Posts with the category “daily-devotionals”

I’m not being humble when I say that I’m a horrible singer.  I have virtually no musical talent.  So when I worship the Lord, my goal is that the song in my heart will sound better than the song that ...  Read More

What a comfort this verse is! There are two points that jump out at me in the first half of this verse; first, “be still.” For many of us this is actually a very hard command. In this day and age, the...  Read More

Growing up, my parents had a library of stock phrases that they gently quoted to us when we acted up. These were a sort “parenting shorthand” for the important ideas and values they wished to instill ...  Read More

You know, sometimes we read passages and say we believe them but…I think especially in our western world, we gloss over certain phrases. Do we really believe this verse? I mean if we look at the works...  Read More

This morning as I was reading my Bible, I began thinking about my list. No, it is not my grocery list. No, it is not my “to do” list at home. It is not even my “to do” list for my work as Children’s D...  Read More

I love, love, LOVE coaching. I got my first coaching opportunity back in 2010 coaching a six-year-old and under soccer team; the Hungry Sharks. It started as a selfish way to get more volunteer hours ...  Read More

As a Pastor, I have to admit, I slip into a mild depression after Easter. Easter is our Super Bowl. We pour our lives into preaching, meeting new people, showing them love, surviving the week on less ...  Read More

We went to an east Indian funeral service in the middle of March. It was a time and a place of little or no hope. People with empty eyes. Some just openly weeping. A service devoid of honor, with chea...  Read More

(Note: Welcome to my on-going devotional series in Acts 16-28. I encourage you to look back at past devotionals and stay current. Today we come to Acts 19).Acts 19 can be described as "a microcosm of ...  Read More

I've been thinking about this throughout this past month as we have been preparing for our Easter celebrations. We are so grateful for the work that Jesus did on the cross and we want others to find t...  Read More

This week we are reflecting on the sufferings of Christ and celebrating His resurrection that first Easter morning.  Now almost 2000 years removed from the events, I want to remind us of how significa...  Read More

In the Old Testament, God’s people were expected to make a pilgrimage to Jerusalem three times a year to celebrate the feast of Passover in the spring, Pentecost in the summer, and Tabernacles in the ...  Read More

We are just about to celebrate Easter. It is a wonderful time to reflect on the amazing sacrifice Christ made on the cross for us. It causes us to pause and take stock of what that event means for us ...  Read More

I’m a huge fan of superheroes. Some of that is occupational hazard--any junior high ministry director should probably be conversant in Marvel movies—but I’m also a total nerd and love to geek out over...  Read More

I had been sitting at my computer with my phone in my hand all day long. Weariness was seeping into my bones. The quest continued for eighteen more volunteers to staff the additional hour of Sunday Sc...  Read More

Captain America: The First Avenger is a classic for me. I mean who doesn't love a good underdog story of a scrawny kid who gets superpowers and fights for our country? There's a scene early in the mov...  Read More

How can I know where God is working? And once I know that, how can I join Him in His work? I think it starts with prayer. God is the Creator of the heavens and the earth and everything that is living ...  Read More

Unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you have no life in you (John 6:53). My flesh is true food, My blood is true drink (v 55). He who eats My flesh and drinks My blood abid...  Read More

(Note: In our study tours of Greece, we usually trace the footsteps of the apostle Paul recorded in Acts, Chapters 16 through 18—“Paul’s Second Missionary Journey.” I invite you to join me in a series...  Read More

Recently I have been thinking about God’s promises found in Scripture and the confidence we have that He will fulfill them.  Many promises relate to our salvation and future hope in Christ.  Other pro...  Read More

The grace which justifies is the grace which sanctifies.  Sanctification is all of grace.  It is initiated by grace, performed by grace, and perfected by grace.  It requires our cooperation as saints,...  Read More

We recently celebrated baptism in both our services as a number of young women baptized before the congregation. It’s such a special time as we hear their testimonies of what God has done in their liv...  Read More

Dallas, Spring Break, 2022. My long-distance girlfriend, Lauren, was flying out to meet my family for the first time. At first, everything was going great: my family loved Lauren, and everybody was ge...  Read More

So many times in the latter books of the Old Testament you read about areas that are being measured. Sometimes I understand why they are doing it and other times I’m not sure. But when I read this I w...  Read More

In 1969 I sat in my English class listening to the professor expound his political beliefs about the population explosion, the world famine to come, the war in Vietnam, free love, drugs, and the neces...  Read More

In high school our cheerleaders had a cheer that went like this, “Bullard Knights what time is it? It’s time to get loud. It’s time to represent.” And if there’s one thing that loyal fans do well, it’...  Read More

At every Campus Bible Church worship gathering we include a Stand-n-Greet. This is a time for you to go up and introduce yourself to someone in the gathering who you’ve never met. While this is not a ...  Read More

Today I GET TO DO THE KINGDOM!Part of that is going to work!Today I GET TO MOVE IN THE SPIRIT!And accomplish the kingdom!Today I GET TO PRAY!And bring the kingdom to bear!Today I GET TO REJOICE AND BE...  Read More

(Note: In our study tours of Greece, we usually trace the footsteps of the apostle Paul recorded in Acts, Chapters 16 through 18—“Paul’s Second Missionary Journey.” I invite you to join me in a series...  Read More

As I am writing this devotional, the Stock Market is rather chaotic, with big swings up and down.  It is hard to watch your hard-earned investments change so much on any given day.  There are many fac...  Read More

According to the Bible, there are only two kinds of children in the world – the children of God and the children of the devil (cf. 1 John 1:12–13 and John 8:39–44).  That’s a very stark and startling ...  Read More

I don’t know about you, but for me it is easy to often view God in human terms. We think of God as a friend, and He is, but so much more than that as well. If we are not careful we can put God in a bo...  Read More

Many of us could look back on our lives and identify moments that altered the course of our lives forever. I can think of many such moments: the birth of my daughter, the Bible study where I met my wi...  Read More

As I’m meditating on these words my thoughts are, “It takes work!” Sometimes when I think about how I share the salvation message of knowing Christ I tend to think, “Ask Jesus into your life and you w...  Read More

My husband and I spent some time planning for a path from our patio to the other side of the yard.  We measured and we calculated the cost. This brought my attention to Psalm 119 which is packed full ...  Read More

Who is your favorite "unlikely" hero? Me being a youth guy, a few that immediately come to mind are: Harry Potter, Percy Jackson, Peter Parker, and Emmet from The Lego Movie. Of course, there are seve...  Read More

I have the privilege of doing quite a bit of marriage counseling. When a struggling couple comes to see me, one of the first questions I like to ask them is, “Tell me about the premarital counseling y...  Read More

Spring is my favorite season of the year (Christmas is my favorite “time” of the year). Why? Well…warmer weather, flowers, sunlight, birds, everything growing and flourishing! It is good news to me wh...  Read More

(Note: In our study tours of Greece, we usually trace the footsteps of the apostle Paul recorded in Acts, Chapters 16 through 18—“Paul’s Second Missionary Journey.” I invite you to join me in a series...  Read More

My daughter and I are starting to get our garden ready to plant for the spring.  Having grown up on a farm and helping my dad with the field work, I know how important it is to prepare the soil for pl...  Read More