Daily Devotional

Your calling to live life on mission for Christ means you are to represent Him in this world, i.e., to ‘re-present’ (introduce, reveal, announce) Him again and again. We are His representatives, reflecting and radiating His life as we g…

There are places I return to in scripture that recenter my scattered senses and impart calm and peace to my soul. The 23rd Psalm is one of those places. It’s become a “tameion,” (Gk. Inner room, secret place) for me. Before Jesus …

As a new disciple, 44 years ago, I sat at an early breakfast with over 30 young people. They were memorizing scriptures, and met weekly to recite and share what they were learning. It was overwhelming to this new follower of Jesus. At that time, I h…

"The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear?" Today, Annette and I will pray at the bedside of a beautiful person who did not choose to enter the ring and engage in the fight of her life. Cancer has aggressively ravaged her body, and h…

As a young, new disciple of Jesus, this was the first Bible verse I intentionally memorized. It clearly identified what Jesus did the moment I received His free gift of salvation and participated in the great exchange: my old life for His new life, …

While in college, I read Jack Taylor’s "The Hallelujah Factor." It was an eye-opener for this young disciple of Jesus. Dr. Taylor unpacked the truth that the unseen, supernatural realm is the real world, and our existence in this natural world…

I had the privilege of working for Dave Ramsey at Ramsey Solutions in Nashville, TN, for a time. It was an environment filled with life, joy, and healing; I never dreaded Monday mornings. Tyler was from Montana, and he was a young bundle of energy a…

To grow in your faith journey, you need intel on the strategies against your advancement. As a soldier who has been called up for duty, you have been issued the weapons necessary to win the battle of the mind. God has equipped and empowered you to …

There is a great exchange happening as you continue your faith journey in Christ. The outer life, the value you place on the things of this world, grows strangely dim in the light of His glory and grace. The inner life takes on a heightened imp…

God has given you a lane assignment for the race He has called you to run. Run your race with endurance. The word “endurance” refers to a cheerful and deliberate resolve in the face of trials, resistance, and suffering. Pro Tip: What Go…