All Scripture references are quoted from the Christian Standard Bible (unless otherwise noted).

March 13, 2024

“Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those in Christ Jesus, because the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and death.” – Romans 8:1-2 I have an uncle who is an excellent mechanic. When I am working on my...

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March 6, 2024

“Commit your activities to the Lord, and your plans will be established.” – Proverbs 16:3 Yesterday a good friend stopped by my shop to give me a hand with an old 1972 F100 pickup truck I am restoring. As we talked, we shared stories of times we should have gone back...

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February 28, 2024

“Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise. Give thanks to him and bless his name.” – Psalm 100:4 Those of you who have spent any time with me know that I begin almost every prayer with “thank you.” I believe it is proper to always enter the...

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February 21, 2024

“The Lord spoke to Moses: ‘Speak to the entire Israelite community and tell them: Be holy because I, the Lord your God, am holy.’” – Leviticus 19:1-2 If you have ever spent any time reading the book of Leviticus (it is a daunting task!) you will realize that God had an...

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February 14, 2024

“See, we are going up to Jerusalem. The Son of Man will be handed over to the chief priests and the scribes, and they will condemn him to death. Then they will hand him over to the Gentiles, and they will mock him, spit on him, flog him, and kill...

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February 7, 2024

“God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the love you have shown him as you have helped his people and continue to help them.” – Hebrews 6:10 (NIV) I am going to be completely honest for a moment; sometimes I get tired of being a pastor. If...

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January 31, 2024

“For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, first to the Jew, and also to the Greek.” – Romans 1:16 Yesterday I watched an Instagram video from one of my favorite actors. He made the video for a...

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Weekly Devotion – January 24, 2024

January 24, 2024 “If only my grief could be weighed, and my devastation placed with it on the scales.” – Job 6:2 Back in 2018, I broke both of my shoulders at the same time and had to have emergency surgery to repair them. I was quite a sight to see...

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January 17, 2024

“Come now, you who say, ‘Today or tomorrow we will travel to such and such a city and spend a year there and do business and make a profit.’ Yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring—what your life will be! For you are like vapor that appears for...

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January 10, 2024

“He called a little child to him, and placed the child among them. And he said: ‘Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.’” – Matthew 18:2-3 This past Sunday I experienced the incredible blessing of baptizing my youngest...

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January 3, 2024

“And the Lord God commanded the man, ‘You are free to eat from any tree of the garden, but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for on the day you eat from it, you will certainly die.’…So she took some of its...

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December 27, 2023

December 27, 2023 “And your feet sandaled with readiness for the gospel of peace.” – Ephesians 6:15 Depression can be a serious problem after the holidays. Maybe it is exhaustion from all the activities, maybe it is saying good-bye to family, maybe it is getting back into the normal routine, or...

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December 20, 2023

“Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.” – James 1:17 Yesterday, I spent all day shopping with my wife…about nine hours total. Normally this would be torture. I would schedule a root canal to get out...

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December 12, 2023

“Remember the wondrous works he has done, his wonders, and the judgments he has pronounced.” – 1 Chronicles 16:12 Today I had a lot of driving to do. So, to pass the time, I decided to listen to the sermons that some of my friends preached at our church while I...

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December 6, 2023

“But the angel said to them, ‘Don’t be afraid, for look, I proclaim to you good news of great joy that will be for all the people: Today in the city of David a Savior was born for you, who is the Messiah, the Lord.’” – Luke 2:10-11 I am currently...

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November 29, 2023

“So if you are offering your gift on the altar, and there you remember that your brother or sister has something against you, leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled with your brother or sister, and then come and offer your gift.” – Matthew...

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November 22, 2023

“Since you have purified yourselves by your obedience to the truth, so that you show sincere brotherly love for each other, from a pure heart love one another constantly, because you have been born again—not of perishable seed but of imperishable—through the living and enduring word of God.” – 1 Peter...

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November 15, 2023

“One who isolates himself pursues selfish desires; he rebels against all sound wisdom.” – Proverbs 18:1 Isolating yourself from others goes against all sound wisdom. There are several reasons this is true. The one we talk about most often is the fact that you need others. None of us can walk...

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November 8, 2023

“Therefore, although in Christ I could be bold and order you to do what you ought to do, yet I prefer to appeal to you on the basis of love. It is as none other than Paul—an old man and now also a prisoner of Christ Jesus— that I appeal...

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November 1, 2023

“He made the one who did not know sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.” – 2 Corinthians 5:21 We all have those moments where we are convinced we will never become the man or woman that God wants us to...

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October 25, 2023

“You are being guarded by God’s power through faith for a salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time. You rejoice in this, even though now for a short time, if necessary, you suffer grief in various trials so that the proven character of your faith—more valuable...

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October 18, 2023

“More than that, I also consider everything to be a loss in view of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. Because of him I have suffered the loss of all things and consider them as dung, so that I may gain Christ.” – Philippians 3:8 What is your...

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October 11, 2023

October 11, 2023 “I am at rest in God alone; my salvation comes from him.” – Psalm 62:1 Life has been crazy lately! I have a 4th grader, 6th grader, freshman, and junior at home right now, and they are right in the middle of what seems to be the busiest time of...

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October 4, 2023

“Surely the nations are like a drop in a bucket; they are regarded as dust on the scales; he weighs the islands as though they were fine dust.” – Isaiah 40:15 I saw on the news last night that history was made in congress. For the first time ever, the representatives...

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September 27, 2023

September 27, 2023 “I have told you these things so that in me you may have peace. You will have suffering in this world. Be courageous! I have conquered the world.” – John 16:33 Have you ever had a bad day? Or a really bad day? Or maybe a really, really, really bad day? I...

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September 20, 2023

“I have no greater joy than this: to hear that my children are walking in truth.” – 3 John 1:4 My oldest daughter is now well into her first semester of college. We have had many phone calls and she has filled me in on all her new experiences. I have...

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September 13, 2023

“But desire the greater gifts. And I will show you an even better way.” – 1 Corinthians 12:31 In 1 Corinthians 12 Paul writes a pretty incredible list of gifts that God bestows on his people. This includes things like helping, teaching, leading, healing, and even working miracles! How many of...

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September 6, 2023

September 6, 2023 “If only you would shut up and let that be your wisdom!” – Job 13:5 Each year when I read through my Bible I come to a passage that makes me laugh out loud almost every time. But before you can understand why it is so funny, you...

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August 30, 2023 – Weekly Devotion

August 30, 2023 “Don’t store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves don’t break in and steal.” – Matthew 6:19-20 I don’t know...

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