Prayer is the soul’s sincere desire, Unuttered or expressed, The motion of a hidden fire That trembles in the breast. Prayer is the burden of a sigh, The falling of a tear, The upward glancing… Hymn: “Prayer Is the Soul’s Sincere Desire” by James Montgomery
Listen to Today’s Devotion You could read David’s story in the Bible and wonder what God saw in him. He fell as often as he stood, stumbled as often as he conquered. Yet for those… See God More
Listen to Today’s Devotion Ephesians 4:26-27 (ESV) says, “Do not let the sun go down on your anger, and do not give the devil an opportunity.” The word “opportunity” in this verse means territory or… The Process of Forgiveness
Listen to Today’s Devotion It’s the repeated pattern in Scripture: Evil. God. Good. Evil came to Job. Tempted him, tested him. Job struggled, but God countered. He spoke truth, declared sovereignty. Job, in the end, chose… A Redemptive Pattern
Among the many sayings in the book of Proverbs is one that pastor Charles Bridges called the polestar of the Christian life1—that is, the fixed point in the sky by which one is able to… How to Show Yourself “Approved Unto God”
Listen to Today’s Devotion Life turns every person upside down. No one escapes unscathed. Not the woman who discovers her husband is in an affair. Not the teenager who discovers a night of romance has… The Steady Drumbeat of Faith
Listen to Today’s Devotion You sleep alone in a double bed. You walk the hallways of a silent house. You catch yourself calling out his name or reaching for her hand. Goodbye is the challenge… What A Day That Will Be
We are building in sorrow And building in joy A temple the world cannot see, But we know it will stand If we found it on a rock, Thro’ the ages of eternity. We are… Hymn: “Building Day by Day” by Fanny Crosby
There’s a land that is fairer than day, And by faith we can see it afar, For the Father waits over the way To prepare us a dwelling place there. In the sweet by and… Hymn: “In the Sweet By and By” by Sanford Fillmore Bennett
Listen to Today’s Devotion In May of 2008, Steven Curtis Chapman and his wife, Mary Beth, lost their five-year-old daughter in an automobile accident. They were deluged by messages of kindness. One in particular gave… From Mournful to Hopeful
