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5/30/2022 0 Comments

Remember the 15s

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First called Decoration Day, Memorial Day was nationally observed on May 30, 1868, to honor Union soldiers who lost their lives in the Civil War.[1] In 1873, New York officially recognized this day as a holiday, and by 1890, every other state had joined them. After two world wars, the day became an official time for remembering and mourning all service members who died while serving their country.

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4/7/2022 0 Comments

Guaranteed!

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​Payne lives in the United States but is from Great Britain. Payne grew up as an agnostic.  When he came to the U.S., he accepted an invitation to church and heard the minister encourage people to give in support of the ministry.  Payne was surprised when the pastor guaranteed that if anyone tithed and did not see God bless their efforts and consequently lost money, he would return their total gift.  After the service, he went up to the pastor and said, “Let me get this straight.  You are giving us a money-back guarantee if we give and do not see an increase in our finances?”  The pastor replied, “I’ve been pastoring for over 30 years, and I have never lost this challenge—so yes, I’m giving you a money-back guarantee!”

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1/28/2022 0 Comments

The Benefit of Help

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Jennifer was suffering.  Her finances languished after months of just getting past too many bills. Her favorite dog, Lightning, a family fixture for thirteen years, passed away. Her job required her to be vaccinated but she was allergic to the ingredients of the shot. Despite her doctor’s note exempting her, she was getting hassled by her coworkers. Yesterday her car broke down. Just how was she supposed to pay her mechanic for this unexpected disaster?

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1/7/2021 1 Comment

1 & 2 Kings: Inauguration

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It might seem strange to start the year with a devotional on 1 & 2 Kings but it actually is quite appropriate.  In this new year a president-elect is soon to be inaugurated. Somewhere around 1010 B.C., David, arguably the nation of Israel’s greatest king, just before he died passed great wisdom to his son Solomon. His words if heeded by any newly elected leader or monarch in modern times would make a significant difference.

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11/24/2020 1 Comment

Thankful

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It will go down in history as perhaps mankind’s most bizarre year. Never has the entire globe in unison shut down because of a virus.  Restrictions in travel, work, recreation, size of gatherings etc., have ruined businesses, increased the number of suicides and deaths for those with other ailments who cannot be hospitalized, amped fear to unprecedented levels, and created a huge divide in opinion over what should or should not be done.  Meanwhile political unrest, rolling waves of violence, storms and disasters add to the cacophony of 2020.  


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4/30/2020 0 Comments

Lord God, What Can You Give Me?

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Do you ever have times where confusion is far more real than clarity?  Has God given you a word in the past that seems impossible to fulfill based on current realities?  If you answered “yes” to either of those questions, it should not be hard to relate to Abram.  ​

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11/29/2019 0 Comments

The Blessing of Inconvenience

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The roads were a mess after over a foot of snow fell on the Rockies so I had to be careful driving to the Urgent Care facility.  It was not the way I wanted to spend Thanksgiving morning but with a sinus infection and an international trip only two days away I knew I needed to get medicine—fast!    The clinic near our house was closed but a sign outside gave an address and time for the only operational urgent care in Colorado Springs.  So I drove there.  A friendly staff efficiently processed me and I was impressed with the care I received.  Unfortunately, only one drug store was open where I could get a prescription filled and it was nowhere near home.  But, it was open and that was amazing.  Ninety minutes later I was home with my prescription.  ​

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6/29/2019 1 Comment

I Have What I Need

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Psalm 23:1—The LORD is my shepherd; I have what I need. (CSB)  
 
As I read Psalm 23 for my devotions I was struck in a new way by verse one.  What David declares is very powerful for several reasons.  

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5/8/2019 0 Comments

Overcomers!

