Category: Devotions
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Labor Day Devotion
Are you driven? Do you relentlessly pursue accomplishment so that people will respect you? Do you seek to be helpful so that people will appreciate you? Is there a void in your heart that you are trying to fill with people’s acceptance? Might that be a reflection of a bigger emptiness? Jesus invites us, “Come…
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Who Is Jesus?
“But what about you? Who do you say I am?” Jesus’ question to his disciples in Matthew chapter 16 comes on the heels of asking them who people thought he was. Some said John the Baptist. Others said Elijah. Still others said Jeremiah or one of the prophets. So many people—people who thought Jesus was…
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Words of a Poet
Today is National Poets Day! The renowned poet laureate Robert Frost was quoted to have said, “Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words.” How true that statement is. There is music found in the words of a well-crafted poem—music that is heard even if there is no…
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Rest for the Weary
Do you need a moment to just breathe? Today is National Relaxation Day. According to data from a 2023 Gallup report,[1] the American Institute of Stress reported that “U.S. workers are some of the most stressed employees in the world.”[2] Even if you aren’t dealing with workplace-related stress, there are plenty of other things that…
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The Story of God’s Love
Today is Book Lovers Day! There’s nothing quite like the excitement of opening a book and seeing where the words on the page take us. The story grabs hold of us—and we’re not sure where it will lead, but we must follow to its end. Celebrating Book Lovers Day, I can’t help but think about…
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Climbing Mountains
Today is National Mountain Climbing Day.* The creators of this holiday intended for observers to—you guessed it—climb a mountain. It doesn’t have to be a big one, it just has to be a mountain. Set your goal and climb! The hope is that you’ll be able to look back on your accomplishment, however large or…
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Fourth of July Devotion: Freedom Is Not Free
“If the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed” (John 8:36). “Miss Liberty” she’s called—that statue with fingernails as large as dinner plates and who’s 151 feet tall from her sandals to her torch. But it’s not her size that impresses, it’s the message inscribed on her pedestal, “Give me your tired, your…
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Family Faith-Building Resource: This One Checks All the Boxes
All week you’ve been reading about tools and resources a father can use to ensure that he is carrying out the privilege of spiritual leadership in his family. Today’s post will enable you to create and maintain a deeper connection between your family and the God who saves you. What father today doesn’t feel the…