Recent Devotions
“No one after lighting a lamp covers it with a jar or puts it under a bed, but puts it on a stand, so that those who enter may see the light.” (Luke 8:16, ESV) I like light. If you walk through my home, you will notice several lamps in each room. I also have plug-in nightlights, lights on timers, flashlights, and even rechargeable lights in case the electricity goes out. Outside I have motion lights and other lights on timers. I even take a nightlight when I travel. Without light, I’m apt to stumble in the dark. I feel…
“Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor.” (Romans 12:10, ESV) Perhaps because this is the holiday season, I am more intentional about staying in touch with friends, both far and near. I think of friendship as a gift from God and cannot imagine a life…
“Love is patient and kind . . . . “ (I Corinthians 13:4, ESV) The holiday season can be stressful. We’ve got places to go, things to do, and not much time to fit it all in. When stores are crowded and lines are slow, patience may be in short…
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“But Noah found favor with the LORD . . . So Noah did everything exactly as God had commanded him.” (Genesis 6:8 and 22, NLT) Near where I live is an area with a Walk of Fame that honors more than 150 famous people from the Greater St. Louis area. Embedded in the sidewalk are brass stars and bronze plaques recognizing entertainers, sports figures, literary figures, and others with notable accomplishments. I’ve walked the street and read many of the plaques on this Walk of Fame, but I find myself more impressed by the names I find listed in Hebrews…
“No one after lighting a lamp covers it with a jar or puts it under a bed, but puts it on a stand, so that those who enter may see the light.” (Luke 8:16, ESV) I like light. If you walk through my home, you will notice several lamps in each room. I also have plug-in nightlights, lights on timers, flashlights, and even rechargeable lights in case the electricity goes out. Outside I have motion lights and other lights on timers. I even take a nightlight when I travel. Without light, I’m apt to stumble in the dark. I feel…
It’s finally spring! There’s something powerful about this season, especially the spring equinox, when day and night are held in perfect balance. It marks a shift because darkness no longer dominates, and from this point on, light begins to stretch further into our days. What was dormant starts to awaken. And maybe, if you’re honest, your soul has been craving that kind of shift too. “My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him…” (Psalm 62:5–8) Spring reminds us that waiting is never wasted. God will, at times, intentionally lead us into a waiting season to:…
I will lift up mine eyes unto the mountains, from whence cometh my help. My help comes from the LORD, who made the heavens and earth. He will not suffer thy foot to be moved; he that keeps thee will not slumber. Behold, he that keeps Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep. Psalm 121:1-4. They say, “Write what you know.” Well, my husband and I welcomed a second baby in July and in this new season I asked myself two weeks postpartum, “What do I know?” The first things that came to mind were motherhood, ministry, healthy friendships, the Bible, marriage,…
