Is God Your Source or Resource?

by | Feb 12, 2026 | devotion

  And a certain man lame from his mother’s womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms from those who entered the temple; Who, seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, asked for alms. (Acts...

You’re Not the Only Mom With a Wayward Child

by | Feb 12, 2026 | devotion

The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full. (John 10:10 NIV) I haven’t heard from my prodigal for several months. She never calls to check on me, and I don’t have her phone number because she...

Are We Quenching the Holy Spirit?

by | Feb 12, 2026 | devotion

    Do not quench the Spirit. (1 Thessalonians 5:19 NKJV) I step back as my husband throws some lighter fluid on the charcoal. “Now that’s a fire,” he declares with enthusiasm as he prepares to grill some burgers. The Holy Spirit is symbolized by fire...

Holy Spirit Confirmation

by | Feb 5, 2026 | devotion

However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come. (John 16:13 NKJV) I don’t share this story often, so please don’t...

When Will the Mountain Move?

by | Feb 5, 2026 | devotion

  I say to myself, “The Lord is my portion;     therefore I will wait for him.” (Lamentations 3:24 NIV) “Pain, be gone in the name of Jesus!” Isn’t that what Jesus told us to do? He said if we speak to the mountain, meaning our mountain-size problem, that it...

An Amazing Answer to Prayer

by | Feb 5, 2026 | devotion

  So, when he had considered this, he came to the house of Mary, the mother of John whose surname was Mark, where many were gathered together praying. (Acts 12:12 NKJV) My phone came alive buzzing with the familiar ringtone signifying I had a call from my...