Devotion
I Am The New Year
I am the new year. I am an unspoiled page in your book of time. I am your next chance at the art of living. I am your opportunity to practice what you have learned about life during the last twelve months. All that you sought and didn’t find is hidden in me, waiting for […]
The Three Bees
(a story by the late Darrell Keith Thoday and edited by his son, Kim Thoday) Once upon a time there were three bees. There was Queen Bee, Worker Bee and Drone Bee. It was late winter and the honey supply had nearly run out, which meant of course, that if some honey could not be […]
Livin’ An’ Lovin’
By Rev. Geoff Leslie, Baptist church I have read and enjoyed the poems of ‘The Sentimental Bloke’ by C. J. Dennis many times, in which a love story between Bill and his Doreen is told in 1920’s Australian larrikin slang. It is sentimental and sweet, but very enjoyable. I noticed during a recent re-reading that […]
Missed Chance
A massive flood hit a small town near the Mississippi River. One levy in the river had broke, causing the flooding to occur while another levy was predicted to break in the hour. A man who owned a house along the river stood on the roof of his house as water had engulfed the rest […]
A Word From The Lord – About Grace
I woke early this morning with a word from our loving Lord for you. ‘Be still and know that I am God’ (or as the literal Hebrew reads: ‘Stop fighting and know that I am God’). ‘Accept one another, then, for the glory of God, as Christ has accepted you’ (Romans 15:7). ‘Stop fighting my […]
Fear Not
Sample of Daily Encounter by Dick Innes “My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me. And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand. My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one […]
Are You Too Slow Or Too Hasty?
Are You Too Slow or Too Hasty? by Alan Smith The story is told of five doctors went duck shooting one day. Included in the group were a GP, a pediatrician, a psychiatrist, a surgeon and a pathologist. After a time, a bird came flying overhead. The first to react was the GP who raised […]
You Say God Says
You say: “It’s impossible.” God says: All things are possible. (Luke 18:27) You say: “I’m too tired.” God says: I will give you rest. (Matthew 11:28-30) You say: “Nobody really loves me.” God says: I love you. (John 3:16 & John 13:34) You say: “I can’t go on.” God says: My grace is sufficient. (II […]
Getting What We Ask For
A man asked his wife, “What would you most like for your birthday?” She said, “I’d love to be ten again.” On the morning of her birthday, he got her up bright and early and off they went to a theme park. He put her on every ride in the park — the Death Slide, […]
Criticized For Doing Good
A Post Office worker, at the main sorting office, finds an unstamped, poorly hand-written envelope, addressed to God. He opens it and discovers it is from an elderly lady, distressed because all her savings — $200 — have been stolen. She will be cold and hungry this Christmas. He organizes the postal workers, who dig […]
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