Daily Devotional

As much as my West Texas independent spirit wants to the believe I can do it all, I must surrender to the truth that I am not the source of “all things that pertain to life and godliness.” God alone is my only Source for everything that…

The distractions in our culture can easily cause us to lose the element of warfare in the Christian life. Endless scrolling, entertainment, world crises, personal issues, career engagement, and relational complexities can numb us to the need to &ldq…

Time has a way of smoothing the edges out of life and gives us the gift of perspective. As you view life through the lens of experience and your history in God, you begin to rest in the sovereignty and love of God. As the years tick by, verses I ha…

I did it again. I name dropped. Sometimes, I operate out of old insecurities by dropping a name or posturing myself to look good in front of someone. I’m living proof that you can walk with Jesus for decades and still fall into the trap of you…

As a brand new Christian at the age of 18, I knew zero about this life of faith. I was the proverbial clean slate. I got connected to a student ministry and was told this would be a good verse to memorize. It is as fresh to me this day as it was fou…

John captures the heart of God and the mission of Jesus in two sentences. No more earth shaking words have ever been written or spoken than these verses. This the “why” behind the “what.” All you need to know at this very mo…

It is easy to get caught up in doom scrolling and endlessly perusing social media sites. You have to stop and wonder, “What am I really looking for? Belonging, attention, friendship, notoriety, the next trend, to not feel left out?” I&r…

“We’ll get by with a little help from our friends.” - Paul McCartney and John Lennon may have penned those words, but Joe Cocker sang it with as much passion as I have ever seen or heard. It’s true, we need each other. We can…

Why is it we think it all depends on us? We say things, well intended, like, “If it’s to be, it begins with me.” I stopped saying it. Nothing really begins with me. Everything begins and ends with God. Paul was crystal clear when …

Is your vision of God too small? I’m certain my vision of God is too small. Through the bumps and bruises of life in this world, it’s easy to succumb to disappointment and disillusionment and take the safe paths of anemic faith and unbel…