Today's Devotional
My brother-in-law Phil had been a creative man who taught art, loved nature, and made hand-crafted jewelry, wood items, and pottery. When he died, my family dressed thoughtfully for his celebration-of-life...
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When I was interviewed by someone from a TV channel after resigning from my job, a reporter asked me if I felt a sense of loss at leaving my position in...
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When I was young, we lived two thousand miles from my paternal grandparents. I was able to see them only a couple of times in their lifetimes. They had little money,...
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I heard a beautiful song on the radio years ago that I immediately loved. I only heard it once, but it has stuck with me. Many times since I heard it,...
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I had just finished high school when my father died. I felt my world collapsing as I stood by his body and reflected on all the promises he had made to...
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I once tried making bread. It had just four ingredients: flour, water, salt, and yeast. I thought, How hard could it be? I mixed the ingredients to form a sticky dough,...
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Standing in the marketplace of ancient Megiddo in Israel, I closed my eyes and imagined the swirl of activity occurring on this spot three thousand years earlier. Once considered the jewel...
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We consulted maps and considered terrain and distance before our group of ten family members embarked on a moderate hike to a mountain lookout. A few meters from the trailhead the...
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When I was a freshman in high school, my dad lost his job. He had survived a stroke, but his employer thought he wasn’t up to the task anymore. We were...
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The train whistle blew as we headed out of the metro station toward the city. I looked out the window until I could no longer see the platform. Then I opened...
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The apostle Paul had been arrested and was sailing to Rome, accompanied by nearly three hundred people, when they ended up in a horrible storm. They were helpless and fearful, and...
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