Devotion for Friday, June 5, 2020 From: Karon Brosey Good Afternoon Everyone… There is nothing I love more than having a conversation with people, but especially having one with my husband. Besides his extremely powerful, yet soothing, calming and easy-to-listen-to voice, it was our conversations that endeared him to me the most before we were […]
Devotion for Saturday, May 30, 2020 From: Wendy Beard When as a staff we discussed the attributes of God for our devotionals this week, immediately what came to my mind is, “faithfulness.” One of the definitions that I found for faithfulness is “The faithfulness of God is his attribute that displays his trustworthiness based on […]
Devotion for Saturday, May 23, 2020 From: Wendy Beard You may or may not know this about me, but I am a student of the English language. I absolutely love words, and particularly the written word! In my personal Bible reading, one small phrase in scripture or even a word can sometimes lead me down […]
Devotion for Saturday, May 16, 2020 From: Wendy Beard One of the things that I love about studying God’s Word is that I can read the same passage more than once, and each time, something different draws my attention. Sometimes, the capacity of the Holy Spirit to do that can literally take my breath away. […]
Devotion for Friday, May 15, 2020 From: Karon Brosey Good Afternoon Everyone… Back in the 60’s there was a television show I loved to watch called The Outer Limits. It was a Sci-Fi show that lots of times had a twisted ending and opened each episode with an ominous Control Voice stating the following: There […]
“Then Jesus went from village to village, teaching the people. And he called his twelve disciples together and began sending them out two by two, giving them authority to cast out evil spirits. He told them to take nothing for their journey except a walking stick—no food, no traveler’s bag, no money. He allowed them […]
“While he was still speaking to her, messengers arrived from the home of Jairus, the leader of the synagogue. They told him, ‘Your daughter is dead. There’s no use troubling the Teacher now.’ But Jesus overheard them and said to Jairus,‘Don’t be afraid. Just have faith.’ Then Jesus stopped the crowd and wouldn’t let […]
“Jesus got into the boat again and went back to the other side of the lake, where a large crowd gathered around him on the shore. Then a leader of the local synagogue, whose name was Jairus, arrived. When he saw Jesus, he fell at his feet, pleading fervently with him. ‘My little daughter is […]
“So they arrived at the other side of the lake, in the region of the Gerasenes. When Jesus climbed out of the boat, a man possessed by an evil spirit came out from the tombs to meet him. This man lived in the burial caves and could no longer be restrained, even with a chain. […]