Daily Devotionals

          Every time I get behind the wheel of my luxurious 2010 Toyota Sienna, I am happy that there is an order to things, most of the time. Other drivers typically drive on the correct side of the road, stop at red lights, go on green and speed up for yellow. When we get in our vehicle we usually …

Who wants to be a Millionaire or least feel like a Millionaire? I used to work with a guy that would go out of his way to greet me, and he usually made me feel like a “Million Dollars”. Out of all the people he could choose to “make their day” he chose me. Therefore, I am always looking for ways to make someone’s day. It’s not hard to be nice a…

(The following was published in the bulletin at St Charles Bible Church – Feb 16th, 2020, St Charles MN)      Today, Jan and I are visiting with our little families on a short weekend outing north of Duluth, where they are hoping to spend the day skiing at Lutsen Mountain.  When I visited with my friend, Pastor Jerry…

     It is so striking to me that the first ever witness/evangelizer/missionary proclaiming Jesus as the Messiah is a sinful Samaritan woman. Let’s give some context – the entirety of John chapter 4 is the story of how Jesus sought out one particular woman to bring her to a saving knowledge of Him. Jesus is traveling wi…

Happy Birthday ! Hopefully you had a party with lots of people over. Hopefully you celebrated a bit today. Imagine if one of your closest friends that you have known most of your life, declared himself to be God’s chosen One at your party. You and he played, worked, and hung out together. He was just an average guy with an average job. Up to th…

(The following was published in the bulletin at St Charles Bible Church – August 19th, 2018, St Charles MN) In his sermon, with the above title, Adrian Rogers talks about resisting the devil.  “I know there are many Christians who have a satanic stronghold in their life.  It’s harming them, wrecking their spiritual life, contaminat…

In this portion of scripture, we are being instructed to put off our old self and to put on our new self. Our old self is the sin lifestyle, and the new self is our new redeemed lifestyle. Even though we are born again we will still sin and fall short but that cannot be our lifestyle choice. When I was in Bible school, I remember a profe…

Growing up in a large family has its challenges, especially at dinnertime. When someone had a larger helping of mashed potatoes than you, you’d let em have it. That’s a good definition of jealousy from a human perspective. However, it is way off base when it comes to God being jealous. You see, God is jealous when we give to another, somet…

My mom, an incredible woman who loves and fears the Lord, always taught me growing up that what went into you is what would come out of you. Whether that was food, music, words (your own or others), thoughts, ideas, social media, television, movies, etc. The list could probably continue for another few lines, but I think the point is clear. Whe…

In the landscape of humanity, love stands as the most profound and universal force. It is the very nature of God written upon the world. Given to us as a gift through the sacrifice of Christ, God’s love has become intimately intertwined with the love we are called to show others. This devotional is a simple reminder of what this love of ou…