October 8, 2025 “Consider the birds of the sky: They don’t sow or reap or gather into barns, yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Aren’t you worth more than they?” – Matthew 6:26 I have always done maintenance on my own cars. I am a little OCD, and I do a...
October 1, 2025 “Keeping our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of our faith. For the joy that lay before him, he endured the cross, despising the shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.” – Hebrews 12:2 We live in a day and age...
September 24, 2025 “Fury is cruel, and anger a flood, but who can withstand jealousy?” – Proverbs 27:4 Jealousy is dangerous. The very first murder in the Bible is committed because of jealousy. As we read through the rest of Scripture (and as I am sure many of us have experienced...
September 17, 2025 “We do not want you to be uninformed, brothers and sisters, concerning those who are asleep, so that you will not grieve like the rest, who have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, in the same way, through Jesus, God will...
September 10, 2025 “For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared ahead of time for us to do.” – Ephesians 2:10 This past Saturday we held our 20th annual Family Fun Day and Car Show. It was our biggest and most well-attended event to date....
September 3, 2025 “How can I repay the Lord for all the good he has done for me?” – Psalm 116:12 Not all friendships are reciprocal. I had this conversation with one of my daughters the other night. In your life you will sometimes give a lot more than you get....
August 27, 2025 “For God’s wrath is revealed from heaven against all godlessness and unrighteousness of people who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth.” – Romans 1:18 As a little experiment today, I typed into the search bar on my web browser, “Verses about God’s…” and let it make some suggestions...
August 20, 2025 “There is an occasion for everything, and a time for every activity under heaven.” – Ecclesiastes 3:1 One of my favorite things about this time of year where I live is that the farm markets begin to roast our famous Pueblo chilies. It is hard to explain if...
August 13, 2025 “Don’t you know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God? You are not your own.” – 1 Corinthians 6:19 Yesterday I was sitting in my office reading while a company was steam cleaning our carpets at...
August 6, 2025 “A hot-tempered person stirs up conflict, but one slow to anger calms strife.” – Proverbs 15:18 One of the things that saddens me the most about our current political climate is the complete breakdown of productive dialogue. If two people disagree, it seems the immediate reaction is anger....
July 30, 2025 “And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.” – Romans 5:5 Last Friday my wife and I celebrated our 27th wedding anniversary. Our marriage is richer and deeper...
July 23, 2025 “This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light, and there is absolutely no darkness in him.” – 1 John 1:5 Sometimes I have difficulty telling people the really hard truths. I don’t like to say the things people don’t want...
July 16, 2025 “Don’t worry about anything, but in everything, through prayer and petition with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.” – Philippians 4:6-7 I need to listen to my own prayers for...
July 8, 2025 “We are punished justly, because we’re getting back what we deserve for the things we did, but this man has done nothing wrong.” Then he said, “Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.” – Luke 23:41-42 In the last several days I have had the privilege...
July 2, 2025 “You, therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. What you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses, commit to faithful men who will be able to teach others also.” – 2 Timothy 2:1-2 This past Sunday we had our...
June 25, 2025 “Whatever you do, do it from the heart, as something done for the Lord and not for people, knowing that you will receive the reward of an inheritance from the Lord. You serve the Lord Christ.” – Colossians 3:23-24 Today we are right in the middle of our...
“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, and your ways are not my ways.” This is the Lord’s declaration. “For as heaven is higher than earth, so my ways are higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.” – Isaiah 55:8-9 There are certain characteristics of God that humans can...
June 11, 2025 “Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand or marked off the heavens with the span of his hand? Who has gathered the dust of the earth in a measure or weighed the mountains on a balance and the hills on the scales?” – Isaiah...
June 4, 2025 “Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God, so that he may exalt you at the proper time, casting all your cares on him, because he cares about you.” – 1 Peter 5:6-7 Most of us probably get humility wrong. We either think of ourselves much...
May 28, 2025 “Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” – Romans 15:13 Hope is what makes life worth living. When someone loses their will to live,...
“I wait for the Lord; I wait and put my hope in his word.” – Psalm 130:5 Could you imagine taking off walking through town with your toddler, expecting them to keep up? You tell them, “C’mon, just walk. Everybody does it. Surely it can’t be that hard!” Or tossing...
May 14, 2025 “When the days were coming to a close for him to be taken up, he determined[ to journey to Jerusalem.” – Luke 9:51 My 5th grade daughter is playing volleyball for the YMCA league right now. She absolutely loves it and is becoming a very good volleyball player. There is only...
May 7, 2025 “Come to me, all of you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” – Matthew 11:28 My grandparents, two of the people I look up to most in my life, are both in their 90’s and their health is declining quickly. This breaks...
“Your word is a lamp for my feet and a light on my path.” – Psalm 119:105 If you were to ask me to make a list of the things that have made the greatest impact on my life, close to the top of that list would be the words...
“From the rising of the sun to its setting, let the name of the Lord be praised.” – Psalm 113:3 This past Sunday was an incredibly exciting day! We began by setting up chairs outside in the dark preparing for a sunrise service. When that sunrise service began, we had around...
“On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came to the tomb, bringing the spices they had prepared. They found the stone rolled away from the tomb.” – Luke 24:1-2 This past Sunday I talked with a young couple that recently got engaged and, though it...
April 9, 2025 “You know when I sit down and when I stand up; you understand my thoughts from far away. You observe my travels and my rest; you are aware of all my ways. Before a word is on my tongue, you know all about it, Lord.” – Psalm 139:2-4...
April 1, 2025 “For I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time for my departure is close. I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.” – 2 Timothy 4:6-7 I am sharing the devotion with you a day early...
“Because I, the Lord, have not changed, you descendants of Jacob have not been destroyed.” – Malachi 3:6 When we read through the stories of the Old Testament, or even the New Testament, it can be hard to relate. Those people lived in such an incredibly different time and place than...
“There’s a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish—but what are they for so many?” – John 6:9 There is a wonderful story in John chapter 6 where Jesus decides to feed a large crowd that has come to hear him teach. As a test, he asks the...
