Devotionals

“Good people have good things in their hearts.” Matthew 12:35 Name the ten wealthiest men in the world. Name eight people who have won the Nobel or Pulitzer prize. How did you do? I didn’t do well either. With the exception of you trivia hounds, none of us remember the […]

Shawn is a polite young man who works at the bank next door to the Character Inn. We met him when he came to get a Character Lunch last February. He’s been around a lot lately. He and our oldest daughter Holly are courting. They spend a lot of time

Do you feel guilty if you allow yourself a few minutes’ luxury of daydreaming? there’s always something to do, isn’t there? Paul MacCready once stated in a speech: “The only ideas I’ve ever had have come form daydreaming, but modern life keep people from daydreaming. Every moment of the day

The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it. – Genesis 2:15 Man was created to have seven basic needs. Each of us has a need for dignity, authority, blessing and provision, security, purpose and meaning, freedom

The story is told about a man in Amsterdam who, not so long ago, was feeling guilty about something he had done, so he went and talked to his preacher. He said, “I feel terrible because I’ve sinned. During World War II I hid a refugee in my attic.” The

A traveller upon a lonely road was set upon by bandits who robbed him of all he had. They then led him into the depths of the forest. There in the darkness they tied a rope to the limb of a great tree, and bade him catch hold of the

They bruised his feet with shackles; his neck was put in irons, till what he foretold came to pass, till the word of the Lord proved him true. – Psalm 105:18-19 God spoke to Joseph as a young boy through a dream and vision regarding his future. He could not

To abound is to have a surplus, an abundance, and extravagant portion. Should the fish in the Pacific worry that it will run out ocean? No. Why? Because the ocean abounds with water. Need the lark to be anxious about finding room in the sky to fly? No. The sky

“This is my commitment to my people: removal of their sins.” Romans 11:27 MSG God does more than forgive our mistakes; he removes them! We simply have to take them to him. He not only wants the mistakes we’ve made. He wants the ones we are making! Are you making

Prepare it with oil on a griddle; bring it well-mixed and present the grain offering broken in pieces as an aroma pleasing to the Lord. – Leviticus 6:21 There is a requirement to be blessed at a deeper spiritual level by God. Christ requires it of each of His servants.