Measuring Growth
August 25, 2025 by Gina Stinson
Filed under Daily Devotions, Family
Measuring growth is a big deal in our home. Since our daughter was born three months premature, we have always paid close attention to her growth patterns. With the addition of our almost full term son, it’s been amazing to see the difference three more months in the womb make, even after they are welcomed into the world.
New Every Morning
August 22, 2025 by Cynthia Ruchti
Filed under Daily Devotions, Humorous
It had been a long day, and it was only half over with no promise of an easier second half. Like a football team starting the third quarter down by 30 points, no half-time locker room pep talk could make me more optimistic about what the afternoon might offer.
Hidden but Known
August 20, 2025 by Cheri Cowell
Filed under Daily Devotions, Life Topics
Whatever is done in secret, the saying goes, will be shouted from the rooftops. During the recent corporate scandals, many found out that what they thought were hidden in boardrooms, conference rooms, and smoke-filled rooms on Wall Street, were not. Sure they rode the wave, until that wave came crashing in around them. Many of us have said, “They deserve whatever they get.” But if we are honest, we know we’ve done the same thing.
Childlike Faith
August 19, 2025 by Kathy Carlton Willis
Filed under Daily Devotions, Worship
Mr. Book was at the public library yesterday. Mr. Book is not a human, but rather a robot of a friendly book. Two-year old Wesley approached Mr. Book tentatively, and was greeted with “Hi, what’s YOUR name?” With daddy’s help, Wesley gave his name, and said that he was two years old. They had a sweet discussion, during which time Wesley stared in utter amazement at the creature before him. He left with excitement for picking up some books to take home and “read.” What Wesley didn’t know was that there was a kind gentleman positioned in another part of the room with a headset. He spoke to each young child as they entered the library. He made their visit a personal, individual, experience. Some walked away skeptical, others were afraid, but most were thrilled.
You Can Go Home Again
August 18, 2025 by Bruce Hebel
Filed under Daily Devotions, Personal Growth
My friend Phil is a former pastor who had been forced to leave his church ten years ago because of mistakes he had made in the aftermath of his daughter’s death. Many people, if they knew of the details of his story, would say that reconciliation would be out of the question in his case. Conventional wisdom says there are certain things that are unforgivable and unrecoverable. But conventional wisdom often undervalues the power of the cross.
