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Do you ever wonder how to get closer to God?  Or to be able to pray without ceasing?  I believe it starts with a thankful heart.  When we thank God throughout our day, not only does it help us pray more often, but it also provides a solid foundation of many other prayers.  It’s the […]

We are in the season of Thanksgiving which is just around the corner. Everywhere you look, the focus is on being thankful for a variety of things and areas of our lives from the past year. Giving thanks for the good things in our lives does not necessarily mean we are appreciating God’s blessings on […]

For devotions today we’re looking at the good and the bad found in John 3 and 4.  We’re looking at Nicodemus (John 3), the good….and then the Samaritan woman (John 4), the bad.  What a contrast between the two of them.  One has a great reputation, and one has a bad reputation.  One is seemingly […]

Today we’re looking at the story of the Samaritan woman found in John 4:1-26. The story picks up with Jesus passing through Samaria on his way to Galilee.  The Jews tried to stay away from Samaria because was a region of people with mixed blood; even if they had to travel way out of the […]

John 3:16:  “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” The world.  Not the perfect and beautiful world that He created.  Instead it’s a world of darkness that’s rebelling.  There’s pain, suffering, hatred, and conflict. Yet God […]

Today we’re looking at the story of Nicodemus found in John 3:1-15. It’s the story that finds Jesus telling Nicodemus, “I tell you the truth, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again.”  What did he mean by, born again?  Did he mean that we needed to be go back […]

Have you ever been somewhere with your family, or with friends, and something unexpected happened?  Maybe something unbelievable?  Today we look at an example of this found in Scripture.  John 2:12-25 tells the story of Jesus doing something unexpected when He went with his mother, brothers and disciples to the temple.  When he found folks […]

“Jesus said to the servants, Fill the jars with water; so they filled them to the brim. Then he told them, Now draw some out and take it to the master of the banquet. They did so.” (John 2:7-8) The miracles of Jesus are simply a speeding up of the natural process; a doing instantly something which generally […]

Today we reference the account of Mary and Martha found in Luke 10: 38-42. Esp. vs. 41, 42:  “Martha, Martha,” the Lord answered, “you are worried and upset about many things, but few things are needed—or indeed only one.”” In this passage we are confronted with our tendencies to be performance based “doers.” In fact, if we are honest […]

Today we looked at Psalm 104:33 “I will sing to the Lord all my life; I will sing praise to my God as long as I live.” This week as I was preparing for today’s devotional time I was struggling on a topic! As many or you know I drive a lot for work and […]

Today we’re looking at the story of John the Baptist, as the Jewish leaders come to question his identity. They wanted to know if John claimed to be the Messiah, or was he one of the great prophets who was expected to return at the coming of the Messiah.  I love how John answers.  He knew […]

Words have the power to bless or to wound.  When we speak carelessly or negatively, we damage others as well as ourselves.  Proverbs 12: 18 sees it as a stabbing of the heart with a sword.  It’s reckless, and in some cases brutal.  But it also talks of words having the ability to heal on […]