Kerusso Daily Devotional

It’s been said that in the Fruit of the Spirit list, all of them collectively practically define the nature of Christ.

Even David the shepherd knew his Messiah was coming. Remember what he said abo…

Do you ever worry you might not measure up?

Sam was a fourth grader with a big problem: he left his homework at school, and he was so worried he’d be in trouble with the teacher, he could hardly st…

In the book of Romans, Paul tells us the evidence for the existence of God are so numerous in nature that anyone can believe in God. Surely one of the most compelling examples is in our night sky. Wh…

There’s something fresh about the love of Jesus. As we begin a new year, it’s your chance to start really new, not in the way we often make resolutions. It’s a tossup, whether those will see the end …

Happy New Year! New Year’s stuff is beneficial in several things. We make resolutions—and we might even stick to some of them, but it’s what God does that really matters. He’s in the renewal business…

Beryl Markham could have given up on her aviation dreams after crash-landing in Nova Scotia. But she didn’t.

Instead, this determined woman became the first person to fly from England to North Amer…

Are you like a lot of people when it comes to the instruction booklet with a new item? We stare at it and eventually just toss it, guessing we can just figure it out.

Yeah…that usually ends like dr…

God gives us good gifts all the time. All through the year, not just at Christmas.

One of the truly joyful gifts is the ability to be kind to others. It sounds simple and maybe to some even quaint,…

We’re all a little bit nicer at Christmastime, aren’t we? Admit it. Starting around December 1st, our steps are a bit lighter and we even greet people with a smile. But as night falls on Christmas ni…

This is the day of days. While the exact day is unknown, what we do know is that 2000 years ago, Jesus Christ came to earth as a child to rescue us from sin. 

Christmas is a date on the calendar th…

Celebrating Christmas with family and friends is a great time of the year, but do we know how all this started? This observance of the holiday? 

We’re pretty sure Jesus wasn’t born on December 25th…

O Holy Night is a well-known Christmas carol that began as a French poem celebrating the opening of a new church. The beloved song we know today was translated into English by John Sullivan Dwight, a…

Charles Wesley, an English Methodist leader in the 1700s, wrote more than 6,000 hymns—more than any other male writer.

His goal was to teach the poor and illiterate sound doctrine. God used the wri…

A remarkable prophecy in the little book of Micah predicted the Messiah's birth in great detail.

Micah 5:2 says, “But you oh, Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are too little to be among the clans of Judah,…

Did you know that “Joy to the World” was not written as a Christmas carol? In its original form, it had nothing to do with Christmas. It wasn’t even written to be a song.

Isaac Watts was one of the…

Clive Staples Lewis was successful. A British writer and theologian, his work has become very famous. When Lewis wrote his classic “Surprised by Joy,” he was emphasizing the fact that true joy comes …

We look for things and stuff to make us happy, don’t we? Especially in the United States, where we are blessed with abundance. People from all walks of life look for more and more.

That can bring u…

Part of the joy of being a believer is that we can share the Good News with literally anyone and everyone. And how we share that faith is often critical for the other person’s future.

Romans 5:3–4 …

Do you remember the last time you laughed? Do you remember the last time you laughed from sheer joy?

Many of us don’t. The weight of life presses down on us…it weakens us.

Proverbs 31:25 says thi…

Watching little kids perform on stage at school or at church is quite entertaining, isn’t it? There are always a couple of shy violets, but many of them sing their hearts out, fidgeting with exciteme…