Devotion
Soul Food
(Author Unknown) I love the taste of T-bone steak, Delicious every bite, But there’s nothing like the Word of God, For my spiritual appetite. The Word of God has milk and meat, And even ice cream and cake. Take a slice of the Bread of Life, And coffee to keep us awake. Open your Bible […]
Would I Step On Jesus?
Read: Matthew 26:69-75 Peter and the other apostles answered and said: “We ought to obey God rather than men.” -Acts 5:29 Twenty-six people died because they would not step on a picture of Jesus. In the 17th century some Christians were faithfully serving Jesus on an island in Japan. According to missionary Tim Johnson, a […]
Camels And Gnats
Read: Matthew 23:23-28 You…have neglected the weightier matters of the law; justice and mercy and faith. -Matt. 23:23 Jesus had some harsh things to say about the religious leaders of His day. They focused on the details of their religion and missed God’s big picture. They even tithed their household spices! (Mt. 23:23). There was […]
Living With Your Hidden Hurts
Religion in Daily Life By the Rev. Edward Chinn, D.Min. Written 18 October 1999 Michael J. Fox entered show business with the television family sitcom Family Ties. I spent New Year’s Day 1985 watching Fox in the movie Back to the Future. In November 1998, the star of the current TV show Spin City […]
How Jesus Must Have Laughed
Religion in Daily Life By the Rev. Edward Chinn, D.Min. Rector, All Saints’ Church Written 14 September 1999 How often there was a twinkle in the eye of Jesus! His humor shines through his words. For instance, Jesus once pictured the religious legalists of his day. He said they were like a man who […]
A New Tradition
Read: Luke 14:1-14 When you give a feast, invite the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind. -Luke 14:13 In the United States, Thanksgiving is traditionally a day of feasting with family. But changing circumstances may lead us to rethink our holiday traditions. It happened to Sharon Randall during a year in which her mother […]
Answered Prayer
A voyaging ship was wrecked during a storm at sea and only two of the men on it were able to swim to a small, desert like island. The two survivors, not knowing what else to do, agreed that they had no other recourse but to pray to God. However, to find out whose prayer […]
10 Commandments Of Mental Health
Few of us have not already heard of the Ten Commandments of the Old Testament, found in Exodus 20. They form the basis of the Law of Moses, much like our Constitution forms the basis for all the laws in our nation. These ten rules lay out the requirements God had for His people. Of […]
For You
I said a prayer for you today and know God must have heard; I felt the answer in my heart Although He spoke not a word. I didn’t ask for wealth or fame, I knew you wouldn’t mind, I asked Him to send treasures Of a far more lasting kind. I asked that He’d be […]
Peel It!
Read: Ephesians 5:15-21 Giving thanks always for all things to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. -Ephesians 5:20 The story is told of a mother and her 4-year-old daughter who were strolling through an open-air market. As the little girl stared at a large pile of oranges, a generous vendor […]
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