“The Bible is meant to be bread for daily use, not cake for special occasions.” Anonymous Scripture & Devotion: Scripture focus: Jonah 4:...

We took a short break during Holy week and the week after - but we are going to continue some of the Lent devotions written by Cindy...

Give something, however small, to the one in need. For it is not small to one who has nothing. Neither is it small to God, if we have...

“So often we want Jesus to manage the effects of sin without actually addressing the root issue. But Jesus loves us too much to offer...

No sacrifice is more pleasing to your Lord than the sacrifice of words in the form of humble, honest, heartfelt confession. ...

Lent is a time of going very deeply into ourselves... What is it that stands between us and God? Between us and our brothers and sisters?...

"During Lent, we surrender an idol that has assumed improper centrality in our lives, and then we watch as our souls shrink and groan...

“No act of virtue can be great if it is not followed by advantage for others. So, no matter how much time you spend fasting, no matter...

“While I am asking God how I should observe an upcoming Lenten season, I may remember where I spiritually was during Lent the previous...

“There are three elements that are almost always part of Lent: prayer, giving something up, and giving something back.” — Elizabeth...

“Lent is a time for discipline, for confession, for honesty, not because God is mean or fault-finding or finger-pointing but because he...

I choose joy… I will invite my God to be the God of circumstance. I will refuse the temptation to be cynical… the tool of the lazy...

"Rejoice isn't a feeling." Amy Groeschel Scripture & Devotion: Scripture Focus - Luke 2:10-12 But the angel said to them, “Do not be...

“I’m in love, I’m in Love, I’m on love, and I don’t care who knows it!” – Buddy the Elf Scripture & Devotion: Scripture focus: Jeremiah...

First keep peace with yourself, then you can also bring peace to others. –Thomas a Kempis Scripture & Devotion: Scripture focus: John...

While you are proclaiming peace with your lips, be careful to have it even more fully in your heart. ...

“A prison cell, in which one waits, hopes…and is completely dependent on the fact that the door of freedom has to be opened from the...

“Advent, like its cousin Lent, is a season for prayer and reformation of our hearts. Since it comes at winter time, fire is a fitting...

“The Bible is very easy to understand. But we Christians are a bunch of scheming swindlers. We pretend to be unable to understand it...

“Bible study is the metal that forges a Christian.” Charles Spurgeon Scripture & Devotion: 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 18 “For I...