Morning Devotion

To hear this Morning Devotion, please click  God’s temporary grace
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While I was reading in Job 33 this morning, I was moved by how consistent God’s gracious nature has been for nearly 4,000 years of scripture.
I was taught in seminary that the book of Job is the oldest book in the Bible, written at roughly the [...]

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To hear this Morning Devotion, please click  Seeds of your own rescue
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It’s true that there are cold-hearted people in this world who rob foreign tourists, lonely drunks and who steal candy from children.
Whenever I hear of dark moments imposed on the weaklings of this world by those who misuse their strength, I take comfort in [...]

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To hear this Morning Devotion, please click Comforting thoughts
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I am so grateful for the times that God has poured comforting love into my life.
Sometimes He has poured it from the pitcher of godly friends who saw my need for social refreshment.
Sometimes He has poured it from the pitcher of spontaneous intercession with a serious [...]

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To hear this Morning Devotion, please click  Finding gold in the garbage
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You’ve heard the phrase, “Even a broken watch is right twice a day.”
That phrase came to mind this morning while I was reading Job 11 in the One-Year Bible. You’ll recall that Job had three friends who, for seven days, comforted him in silence [...]

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We humans love checklists.
As we mark off each item while we’re shopping or building or detailing a car or, for some, searching for a mate, we gain a greater sense of progress toward an important goal.
As I read today’s segment in the One-Year Bible, I felt compelled to take a different approach to the Morning [...]

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