Read Hebrews 12:7-13 (NLT) Thought for the Day: Following Jesus leads to peace! When I was about to turn 50, I read an article in Runner's World Magazine that said that age 50 is a great time to re-start running. After prayerful reflection, I decided to resume...
Read Psalm 40:1-2 (NLT) Thought for the Day: We pray for the families of Robb Elementary School. *Today’s devotional is the letter Pastor Stan sent out Wednesday Evening* We are all praying for the families affected by the shooting at Robb Elementary School in Texas. The thought of...
Read1 Corinthians 9:24-27 (NLT) Thought for the Day: God asks me to follow Him intentionally! In his first letter to the Corinthians, the Apostle Paul highlighted what it means to live a life of purpose. Rather than doing the right thing some of the time, Paul stressed...
Read Genesis 11:27-32 (NLT) Thought for the Day: The long slow walk of faith! Contrary to Pumba’s famous declaration in The Lion King “you gotta put your behind behind you”, many of us spend too much time stuck in the past. Instead of trusting God, we let...
Read Judges 3:31 (NLT) Thought for the Day: Serving God leaves the best legacy! When was the last time you thought about the sort of legacy you will leave when you are gone? For some of us, we are extremely mindful of the legacies our actions are...
Read Acts 9:10-17 (NLT) Thought for the Day: God asks me to let go of my fear! Roughly two thousand years ago, a young man named Saul thought he was doing God’s will by persecuting the Early Church. Not content to simply enjoy his status as a...
Read Romans 15:1-6 (NLT) Thought for the Day: God wants us to live in harmony with each other! In the movie Big, we meet Josh Baskin, a 12-year-old stuck in a fully grown body. While the film presents itself as a silly (or even farcical) comedy, true...
Read 2 Kings 18:1-8 Thought for the Day: No matter what came before, I can start a new chapter! Yesterday, we considered the power of positive peer pressure and how we can encourage each other to follow God. But, what about those times when all the pressure...
Read Hebrews 10:24-25 (NLT) Thought for the Day: “Think of ways to motivate one another to acts of love!” I vaguely remember first hearing the phrase “peer pressure” sometime in mid- Elementary school. But, by the time middle school rolled around, this phrase had certainly made it...
Read 1 Thessalonians 5:9-11 (NLT) Thought for the Day: When in doubt, we can always encourage others! You didn’t read that title wrong. Today’s Encouraging Words is “Encouraging Words”. When a society-wide shutdown took place in March 2020, our church began publishing this M-F devotional in our...