Devotionals: Life in General

Devotionals: Reason to Believe
Devotionals: Our View of God

Devotionals: World Events
Devotionals: Holidays

Life with Your Eternity in Mind

Celibacy
Is Celibacy a Gift or a Vow?

Celibacy started with one disciple's life experience and, like the roast, became an international practice.

Conflict
Conflict! What if someone has done you wrong?

Speaking to all whom will listen about the conflict, and even a few reluctant ones.

Courage
Where does an ordinary man find courage to risk death at duty's call?

Part of Todd's reserves of courage was found in his car. In a tray between the front seats, lay the last scripture card he used.

Created Equal
One of life's fundamental truths is that we are created EQUAL.

From fetus to the infirmary we are of equal value, yet created equal is not to say that we are created the same.

Cunningham
Stand Firm - Do Right

Success followed Cunningham everywhere he went. And then....

Dante
Dante was unable to get his heart to agree with his marriage vows.

In all Dante's poetry there's not one word of love for Gemma, his wife

Diminishing_Returns
Diminishing Returns

Marriage without a high commitment to serving each other.

Disagree
Whenever you disagree with another do it with utmost respect.

You will often meet those who disagree with you. It's what happens next that's important to God.

Dreams
One finalist returns in victory; the other with dreams broken

The true winner will be the one unchanged by how their dreams played out this day.

Fame
Fame doesn't matter when you live with eternity in mind

Yet to gain fame, some people go to great lengths to impress their world.

Gambler
Who is the Gambler?

The face of the gambler turned out to be someone else

Headstones
You will often see more than names and dates onheadstones.

Choosing the writing on headstones: By what quality you'd like the world to remember you.

Heroes
In the simple days of the 60's, Batman was one of my heroes.

Somehow culture changes what heroes do. What was bad has become good.

Ideas
Influential ideas incur consequence.

Will today's ideas bless or curse ustomorrow?

Influence
The Power of Influence

The influence of one generation can corrupt the morals of the next.

Invention
What Dream or Invention has stirred your spirit?

The fruit of your prayer and an adventurous spirit may well be an invention that will bless the world!

John Jay
Caught in the Middle

Poor John Jay. He was made to look like the village idiot.

Last
Famous Last Words

What matters most on the last day? Don't let your last words be of grudges, fame or money.

Letter
The Long Letter: Your attitudes are what your kids will remember most about you.

Almost every child knows if they were raised by a grumbler, an optimist, a worrywart,a goal setter, a complimenter or a critic.

Life
Life isn't necessarily about prolonged happiness.

A good life is when you've grown in character.

Love
"O Love that will not let me go" was 40 years in the making and only minutes in the writing.

In "O Love that will not let me go". Matheson chose a committment to a higher purpose over bitterness.

Morals
What do you believe is the origin of the morals we hold?

Are some lives more valuable than others? What you believe about morals will influence your answer.

Music
Doing It to be Seen

Jesus spoke of the need to be careful that we do not do "acts of righteousness" in the hope of being noticed by our peers. Things were so bad in his day that the wealthy had trumpeters whom would draw the attention of the passing crowd to the fact that their masters were about to help a beggar!

Pope
In hisautobiography Gift and Mystery Pope John Paul II observes a battle.

Pope John Paul II felt Consumerism threatened to undermine human dignity in a way communism never could.

Prayer
How I do prayer.

Practice a silent prayer to feel a spiritual "connectedness" that you've long believed impossible.

Pure
You cannot depend on society or legislation to keep your mind pure.

That responsibility is yours. Take charge of your own mind.

Questions
Questions and Answers

By analyzing the questions and the answers, you will discover a great deal about the participants.

Recognize
Our failure to recognize who Jesus really is.

You need something to help you recognize Jesus. He doesn’t wear a nametag.

School
School cannot teach you morals - it can only impart facts.

Going back to school to learn "how to do" mustn't be confused with discovering "why to do".

Sound
Isn't it time to hear the real sound?

By the "real sound" I don't mean church attendance and I'm not talking about religious duties.

Temptation
Temptation: Did the boss's eyes linger on you that heady bit longer?

It’s the story of every temptation. All of us have the same pipe dream of handling temptation: "If I just sin carefully, I can stay in control".

Trouble
Nothing is permanent in this wicked world - not even trouble

Trouble is often the tool by which God fashions us for better things.

Tsunami
The Tsunami - Indian Ocean Tidal Wave

Pastor Paton speaks to those viewing the Asian Tsunami as a sign the End of the World is near

Varian Fry
Varian Fry helped rescue 1500 people.

After making his home in Connecticut, Varian Fry ceased to speak of the stream of famous and gifted Jews that escaped Europe by his efforts.

Worry
Is worry keeping you from eating and sleeping?

The combination of worry, tiredness and hunger makes a threatening circle.