As a teen, I remember singing the song “I Have Decided to Follow Jesus.” I thought of my commitment to Jesus, but I did not…
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Category: Friday Devotionals
There Are Monsters in the Church
Over 40 years ago, I went through a divorce and moved back to my hometown (where I still live.) My husband had been unfaithful and…
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Freedom Through Servanthood
I made a surprise visit one afternoon just to be neighborly to a lady in our community. Her daughter was our landlord at the time,…
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What’s in Your Portfolio?
I have a folder of colorful brochures, articles from national magazines, and short booklets that I helped to produce. This little portfolio contains visible evidence…
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The Joyful, but Flighty, Servant
Growing up, the word servant didn’t have a positive connotation. It wasn’t fun to lose a contest with your brother, and then you had to…
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Perfectionism vs. Pursuit
Hi, my name is Wendy McCready, and I am a…perfectionist. Alcoholics Anonymous and the Twelve-Step Recovery Program have made statements like these a common part…
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God Gives the Growth
Plants are a hobby for me. The last time I moved I had to give away all of my houseplants, and it didn’t take long…
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What Does All Mean?
Read below or listen in podcast form here: Have you ever been serving in ministry and found yourself thinking, “I really hope he doesn’t show…
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Glory in a Small Package
How could the full glory of God be contained in one human cell–the very DNA of God shrunk down into the smallest microcosm of His…
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God With Us
Emmanuel. God is with us. God is with me and God is with you. He came down to earth, as a baby, with this purpose…
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