The One Minute Devotion

Do you sometimes feel that your life is out of control, that God is conspicuously absent, that you have been…

For me the essence of prayer is fellowship, communication, intimacy – the pure pleasure of God’s presence. Intercession is critical…

Nothing is more important to a vibrant spiritual life than prayer. What breath is to our body, prayer is to…

Hope is our anchor, but it does not prevent the storm, nor does it guarantee our world won’t be rocked.…

There are seasons in life when the night of despair seems endless. Maybe you’re living in such a night right…

We often think marriage will be a series of grand, sweeping moments. In reality, it is found in the weary…

True service is rarely glamorous. It is usually found in the messy, inconvenient margins of life. It’s pausing to listen…

You may be in a difficult place right now. It may seem your dreams are being crushed and that you…

Trust God in your darkest hour. Trust Him even when it seems to make no sense and all the evidence…

Are you walking through a dark place in your life? Does it seem God has forsaken you? Are you tempted…

Are you walking through a difficult time right now? Are you dealing with disappointment or coping with loss? Perhaps you…

When you look around what do you see – shattered dreams, a failed business, family problems, an impending divorce? That’s…

When you’re in Gethsemane, the situation can look hopeless. No matter how desperately you pray, things never seem to get…

Most of us can overcome any adversity if we can be assured of three things. First, we must know that…

Sometimes good people make poor choices that result in unintended consequences. Maybe you’ve done that; I know I have. You…

When I think of blind spots, I’m reminded of the medieval nobleman who built a castle that included a beautiful…

I still grieve over some of the mistakes I made when I was a young man, but I know I…

When compliments come my way, I’m always careful to pass them on to the One to whom all glory belongs.…

When the doctors informed us that Dad’s death was imminent, my sister took a leave of absence from her job…

All of us have been hurt. Some of us worse than others of course. The question before us is “What…

Is it hard for you to appreciate your achievements? Are you haunted with the thought that if others knew the…

When my grandson was just a little guy, he was always hurting himself. But instead of running to us for…

When your world is crumbling around you, run to Father God and throw yourself into His arms. Let Him hold…

No one goes through this life unscathed. Sooner or later, tragedy will strike. When it does, lean on your friends.…

We are called to stand for truth regardless of the cost, but we must always walk humbly and in love.…

In these tumultuous times we must guard our hearts. We cannot allow heated political differences, financial crises or hard times…

The way to know God is relationally, the way a child knows his parents. We know our parents because we…

When it comes to divine healing there are no easy answers. Faith is a factor, but not the only factor,…

In God, Man and Archie Bunker, Spencer Marsh begins the first sentence of the first chapter, “In the beginning Archie…

The Resurrection of Jesus is a historical fact confirmed by more than five hundred eyewitnesses. It is also a present…

The entirety of Christianity hinges on the Resurrection; it rises or falls depending on whether Jesus was literally resurrected. If…

Without the Resurrection, the Incarnation is nothing more than a ridiculous gesture in which God became one of us in…

There are those who claim that the resurrection was just an elaborate hoax perpetrated by His disciples. Their claims are…

Only in Christianity does God become one of us (the Incarnation). Only in Christianity does God pay the penalty for…

The final punishment for sin is separation from God, and that is what Jesus suffered when the earth was suddenly…

When Jesus staggered through the streets of Jerusalem like a drunk man from loss of blood and the weight of…

As we approach Resurrection Sunday, it behooves us to remember that before His glorious resurrection Jesus suffered a violent death.…

Have you filled your life with the urgent instead of the important, the good instead of the best, the insignificant…

I suspect that many of you are in the same place I am – your plate is too full and…

I don’t like to think of myself as a materialistic person but driving away from the Highway 12 East storage…

The images of the last days I spent with my father have been forever etched upon my heart. I will…

Have you given up on your God-given dreams? You may feel that you simply do not have the wherewithal to…

Most of my life is behind me now and I find myself introspective from time to time. Do I have…

God never gives us grace in advance. It always comes “just” when we need it. That’s why people often say,…

No one goes through life unscathed. Sooner or later someone you trust will betray you, a business deal will go…

Don’t confuse rashness with boldness. Rashness is recklessness without reason. Boldness, on the other hand, is a calculated risk based…

Grandma Miller has been dead for nearly fifty years now, but she lives on in my memory, and her influence…

The longer I live, the more I realize just how blessed I have been. In addition to a very positive…

When you take a child fishing, or to a ball game, it’s not about the event, it’s about building relationships…

Mother has been gone several years now, but I remember her last days as if they just happened. While maintaining…