Sometimes our labor feels out of proportion to the harvest we reap. Paul and Silas would know about that. In Acts 16, they had big plans to take the Gospel from present day Turkey to Asia. But when they asked …
by guest blogger JoAnne Meckstroth It was the first day of Passover. As was my habit, I symbolically smeared oil on my doorpost and prayed protection over my family and nation. Then I turned my thoughts to Pentecost and prayed …
Songs about counting blessings can sound patently glib. Yet there’s a lot of truth to their advice. When trouble comes, counting can become a weapon. Jesus warned us in John 16:33 to expect tribulations, so we don’t often have a …
“I am the living bread which came down from heaven” (John 6:51 NKJV). It was a peculiar thing for Jesus to say. And it left the Jews of the time quarreling and confounded. It was one thing to compare Himself …
This story originally appeared on CBN.com. They titled it “Tenacious Seeds” though that was actually the name of another devotion I sent them at the same time. At any rate, I received an email from Alan Newcombe who reads and …
