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Who has inspired you to live better, even to the point of imitating them?  Did you ever imitate a superhero as a child?  This passage from Ephesians says we have a SUPER HERO we should imitate.  List…

Don't you love the smell of fresh baked bread?  In our region of the world, those smells that waft out of the windows of bakeries for national chains of bread aren't as prevalent as they once were, b…

David felt, after his encounter with God, that his sins were just too heavy and dirty and asks to be washed in the laundry.  I don't know about you, but I have been there too!  Listen and be blessed …

Part Two of the Soap Opera, As the Palace Turns - the exciting drama of David and his torrid love affair with another man's wife, her pregnancy, and the ordered death of her husband... Yes, stuff of …

What's the best job of all the jobs you've ever had?  What was the worst?  Listen as the Apostle Paul describes the work you and I have to do as disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ!  Be blessed!

Imagine having a hunger and thirst for God and no one around to help you with those appetites?  Jesus came for that very reason, and as we have seen in the last couple of weeks' study of the gospel l…

Are you full of gas?  Would someone call you a sack of farts?  Well, one version of the Bible says that those who say there is no God are just full of gas!  Listen and learn!

The subject title for this devotional would be a great name for a soap opera on the life of David the King.  No longer the little shepherd boy or the giant killer, he's a grown man with grown man nee…

How are you living your life?  Are you living it in a way that shows that your grounding and rootedness is in the soil of Christ's love?  Or, does it give you away as a hateful person, or apathetic p…

One thing many people like about some churches and ministries is the food!  And there's nothing wrong with that, but when Jesus speaks about bread, He's talking about something different altogether. …

Do you know the power behind the 23rd Psalm?  It's the power of God as affirmed by the boy shepherd, David.  Later as king, he demonstrated that God was the force behind all of his victories and succ…

The Old Testament prophet Jeremiah delivers a strong word on God's behalf on how some shepherds, instead of gathering their flock, cause them to scatter.  These follow their own personal agendas and …

It feels terrible to be left out from something or some event.  It feels worse to be excluded for reasons beyond your control, like birth, city of birth, country of birth, your faith, etc.  Paul addr…

What do you do when you're sick?  What do you do when you're afraid?  Listen to today's devotional and hear about Jesus.  Yes, Jesus is our Shepherd and as our shepherd offers us so much!  Listen and…

Psalm 24 considered a national anthem of sorts by some, speaks of the power of God to bless all things, for indeed it is God who owns all things, including you and me.  Listen today and be blessed.

Two dances mentioned in the passages for this coming Sunday's lessons.  One was indeed the dance of death that led to the beheading of John the Baptist.  The second is a dance where King David gets i…

Did you know the idea of Christmas in July started in 1933?  And that in 1940 Hollywood made a movie by the same name, Christmas in July?  What is Christmas any way?  The giving and receiving of gift…

John the Baptist was a cousin of Jesus'.  One would think that would give him some advantages in life, maybe to cut line in certain events or occasions; but what it got him was death.  And all becaus…

How often are you tempted to just shout praises to God?  If it's not every day, then listen to a bit about King David's life.  What about writing love letters to God?  Have you ever?  Did you ever wr…

Do you remember Jesus' welcome at His hometown?  Listen and read today's devotional and compare the two receptions; Jesus in His, and David in his.  Which one had the best reception?  Listen and comp…