. Jonathan and Sarah were...

Keeping In Step

Posted by Cliff Watson on Sep 03, 2021

Rhythm. Cadence. Clicks. Rim shots. Clap. Wood block. Hit. Hut. Left, left, left right left. Odd-numbered counts to the left foot. Even-numbered counts to the right foot. If you recognize the terms above, it is likely you were in a marching band at some point in your life, maybe in high school...

But the voice of truth tells me a different story The voice of truth says, “Do not be afraid!” The voice of truth says, “This is for My glory” Out of all the voices calling out to me I will choose to listen and believe the voice of truth — The Voice Of Truth, by...

I have learned the very hard way to listen to my gut, which I think is actually the Holy Spirit giving me a sign. Many years ago, before we moved here, while in the throes of grief over losing my dad, I called my husband’s boss, very angry about something that had happened at his job...