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Fitbit likes to encourage me when I surpass my daily goal of 12,000 steps. I receive a message on my phone that congratulates me for being an overachiever.  The dictionary defines an overachiever as someone who performed better or accomplished more than was expected, especially by others. But to be an overachiever is really not all that great because I’m only surpassing the expectations of someone else. Left to our own effort, we may overachieve all of our lives but end up empty in the end.  Death conquers life.  Youth succumbs to aging.  Health is battered by disease.  Human achievement in the end is hollow.  Perhaps this is why so many overachievers feel empty and despondent.  ​

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11/21/2018 0 Comments

Blessed

​This past year was one of the toughest I can remember. For the first time I have asthma and now require a daily inhaler to keep my lungs functioning.  I never suffered from food poisoning until this year. Shortly after returning from Africa in August, I underwent an appendectomy without TRICARE (health insurance we had except for this past year). In November, within days from returning from Peru, I went down hard with bronchitis, possible pneumonia (both firsts) and a sinus infection that went into my eyes.  Finally, with free medication, the exhaustion, chills, cough and infections are receding. It was similar for my son Bryan—he too endured a rough year battling surprising illnesses to include a scary ambulance trip to the hospital.

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11/21/2017 0 Comments

Pray Like This: Give Us Today Our Daily Bread

I love how God blesses us in unexpected ways to reinforce His truth. Today, while writing this devotional, I went downstairs to eat breakfast in the Mobile, Alabama Marriott.  I gave the hostess my room number so she could charge me.  (Actually, my expenses were covered by the church that invited me to speak.)  But she declined to do that. Instead she gave me an extra coupon and insisted that I eat at no cost.  God gave me and the church blessing me a reminder that our daily bread was indeed a gift from Him.  
 
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Matthew 6:11—Give us today our daily bread.

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11/11/2014

Splendid and Majestic

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Psalm 111:2,3—The LORD’s works are great, studied by all who delight in them.  All that He does is splendid and majestic; His righteousness endures forever.
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8/30/2012 0 Comments

Letter to You

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1 Thessalonians 1:2—We always thank God for all of you, remembering you constantly in our prayers.


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4/2/2011

Divine Appointment

In my last Reveration (Asking) I shared about meeting Jeff Knight at a Founder’s Day Banquet.  The following Wednesday I was standing beside the plane at the Denver airport waiting for my bag to be delivered.  Next to me was an elderly gentleman who asked me what my job was (I was in uniform).  I explained to him that I was responsible for Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) for the United States Army Reserves.  He then shared that he once served as the Professor of Military Science (PMS) for Wheaton College.  Knowing Wheaton’s admission standards for the PMS position, I asked the gentleman if he was a Christian.  Indeed he was.  Then I noticed that he was wearing a sweater with the Army mule emblem.  I asked him if he was a West Point graduate.  Indeed he was—graduating in 1952.  He then shared that his wife’s brother-in-law was also a classmate of his and that his name was (are you ready!!!) Jeff Knight. 

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1/20/2011 0 Comments

Vulnerable

​Have you ever sat on a plane and gone in circles?  San Francisco airport is fogged in and so we fly around the city in a holding pattern waiting for permission to land.  The airplane is sufficiently equipped for the pilot to take us to the runway we can’t see but he does not have permission.  Despite the security of a Captain’s confident promise that he can fly us down when needed, fear etches the faces of folks who probably have not flown here before.  Eventually we land in fog so thick even the wing is obscured!
 

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12/19/2010

Pura Vida

​As I walked up the road from our hotel on our way to dinner, a young man walked up to me and handed me a grasshopper he made from a palm leaf.  He said, “Pura vida!  Welcome to Costa Rica.”  Intrigued by his friendliness, I began conversing with him and he tried to show me how to create a palm grasshopper (a humorous undertaking).   The rest of the family joined us and prompted by the Lord, I invited Carlos to join us for dinner.  Because Sarah and Mark are fluent in Spanish we enjoyed interacting with him at a nearby restaurant.  

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1/14/2010 0 Comments

Giving Wisely

​I just finished reading the best book I ever read concerning Biblical principles on giving wisely.  The author is Jonathan Martin and the title of his book is Giving Wisely?  You can find and purchase it from www.amazon.com.   

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12/31/2008 0 Comments

Come!

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Revelation 22:17—Both the Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” Anyone who hears should say, “Come!”   And the one who is thirsty should come.  Whoever desires should take the living water as a gift.
 

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4/17/2008

Prosper

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3 John 2—Beloved, concerning all things I wish that you may prosper and be in health, even as your soul prospers.
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10/12/2007

Ground

​There are two kinds of ground in this world, holy and unholy ground.  The former is found wherever God’s presence abides.  We see this most clearly when Moses, seeing the burning bush approached to determine why it was not consumed only to be met by the voice of the Lord.
 

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