For a while, I thought I had to choose between serving God and serving my family. I'm a grandfather now, and so much of my time goes to my kids and grandkids. I told myself God had to come first and quietly treated every hour with my family as an hour taken from Him.

Then I realized I'd been asking the wrong question. The choice was never God or family. The real question was how to bring more of God into my family. That one shift changed everything.

Today’s devotion is about the mission field closest to us — the one that has our last name.

We are all part of spiritual family tree with branches rooted in grace, shaped by those who came before us.  My parents modeled me after love and discipleship, through work, worship, and quiet consistency.  Today's devotion explores how God calls us not only to be students of grace but also stewards of truth, investing in others just as someone once invested in us ...