Posts with the category “daily-devotionals”

Daily Devotional
March 19th, 2024
Zedekiah's relationship with Jeremiah reminded me of the relationship Herod the Tetrarch had with John the Baptist that Pastor Brian spoke about in a recent sermon. Herod was intrigued with John the B...  Read More
by Laurel Dhillon
Daily Devotional
March 18th, 2024
Most of you know that Lynette and I live in the foothills near Prather.  All around us are the signs of spring.  The winter rains have caused nature to come alive again.  The grass is green, the trees...  Read More
by Pastor Gene Beck
Daily Devotional
March 15th, 2024
Have you ever listened to a song and had your face get all scrunched up as you think to yourself, “Nah…This ain’t it?” I’m obviously speaking from experience when I say this may have happened to me on...  Read More
by Pastor Wil Staley
Daily Devotional
March 14th, 2024
There is nothing that prepares you for a natural disaster.  Oh yes, you can stock up on food and always have water accessible in your house and car. However, the emotional stress and sorrow of being i...  Read More
by Karon Cecy
Daily Devotional
March 13th, 2024
David Will of the Imperials sings one of my favorite songs called “You’re the Only Jesus”.Here are the lyrics to the chorus:“You’re the only Jesus some will ever see.You’re the only words of hope some...  Read More
by Pastor Brian Erickson
Daily Devotional
March 12th, 2024
I write this devotional on day five. It is the fifth day of our confinement, per the instructions for those who have COVID. Lynn and I both tested positive earlier this week. This COVID invasion happe...  Read More
by Pastor Greg Warmerdam
Daily Devotional
March 11th, 2024
I was in the Chicago area, teaching a community-wide leadership conference. During one of the sessions, a distraught woman approached me and asked, “Dr. Cecy, can you recommend a book for me? My life ...  Read More
by Pastor Jim Cecy
Daily Devotional
March 8th, 2024
As I read around this verse for context I was struck by how many truths we often recite as Christians are nestled within Romans chapter 8. I would implore you to read the entire chapter today and real...  Read More
by Mike Bergman
Daily Devotional
March 7th, 2024
Over the past number of days, I have been thinking about how easy it is to lose focus on what is important.  There is so much that is crying out for our attention.  It is easy to set aside what should...  Read More
by Pastor Gene Beck
Daily Devotional
March 6th, 2024
Embedded in the western wall of the Temple Mount in Jerusalem is one of the world’s largest cut stones.  It is 44 feet long, 10 feet high, 16 feet deep, and weighs 570 tons.  The stone is so massive t...  Read More
by Pastor Kenton Rahn
Daily Devotional
March 5th, 2024
I can remember when my husband Gary would be on mission trips to Africa for several weeks. For the first third of the time I was able to get a lot of projects done. I would catch up on a good book I w...  Read More
by Laurel Dhillon
Daily Devotional
March 4th, 2024
I played a lot of board games growing up. It’s still one of my favorite pastimes. For some games, we developed “house rules,” rules we added to the game to make it more engaging, or to create obstacle...  Read More
by Mark Tremaine
Daily Devotional
March 1st, 2024
Traveling is not easy. Beyond the airport hassles, lost luggage, and exhausting ministry schedule comes the challenge of maintaining a regular eating schedule.In my experience:Europeans have a heavy b...  Read More
by Karon Cecy
Daily Devotional
February 29th, 2024
Who is your favorite musical artist? One of my favorites as of late has been Charity Gayle. She has a song called “Endless Praise” that I could put on repeat and listen to over and over for hours. Do ...  Read More
by Pastor Wil Staley
Daily Devotional
February 28th, 2024
February 2024 will not have the normal 28 days, it will have 29. Most of us know that Leap Year happens every four years. But what you may not know is, that approximately every 100 years, a leap year ...  Read More
by Pastor Brian Erickson
Daily Devotional
February 27th, 2024
In my final year of coaching high school basketball, we were leading the league late in the year. It had been a long 7 years in rebuilding the program at Reedley HS. The league was strong, with usuall...  Read More
by Pastor Greg Warmerdam
Daily Devotional
February 26th, 2024
God has a way of reminding me how human I am. I call them pastor-bloopers. Let me share one of many:It had been a very long day of travel home from the Philippines. I arrived at Los Angeles Airport, e...  Read More
by Pastor Jim Cecy
Daily Devotional
February 23rd, 2024
The pace of life can often be overwhelming.  We often require more and more from ourselves until we begin coming apart at the seams.  I know that I have found myself at that place at times in my life ...  Read More
by Pastor Gene Beck
Daily Devotional
February 22nd, 2024
Have you ever stopped to really contemplate the mercy of God? Our Pastor has often said “If God were to stamp out all sin at midnight, there would be no one left at 12:01.” And how true that statement...  Read More
by Mike Bergman
Daily Devotional
February 21st, 2024
My favorite time of day is late in the afternoon when the sun is lower in the sky and shines so brightly into my windows. It creates a joy, a melody in my heart that is unexplainable. The other day ar...  Read More
by Laurel Dhillon
