Does Sin Result in Paralysis or Blindness?

Mar 17, 2015 | Devotions

I have often wondered if some sin that I committed as a child or some sin of my parents resulted in my contracting polio at age eleven. I found some interesting stories in the gospel of John to help me resolve this question. The first healing story is about a man...

The Builder and the Servant

Mar 16, 2015 | Devotions

Today’s Scripture: Hebrews 3:1-6 1Therefore, brothers and sisters, holy partners in a heavenly calling, consider that Jesus, the apostle and high priest of our confession,2was faithful to the one who appointed him, just as Moses also “was faithful in all...

The Essential Message

Mar 15, 2015 | Devotions

Today’s Scripture: John 3:14-21 16For God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not die but have eternal life. (GNB) In my 1st grade classroom I assign weekly jobs to my class, and one of the more popular...

Consider the Steadfast Love of God

Mar 14, 2015 | Devotions

Today’s Scripture: Psalm 107:1-3, 17-22 1 O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;    for his steadfast love endures for ever. (NRSV) When I read the first verse of Psalm 107, the one word that leaps off the page at me is steadfast.  I have a great...

Everything in the Universe is Subject to Change

Mar 13, 2015 | Devotions | 2 comments

Today’s Scripture: Ephesians 1:7-13 11In him we were also chosen, having been predestined according to the plan of him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose of his will,12in order that we, who were the first to put our hope in Christ, might be...

Establish, Signify, Remember

Mar 12, 2015 | Devotions

Today’s Scripture: Genesis 9:8-17 14-15″From now on, when I form a cloud over the Earth and the rainbow appears in the cloud, I’ll remember my covenant between me and you and everything living, that never again will floodwaters destroy all...