DEVOTIONS – YEAR’S END

2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead, he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance. (NIV) It’s almost the end of the year, so most of us are reflecting on what we’ve...

DEVOTIONS – PEARL HARBOR DAY

Psalm 112:6 Surely the righteous will never be shaken; they will be remembered forever. (NIV)             Today is Pearl Harbor Day. Like most folks, I cannot believe that it’s been eighty years since the terrible events of that day occurred. I’ve seen photographs,...

DEVOTIONS – A PSALM FOR TODAY

Today’s devotion: Psalm 73 – A Psalm for Today Psalm 73:6  Therefore pride is their necklace; they clothe themselves with violence. (NIV) If you’ve never read Psalm 73 in its entirety, then I recommend that you do so. It relates the experience of a...

DEVOTION – RUNNING AHEAD

Mark 6:33 But many who saw them leaving recognized them and ran on foot from all the towns and got there ahead of them. (NIV) I wonder, if we knew where Jesus was going to be one day, somewhere in Knoxville, would we leave everything we were doing and run ahead to the...

DEVOTIONS – PSALM 42

Psalm 42:1 As a deer longs for flowing streams, so my soul longs for you, O God. Psalm 42 tells the story of someone who is going through a hard and painful time. The psalmist has endured some personal suffering which has caused those around him to question God’s...