Archived Devotions

Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. (Romans 12:2) How important is popularity to you? Do you like being part of the “in-crowd?” I was not a member of the “in-crowd” in high school and I wanted to break in. I don’t know if…

            Are you a patient person? It’s an area that God keeps working on in me. I have a vision of how something is supposed to go and when it doesn’t happen quite the way I expected, I get frustrated. Am I the only one?             This week every time I thought I was finished…

Our house on Bershire fit us like a pair of tight jeans after an all you can eat buffet. We needed breathing room, but with our mess, if we wanted a bigger house we would have to buy a new house before selling the old.  It made my husband and I both nervous, but we…

“Jesus,” “Jesus,” “Jesus.”  During Sunday’s service the entire congregation at our church simply sang the name of Jesus to close out the worship service. It was a powerful, reverent moment. You heard no side conversations, no babies crying, only Jesus’ name permeated the sanctuary. If I could have bottled that moment, I would have. It…

             As I look at Valentine’s Day through the rearview mirror, I am thankful for the beautiful red roses my husband gave me but I’m noticing they are already starting to wilt and the leaves are beginning to curl up. The celebration of our love didn’t take us to a fancy dinner with candlelight.  Instead…