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May 20, 2025

Temple Maintenance

One day during morning devotions, I was thanking God for living in me. I thought about Paul saying that our bodies belong to God, calling the body God’s temple. When I...

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May 19, 2025

Praying Together

My church hosts a morning prayer meeting every day of the year, and we use The Upper Room to structure our time. We sing, pray, and read the scripture. The pastor...

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May 18, 2025

Trust in Trying Times

One of the hardest tests of faith I’ve experienced was when I suffered starvation. While kept in solitary confinement as a pre-trial detainee, I was given no food for eight days...

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May 17, 2025

Capable Hands

Today I crocheted a butterfly. I found the instructions on the internet and followed them carefully, hook in hand. However, nearing the end of the instructions, I hesitated. Things didn’t look...

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May 16, 2025

Blessing Others

Our oldest grandchild is a senior in high school. He is a very talented young man. He plays the saxophone in his school’s marching band, jazz band, wind ensemble, and symphonic...

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May 15, 2025

Prepared for God’s Plan

The first time I heard the story of David and Goliath I was a child, sitting on the floor with my friends, looking up at my Sunday school teacher as she...

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May 14, 2025

A Grace-filled Response

Every time I saw that little red car speed into the parking lot of the coffee shop where I worked, I groaned inwardly. The driver was a regular customer who was...

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May 13, 2025

God Is Present

On July 10, 2022, after finishing my job for the day, I began my journey home. I had to get home to care for my wife, who was suffering from a...

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May 12, 2025

God’s Gracious Love

My experience as a special education teacher has reinforced my understanding of God’s gracious love. Owen, a student at a school for children with severe disabilities, had a strong attachment to...

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