Devotion of the Week

“God isn’t interested in our skills. He just wants to know if we’re available.” Yesterday, we spent three hours listening to one of the wisest men I’ve ever met, Smokey John Reeves, and his words are still replaying in my mind. While spiritual gifts are important, we often times get too wrapped up in them,…

Today we conclude our two-part series about one of the most famous mothers in the Bible, Naomi, found in the Book of Ruth. In Part One, we learned that Naomi endured heartache, she was a mentor, and was brave. How else can we learn from Naomi? 4. Naomi had wisdom. By the time Naomi and…

In the week after Mother’s Day, we will take a look at one of the most famous mothers, and mother-in-laws in the Bible, Naomi. You can find her in the book of Ruth. What can we learn from Naomi, who lived 1000 years before the birth of Christ? More than we might imagine! That’s why…

When I was a little girl, I had a sweet friend who lived across the street. Even though we weren’t always allowed to go to each other’s house, we found ways to play. Sometimes we’d talk and while doing so, we’d roll a ball to each other from one side to the other. It was…

The year was 1990. I was thirty minutes away from hosting a sportscast on the Madison Square Garden Network, and I had a strange feeling that something was wrong in my hometown of San Antonio. I was working in New York City, so I called friends back home. “Are you alright?” I asked. My closest…