It is 3:00 a.m. and my wife has started to cough.  Just a little dry mouth.  Nothing major.  I get up.  I bring the water. 

Service is easy when you feel like it.  Harder when you do not.  Hardest when the person you are serving is the same one who told you to get your own phone earlier that evening. 

This week's devotion sits with Mark 10:45 ("the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve") and the quiet truth that small obediences are what God uses to change us. 

It is 3:00 a.m.  My wife has started to cough.  She says she does not need water.  After forty years, I know that means she does. 

The best gifts are the ones no one sees us give. In a Sunday morning moment at a breakfast spot, I learned why Paul tied humility to joy and why Jesus told us to give in secret.  Today’s devotion is about some quiet thoughts on the kind of generosity that cannot become a transaction, and the grace we are really passing along when we give.

What does Jesus actually do when someone society has written off reaches out to Him?  Not what the religious crowd expects. A woman who has been untouchable for twelve years doesn't ask for a sermon or a verdict.  She just reaches.  And Jesus, in one word, undoes twelve years of shame. Today's devotion will challenge you to ask: are you more focused on who belongs or on moving toward the ones trembling at the edge of the crowd?

Are you truly guarding your heart the way Scripture calls you to?  Today's devotion shows why God is so attentive to the condition of your heart.  Not just your behavior.  Discover how bitterness quietly hardens us, and how forgiveness opens the way for healing and freedom. Hear God's gracious invitation to renew your heart, and learn to let love be your first response.  Not your last.

Peace is not supposed to disappear the moment life gets busy.  Isaiah reminds us that perfect peace is not found in calmer circumstances, but in a steadfast trust in God.  When responsibilities stack up and pressure does not let up, God points us to a deeper kind of calm that is sustainable even in the middle of a storm.  Today's devotion reflects on what it means to anchor our minds in Christ to experience that kind of peace.

In a world that constantly pulls our attention in every direction, it is easy to forget what truly matters.  Today's devotion reminds us that faith is not just something we believe.  It is something we put on daily.  It reflects on the quiet power of remembering our identity and how gratitude and peace can restore joy in even the most ordinary moments.

As we step into a new year, it’s tempting to measure growth by what we plan to do differently.  But Jesus offers us a deeper starting point.  When He said, “It is finished,” He wasn’t closing a chapter.  He was opening one.  Today's devotion reflects on how Christ’s completed work becomes the foundation for our renewal, resilience, and quiet, faithful growth in the year ahead.

Joy isn’t something we find when life finally gets easy.  Today's devotion explores how joy grows when we trust God’s guidance, honor what He has entrusted to us, and keep moving forward in faith, even when the path isn’t clear. 

We’re called not to judge, and yet still commanded to discern.  How do we correct, guide, and respond without condemning the heart behind the struggle?  Today's devotion is about the difference between  judgment grounded in grace and judgment shaped by our own assumptions, and how God’s wisdom transforms both truth and compassion in our daily relationships. 

God’s protection is not only found in the moments where disaster is avoided. It is present in the quiet, steady shade of coverage He provides us every single day.  We should realize how often the Lord covers us long before we ever feel the heat of life’s pressures.  Today's devotion is a reminder that His shelter is not just for a moment.  It is constant.

This Thanksgiving, gratitude is not just about the blessings we can see.  It is about trusting the ones still unfolding.  God’s plan can confuse us in the moment, but looking back shows how He’s been guiding every step.  What if the delays, surprises, and even losses of this year were part of His way of shaping your future?  Today's devotion asks us to be thankful not only for what God has done, but for what He’s doing next.

Most of us come to God hoping He will fix something in our lives, from bills and health issues to strained relationships.  But what if Jesus is inviting us to something far deeper than a quick solution?  Today's devotion explores the difference between asking Jesus to improve your situation and asking Him to transform your heart.  If you are longing for more than temporary relief and want a faith that reshapes your purpose, your priorities, and the way you love others, this reflection is for you.

We all have a level of awareness of who we are, but we often choose a layer that does not reveal our authentic self.  Perhaps our authentic selves need a bit of work.  Today's devotion invites you to let go of worldly definitions we may identify with and embrace the eternal truth of who you are in Christ.  Be reminded that your worth is found not in what you do, but in who you belong to first and foremost.

We all have hard conversations that require us to deal with sometimes delicate subjects.  How can I tell truth while still protecting one's heart and dignity?  When Jesus stooped to write in the dust, He held grace and truth together protecting a sinners' dignity while pointing her toward a new way.  Today's devotion invites us to practice that same Christ-shaped empathy in every hard conversation ...

No one likes to 'conform.'  However, that tends to be because we do not want to be a certain way.  However, if our hearts our transformed, what once sounded like conformation will start to feel like willful joy.  Today's devotion will help you see God's good, pleasing, and perfect will, and how there is joy found in it.

If you have ever wondered, “Have I gone too far?” Jesus answers with a running Father and an open door …

How often have you said, "I don't want that!"  As a follower of Christ, I could lose count how often I have looked to God to say those very words.  The thing is I do not ever regret what 'that' was looking back.  It is hard to look to God and admit our wants are not His.  The key is to practice our wants are not above His.  Today's devotion is a blueprint to why and how to practice just that …

How did we lose compassion for each other?  Maybe it is lack of time.  Perhaps it is political leanings.  It could even be something we have become totally desensitized to.  No matter how it happened, today's devotion is a chance to pause and gain that part of your walk of faith back.  God's love can empower us to see, pause, and be truly present for those around us. The world needs it more now than ever ...

Are you weary from the long, winding road of daily struggles? Discover how faith, endurance, and the wisdom of Scripture can help you persevere—even when the finish line seems out of sight. Today’s devotion reflects on lessons from Matthew, Ecclesiastes, and personal experience to encourage you to stay the course and trust in God’s strength. Let’s finish the race together!

We all know the feeling of working up an appetite.  I deliberately starved this weekend to ensure I would have room for a dinner at my favorite restaurant in Chicago. But no one wants to eat when they are full.  What if you don't know?  When it comes to God, many of us did not start out hungering for Him.  So, how do we create hunger for a world that sometimes doesn't know it is starving for the message of Christ?  Let us begin ...