Category: Devotionals

Devotionals

Hope for the Meek

Read: Matthew 5:1-12 Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. (v. 5) Bruce Lee was a legendary figure. A phenomenal martial artist and actor, Lee used his

Devotionals

Hope for the Single Parent

Read: Genesis 21:8-21 And as she sat opposite him, she lifted up her voice and wept. (v. 16) I was raised by a single mother. As I reflect on my

Devotionals

Hope for the Addicted

Read: Romans 7:14-25 Wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from this body of death? (v. 24) Several years ago, I worked at a large drug and alcohol

Devotionals

Hope for the Brokenhearted

Read: Psalm 34:15-18 The LORD is near to the brokenhearted. (v. 18) At any given moment, at least one song (if not several) at the top of the Billboard charts

Devotionals

Hope for the Weary

Read: Matthew 11:25-30 Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. (v. 28) In 1995, I attended a Christian college leadership training

Devotionals

Hope for the Faithless

Read: John 21:9-19 When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?” (v. 15) My teenage son is

Devotionals

Hope for the Hopeless

Read: 1 Peter 1:3-5 He has caused us to be born again to a living hope. (v. 3) We live in a world where many foundations are crumbling. Many institutions

Devotionals

God’s Grief

Read: Ephesians 4:25-32 And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God. (v. 30) This passage offers myriad dos and don’ts. The essence, however, is to “not grieve the Holy

Devotionals

More like Christ

Read: Ephesians 4:17-24 . . . to be renewed in the spirit of your minds . . . (v. 23) Paul makes spiritual growth sound as easy as taking off