By Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) Almighty and most merciful God, who hast not yet suffered me to fall into the Grave, grant that I may remember my past life, as to…
————————— In 1773, English poet and hymn-writer William Cowper experienced a nervous breakdown. He struggled with mental illness and despondency all his life, and now his mind was…
By Thom Rainer, president and CEO of LifeWay Christian Resources. He posted this reading on May 9, 2016 at: http://www.ThomRainer.com —————————————— I am not in church. Sure, I have visited churches…
The Escape to Egypt ---------------- By Max Lucado, posted December 22, 2019 on his blog at: < www.maxlucado.com >. Lucado is a pastor and best-selling author in San Antonio, Texas.…
---------------------- By William Willimon, The Last Word, Abingdon Press, 2000, pages 78-80. Last year, on a bright summer Sunday, we worshiped with a little congregation in a fine old…
Posted December 25, 2019 at www.opendoorsusa.org , in the Standing Strong Through the Storm daily devotional. ----------------------------------- A depressed Chinese communist local party boss went to a church…
Every year brings changes into our lives, but then at the end of the year, on Christmas we are brought back to the old story that never changes:…
By Chuck Colson (1931-2012), for the Breakpoint radio program, December 25, 1995. Chuck Colson served as special counsel to President Richard Nixon from 1969-1973. He spent nine months in prison…
----------------------------- (…continued) Years later, the little baby that the three Magi were seeking, would say, “Ask and you will receive, seek and you will find, knock and the…
The Wise Men and Herod, James Tissot (1836-1902) -------------------------- Matthew 2:1-12 tells the story of the Wise Men’s visit to the Holy Family after the birth of…