โDo not be conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of the mind, so that you may discern what is the will of Godโwhat is good and acceptable and perfect.โโญโญRomansโฌ โญ12โฌ:โญ2โฌ โญNRSVUE This isnโt outer work, this is about deep, inner transformation, discerning Godโs Will, growing outside of conformity, becoming closer to …
Morning Devotional 1.5.2026
โFor thus says the LORD: Sing aloud with gladness for Jacob, and raise shouts for the chief of the nations; proclaim, give praise, and say, โSave, O LORD, your people, the remnant of Israel.โ See, I am going to bring them from the land of the north and gather them from the farthest parts of …
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โThen he said to them, โThe Sabbath was made for humankind and not humankind for the Sabbath,โโญโญMarkโฌ โญ2โฌ:โญ27โฌ โญNRSVUEโฌโฌ Iโm taking on intentionality this year, including a commitment to slowing down on sabbath. We do not honor rest as we should. Sabbath rest means intentionally ceasing from work and labor to rest, refresh the soul, …
Old Year’s Night-This Year, There Will Be Fire
New Yearโs Eve portends a year of hopeful questions. Old Yearโs Night is the last day of an answering year. In every case, the answer is the same. If it didnโt kill you, no matter what it was, you will never fear it again. Old Yearโs Nights prepare for New Yearโs Days by way of …
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Morning Devotional 12.30.2025
โSo if anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation: everything old has passed away; look, new things have come into being!โโญโญ2 Corinthiansโฌ โญ5โฌ:โญ17โฌ โญNRSVUEโฌโฌ Resilient. After many years filled with heartbreak and grief, 2025 tried to extinguish my flame. It intended to vanquish me. I enfolded myself more tightly into the arms of …
Morning Devotional 12.28.2025
โThe point is this: the one who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the one who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. Each of you must give as you have made up your mind, not regretfully or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. And God is able to provide you with every …
Morning Devotional 12.24.2025
โesteem them very highly in love because of their work. Be at peace among yourselves.โโญโญ1 Thessaloniansโฌ โญ5โฌ:โญ13โฌ โญNRSVUEโฌโฌ This is not the Christmas Eve I envisioned. I do not have all of my loved ones around me. I am missing those who should be here.Even so, I give thanks that things are as well as …
Morning Devotional 12.23.2025
โThe heart of her husband trusts in her, and he will have no lack of gain. She does him good and not harm all the days of her life.โโญโญProverbsโฌ โญ31โฌ:โญ11โฌ-โญ12โฌ โญNRSVUEโฌโฌ Beloved, it wasnโt supposed to end like this (and yet it did). Nevertheless, I am here and you are gone. I havenโt spent a …
Morning Devotional 12.22.2025
โGod will bless you, if you don't give up when your faith is being tested. He will reward you with a glorious life, just as he rewards everyone who loves him.โโญโญJamesโฌ โญ1โฌ:โญ12โฌ โญCEVโฌโฌ Steadfastness. Stubbornness. Desperation. Fierce Faith. Iโve got Jacob energy. I steadfastly REFUSE to let go, give up, to miss what God has …
Morning Devotional 12.15.2025
โMoses writes concerning the righteousness that comes from the law, that โthe person who does these things will live by them.โ But what does it say? โThe word is near you, in your mouth and in your heartโ (that is, the word of faith that we proclaim),โโญโญRomansโฌ โญ10โฌ:โญ5โฌ, โญ8โฌ โญNRSVUEโฌโฌ The word is near, in …

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