Daily Devotional
February 20th, 2024
When the Israelites crossed the Jordan river and entered the promised land, they encamped near the city of Jericho.  Tensions were high as the people prepared for their first battle with the Canaanite...  Read More
by Pastor Kenton Rahn
Daily Devotional
February 19th, 2024
If you ever have the misfortune to receive an email from me, you’ll notice a few strange words below my email signature. They read Soli Deo Gloria, a phrase in Latin. What is the significance of this ...  Read More
by Mark Tremaine
Daily Devotional
February 16th, 2024
One day it finally happened! In reading through the Bible, I now arrived at Leviticus. In the past, I found great difficulty reading this particular book. Consequently, I decided to pray and ask the H...  Read More
by Karon Cecy
Daily Devotional
February 15th, 2024
Marine biologist, Sylvia Earle who spent four decades at the forefront of ocean exploration, is an oceanographer who Time Magazine called "Hero of the Planet" in 1998. As a 3-year-old child, a wave si...  Read More
by Pastor Wil Staley
Daily Devotional
February 14th, 2024
A few days before Groundhog Day my son, Alan, said “I don’t remember a Groundhog Day where the groundhog didn’t see his shadow.” He said, “There’s always six more weeks of winter.”Then on February 2, ...  Read More
by Pastor Brian Erickson
Daily Devotional
February 13th, 2024
I grew up on a farm on the outskirts of the city of Fresno. In addition to the 10 acres of peaches, my dad farmed in between teaching school teaching and coaching demands, each of us kids got our own ...  Read More
by Pastor Greg Warmerdam
Daily Devotional
February 12th, 2024
My family has always known they have immediate access to me no how busy I am. When they were young my secretaries were told to inform me whenever they stepped into the office. No matter what I was doi...  Read More
by Pastor Jim Cecy
Daily Devotional
February 9th, 2024
Today, I have found myself thinking of how easy it is to become self-satisfied with our spiritual progress or lack of spiritual progress.  We might even say that our lives cannot be different this sid...  Read More
by Pastor Gene Beck
Daily Devotional
February 8th, 2024
Occasionally, when I start a new year, I ask the Lord to give me a word that will signify what he wants me to learn in the days and months ahead, a word he wants me to focus and meditate on until it b...  Read More
by Pastor Kenton Rahn
Daily Devotional
February 7th, 2024
This verse popped up today and I found it very appropriate as I am currently going through the jury selection process known as voir dire as part of jury duty, something I think most of us dread. What ...  Read More
by Mike Bergman
Daily Devotional
February 6th, 2024
The Apostle Paul was not above using the occasional sports analogy (see 1 Corinthians 9:24–27, 2 Timothy 2:5), and I don’t think we have to be, either. On Sunday, millions in America will tune into th...  Read More
by Mark Tremaine
Daily Devotional
February 5th, 2024
I sometimes look at the commands and scripture and wonder, “How am I supposed to do that?” This is one of those examples. Give thanks in ALL circumstances?! How am I supposed to do that?! Let’s face i...  Read More
by Pastor Michael Hammond
Daily Devotional
February 2nd, 2024
My window to the world is opened up through the power of the internet. Once again, I wait patiently for my ministry friend to log on. How amazing it is that I can connect with someone in Bucharest, Ro...  Read More
by Karon Cecy
Daily Devotional
February 1st, 2024
I love working with the youth. One of the benefits is I get to see little problems that they deal with and have the opportunity to address them before they become major problems for them as adults. Id...  Read More
by Pastor Wil Staley
Daily Devotional
January 31st, 2024
The last time I saw my sister, Gloria, she was sleeping heavily on a hospital bed in the house of her son, Shawn. We waited on her for a time. We touched her shoulder and greeted her verbally, saying ...  Read More
by Pastor Greg Warmerdam
Daily Devotional
January 30th, 2024
Even as I typed the title for this devotional, “How Should Christians Act During an Election Year?” I thought, “The answer is obvious…Christians should act like they do every other year.”I do understa...  Read More
by Pastor Brian Erickson
Daily Devotional
January 29th, 2024
I love the story of the man, walking by a blind man and noticing he had only a  few coins in his cup. He dropped in more coins and, without asking for permission, took the sign and re-wrote it. He ret...  Read More
by Pastor Jim Cecy
Daily Devotional
January 5th, 2024
It is hard to believe that 2023 is past.  I just got used to writing 2023 on my checks and now the year is gone.  As the old year has passed, I would pray that you and your family will have a joyous N...  Read More
by Pastor Gene Beck
Daily Devotional
January 4th, 2024
Over the years I’ve heard people make some pretty ridiculous New Year’s resolutions.  A few that stand out to me are:I will think of a password other than “password” or “hello.”I will do less laundry ...  Read More
by Pastor Kenton Rahn
Daily Devotional
January 3rd, 2024
It is now 2024, and a new year has dawned and with it, all the hope and promise that a new start typically brings. However, we cannot deny the fact that while great things may lie in store for us in t...  Read More
by Mike Bergman