Devotion assignments can be daunting. Writing doesn’t come easy to me and the responsibility of the handling of God’s Word is weighty. Oftentimes I fumble when trying to clearly convey my thoughts from head to paper. I pray for a clear understanding and interpretation of the Word. It’s easy to read one verse and immediately want to use it to support my ideas and circumstances. I sometimes jump to ...  Read More

Before I became a Christian, I still had always had a belief in God. And although I embraced the evolution of creationism, I could never escape the idea of someone, or something having had to start it all; I just could not grasp the idea that God or a god would know my name or be involved intimately in my life. I still considered myself the “captain of soul.” It wasn’t until the night I got saved ...  Read More

Every season of life has brought me different favorite verses. So, picking one was not easy for me. A portion of scripture that has really spoken to me lately is in 2 Corinthians 4.   “But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us. We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not ab...  Read More

Hebrews 12:2   What is your favorite song? If you’re anything like me, it depends on the week! It’s also hard to choose just one. I think I probably have 5 favorite songs right now. The same is true about Bible verses, I have so many favorites! Choosing one is very difficult, but I’ll share one that’s been written on my mirror for the last year and a half. Hebrews 12:2 says “Consider him who endur...  Read More

Philippians 1:20-21 It is always difficult to think of what your favorite of a certain thing might be. There are just so many choices and sometimes it depends on the season. My favorite song or movie has changed over the years. However, I think Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith will always be in contention for my favorite movie.   What is your favorite verse? It may be different depending on the seas...  Read More

Colossians 1:18When I was in junior high many years ago, I was part of a youth ministry program called The Eagles. My youth pastor had created it to be a discipleship program. One in which we would grow closer to God in Bible reading, Scripture memory, Service projects, Church attendance, and a few other things I’ll mention in a bit. He set it up to be that you earned points for these different th...  Read More