Devotionals
We Need Each Other
So then, we must pursue what promotes peace and what builds up one another. (Romans 14:19) Just north of Kernville, California is a grove of Redwood Sequoia trees called The Trail of a Hundred Giants. These trees are mammoth examples of the variety and majesty of God’s creation! They stand up to 300 feet tall, (that… Read More
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TRUSTING GOD FOR THE LITTLE THINGS
“My God shall supply ALL you need according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus” (Phil. 4:19) In late August of 1968, I flew (alone for the first time) from Baltimore to Tulsa, and from there was to meet up with Tulsa resident and high school friend Gail Caywood to be taken by her… Read More
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Partial Obedience
“To obey is better than to sacrifice.” I Samuel 15:22 I was serving a church in Atlanta and we desperately needed a new car. Ruth and I prayed individually about an amount we felt we could handle in a car payment, and God gave us both the EXACT SAME NUMBER! So, we went shopping, and… Read More
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COMMITMENT
COMMITMENT(an excerpt from CHARACTER FOR KIDS by John G Gage, available on Amazon) The Dog The dog is the most committed animal on earth. Since they are so loving, they become attached to people and remain with that person for life. One dog named Hachi met his owner at the train station every day after work. After the… Read More
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SECOND FIDDLE
Do nothing out of rivalry or conceit, but in humility consider others as more important than yourselves….(Phil. 2:3-Holman CSB) On a choir mission trip to Israel we took two people who were confined to wheelchairs. What a joy to see choir folks assisting those who needed help with steps, needed help getting on or off… Read More
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Waiting
“Wait for the Lord, Be strong and courageous,Wait for the Lord “(Ps 27:14) Does it take COURAGE to wait for the Lord? You bet it does. In our human penchant for CONTROL, we want every issue, every decision resolved immediately, but often in our desire to resolve issues quickly, we get ahead of the Lord and… Read More
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Green Pastures
“He lets me lie down in green pastures; he leads me beside quiet waters.” (Ps 23:2 BCSB) Israeli shepherds are usually young teenage girls who tend their flocks in pairs. They know every sheep by name, and they constantly call out to the sheep as they lead their flocks across mountainous desert countryside. The sheep… Read More
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Driving On Empty
DRIVING ON EMPTY “Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest”. (Matthew 11:28) There have been very few times in my life when I have exerted a maximum amount of energy, but one experience I recall vividly! We had taken a pop-up camper to Colorado on… Read More