Life This Side of Heaven
Devotions for Real Life
- Update frequency
- every 2 days
- Average duration
- 4 minutes
- Episodes
- 1475
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
Hello, God ... Is That You?
Why Was Jesus Baptized?
The Holy Spirit led Mark to capture and share in vivid detail a remarkable event-the Baptism of Jesus. Now, it makes sense that everyone else was at the Jordan River that day, to repent and be baptiz…
The Start and Finish To Your Day
Held In His Hand
Today's Wise Men And Women
Tomorrow is the Festival of the Epiphany. It marks the arrival of the Magi, the the wise men who sought to find the newborn king. In Matthew we hear them announce, “We saw His star in the east and h…
Growing, Learning and Rejoicing!
So what happened after the events of Christmas? Luke tells us that Jesus grew. He learned. And God’s grace was upon Him. It's tempting to let our thoughts run wild and imagine what that must have bee…
A New Year's Resolution With Real Joy
As we step into this New Year, with all of its fresh possibilities, have you found yourself making any resolutions? A recent survey has revealed that the average resolutions last less than four month…
He Has Remembered Me
In His Arms
One of the great joys, not only at Christmas, but throughout the church year, is singing this song of Simeon in our worship services. We usually refer to us as the Nunc Dimittis, from the opening wo…
A "Minimalist" Or A "Maximalist" Christmas?
Are you celebrating a “minimalist Christmas” this year or a “maximalist Christmas?” That distinction became a hot topic of discussion this year on social media and in magazines. As you listen to the…
May It Be To Me As You Have Said
This extended weekend, you are going to hear the incredible announcement in worship that God, whose son’s birth we celebrate at Christmas, came for you. Your pastor is going to tell you, just as the…
A Gift You Can Use Right Now
It’s not hard to imagine a smile on the face of the prophet as Isaiah considers the gift that God has given. Just like a small child on Christmas morning he can barely contain his happiness. God has …
The Bow On Your Salvation
You need three hands to tie a bow. You have one hand to hold the box and the other to wind the ribbon around it. But then you need another hand to hold it down when you go to tie knot ... you know t…
Advent Highway Construction
Even Better Than "Extra Good"
There’s a classic scene in the beloved Christmas special, “A Charlie Brown Christmas.” In her Christmas letter, Charlie Brown's sister Sally writes, “I have been extra good this year, so I have a lon…
I've Got Bad News and Good News
"I’ve got some good news and some bad news? Which would you like to hear first?" Chances are good that someone has presented you with that choice at one time or another. But what if the same news can…
Christmas Without Guilt And Debts
Not surprisingly, Christmas these days often comes with a lot of guilt and debt. Interestingly, the best gift of Christmas is actually the One that came got remove both. Here's why the apostles words…
Shaped By God
Those Were The Days? Which Days?
“Those were the days!” Of course, that leads to the question: Which days? It's a useful question to ponder as we begin this Season of Advent and hear the words of Isaiah the prophet.
