Today's Devotions

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Showcase: Assorted Treats

  • More than the Flavor of the Moment +

    If God is not first in your thoughts and efforts in the morning, he will be in the last place Read More
  • Transformation +

    Do we really want to be transformed by God? In the passage (below) from Isaiah, not only a person is Read More
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Publications

Oh-the depth of the riches! by Julie Moore

I've said before how my husband is all hip to the latest movies because he loves to read the New York Times... well, the most recent film I was treated to was a crazy Norwegian number calledHeadhunters. Now, normally, I tend to drift off into an upright doze when faced with subtitles after nine in the evening, but this one held my attention like a slow-motion car crash.


It's about Roger Brown - a short but handsome guy who steals art. Normally, I don't notice if a guy is short or tall, because to me, everyone is tall...

Read more: Oh-the depth of the riches! by Julie Moore

Fast Of Words: A Different Kind Of Fast by Sylvia Gunter

SylviaTime and again God brings me to my knees over my heart attitude expressed out of my mouth. More than once, God has led me to fast of negative, critical, judgmental, and complaining words. Why a fast of words? Is that a legitimate application of fasting? The Hebrew word fast means to cover the mouth. For me, it is harder to fast from words than from food. Abstaining from negative words may be as powerful as fasting from food, because it is a particular battlefield for most of us.

Read more: Fast Of Words: A Different Kind Of Fast by Sylvia Gunter

Spiritual Disciplines, Spiritual Formation and the Restoration of the Soul by Dallas Willard

Dallas-Willard"The law of the Lord is perfect, restoring the soul." 
(Ps. 19:7 NAS)

"He restores my soul; He guides me in the paths of righteousness for His name's sake." 
(Ps. 23:3 NAS)

A RENEWED INTEREST IN SPIRITUALITY.

Currently there is much interest in spiritual disciplines and the process of spiritual formation. This derives from a sense of our urgent need for mental and emotional health, as well as spiritual depth, and from the simultaneous realization that recent standard practice of American Christianity is not meeting that

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Jesus is Lord: Scripture References

cloud1Is 9:6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon His shoulder:and His Name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The Mighty God, The Everlasting Father,The Prince of Peace.

Mat 1:23 Behold a virgin shall be with Child, and shall bring forth a Son, and they shall call His Name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is God with us.

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Reflections to Consider

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Publications

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Music

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Audio & Video

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Favorites

  • Praise Adonai by Paul Baloche +

    Who is like Him The Lion and the Lamb Seated on the throne Mountains bow down Every ocean roars To the Lord of hosts  Read More
  • An Interview with Paul Washer by Tim Challies +

    You probably know Paul Washer as the man who preached the infamous "Shocking Youth Message," a sermon that has tallied Read More
  • Glorious by Paul Baloche +

    Look inside the mysterySee the empty crossSee the risen SaviorVictorious and strong Read More
  • Paul's Prayers +

    How do we pray? What should we pray for? Yes, there is the Lord's prayer--Jesus teaching his disciples, and us, Read More
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Hidden Blessings

  • The Patience and Compassion of God's Love +

    We have an amazing God. Read More
  • The Fear of the Lord +

    Why is fear of the Lord so important as a follower of Jesus? Read More
  • Praying to the Trinity: Our Heavenly Father +

    The following is a modified version of a prayer by John Stott, an Anglican theologian from the 20th century. Read More
  • Praying to the Trinity: Jesus +

    The following is a modified version of a prayer by John Stott, Read More
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