Devotionals

Last week I visited the 9/11 Memorial in New York City.  At the heart of the museum was a timeline that, in great detail, broke down the events of that day starting from the breaking news of the first attack through the failed bombing attempt of the fourth plane.  As I watched live videos, read quotes and listened to audio recordings from victims, I [...]

When recently reading accounts of people that had once been enslaved, I noticed a pattern.  There were often questions about each person’s identity.  In one case a man that came to be known as Bob Lemmons did not know his birth name.  Once freed, a rancher with the last name Lemmons tutored him and, in gratitude, Bob took his last name.  Another man, Bob [...]

We live in an era of the 24-hour news cycle which, if you didn’t know, started with the O.J. Simpson murder case in 1994.  The constant drive to know more, faster has resulted in the creation of multiple cable news channels competing for viewership in a multibillion-dollar industry.  Millions of people have developed an appetite for a constant flow of information, many to their [...]

When you read about the young man in Proverbs 7 you may find yourself shaking your head involuntarily.  Just as the narrative begins, you know exactly how it’s going to end.  “I have looked out through my lattice, and I have seen among the simple, I have perceived among the youths, a young man lacking sense, passing along the street near her corner taking the road [...]

Throughout Scripture leaders play a prominent role in the spiritual health of their people.  Leaders, good and bad, were not just individuals tasked with executing military strategies or making political decisions.  They influenced the populace to either honor or dishonor God.  Pharoah was the embodiment of the Evil One that led a nation filled with false gods.  When Israel had devolved into a divided [...]

For most, when someone holds a door open or lets you merge into a crowded lane, you promptly accept it with a casual gesture of thanks.  It’s different when a person kneels down to pick up or wipe up something for you.  You’re more likely to wave the person off with a sheephish, “Oh, you don’t have to do that!”  To physically put yourself [...]