Devotional

The Teacher Presents the Examination

Reading: Hebrews 4:9-16 The Teacher Presents the Examination Can a man examine himself? Even the medical doctor goes to another for diagnosis and treatment. We are examined by the living word of God and by the Holy Spirit. Our own methods and standards may not be very...

Provision

Provision when there's Nothing Reading: Matthew 6:26-34 Christmas Eve, my husband and I went to go look at Christmas lights. They were half and hour from our apartment, so we decided to get dinner out. We came out from dinner, got in our car and....nothing. No...

One Step Forward: Roadblock

Reading: Philippians 1:12-20 Have you ever felt like you were putting all your effort into something, only to see you weren't actually getting anywhere with it? Paul could have easily seen his situation like that in this passage. He was in prison. But Paul looked past...

What Do We Ask For?

I have often had people ask me, “is it wrong to ask God for ___?” I sometimes ask myself the same question. These verses tell us the answer. God came to Earth to be a man in the form of Jesus. Jesus had temptations everyday, for everything that we have been tempted...

Resolutions

It's early in the year, so New Year Resolutions may still be fresh in your mind. Did you make any New Year resolutions? What were they? A high percentage of New Year resolutions are centered on self-improvement, with some of the most common being things associated...

Hills and Valleys

In the fall of 2011 I reached what felt like rock bottom.  I was having difficulty completing work for my clients and I wasn’t doing well physically or emotionally.  It was a very dark time in my life.  The way of life that I understood to be “Christian” was...