Life This Side of Heaven
Devotions for Real Life
- Update frequency
- every 2 days
- Average duration
- 4 minutes
- Episodes
- 1475
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
Surely The Lord Is In This Place
Does it ever feel as if God is a million miles away from the events that fill your days and the circumstances in your life? After all, Moses talked with God on the mountain. Our days seem to be fill…
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Thu 21 Jan 2021
I Know You
How does it make you feel when someone you have just met says, “I know you!” Does it bring you comfort or concern? Now, imagine how Nathanael must have felt as he walked up to meet Jesus and discover…
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Wed 20 Jan 2021
Let's Have A Look
Nathanael's response to Philip's invitation to meet Jesus sounds so easy to imagine that it almost makes you cringe. He almost blows off the invitation completely. It sounds familiar to what we might…
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Tue 19 Jan 2021
Footprints ... In The Snow
“Follow me.” My father would use those words when we would go out to the tool shed in our backyard on a snowy, winter morning. And, if you were a small child who grew up in snow country, you know exa…
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Mon 18 Jan 2021
A "Handy" Reminder
One thing that has come out of the current pandemic is that we’ve all become proficient experts at washing our hands. Signs are up everywhere to remind us of this important part of our regular hygien…
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Sat 16 Jan 2021
God At Work
Do you know who baptized you? However, in reality, there’s real a distinction when it comes to who applied the water that day and who did the baptizing.
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Fri 15 Jan 2021
A New Creation In Your Baptism
In 2 Corinthians the apostle has announced, “If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation.” God's gift to you in Your baptism assures you that this is more than a hyperbole.
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Thu 14 Jan 2021
Holy Baptism! What's That Sound?
If you’ve ever watched a baptism in church on a Sunday morning, it may not look like a big deal. Family and friends gather with together with the pastor at the font. Words are spoken. Water is poure…
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Wed 13 Jan 2021
That's A Lot Of T-Shirts
How many t-shirts would you say that you own? Five, ten, twenty? Have you ever thought about layering them and wearing them all at the same time? Did you know that a gentleman set the record two year…
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Tue 12 Jan 2021
Soaked In Saving Grace
This week, we’ll take a closer look at the tremendous gift that God has given to us in our Baptism and the remarkable blessings that come with it. For parched souls searching for God’s mercy, here Go…
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Mon 11 Jan 2021
Where's Jesus?
Where’s Jesus? That may have been among the most frequently asked questions of this past week. It set the scene for the situation that Luke described for us in the Gospel reading last Sunday and it s…
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Sat 09 Jan 2021
You're Carrying A Very Valuable Deposit
Do you know how much you're carrying in your wallet or purse? What if it was a fortune? Would it be possible to forget it, lose sight of it, or perhaps not even realize that it's yours? In Ephesia…
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Fri 08 Jan 2021
The Father's Business
Everything that Jesus came to accomplish on our behalf was restore the broken relationship with our heavenly Father that sin had severed. So, it’s understandable that the very first words of our Sav…
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Thu 07 Jan 2021
The Real Star of Bethlehem
Last month, on December 21, you may have seen the rare conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn in the night sky. It's been called the "Bethlehem Star" as some hold it's the one that led the Wise Men to Jes…
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Wed 06 Jan 2021
Are You Wiser Than A ...
It’s tempting to tell ourselves that we know all there is know from God’s Word. And while Sunday School seems useful for kids we may imagine that there’s not much for us to get out of the ongoing stu…
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Tue 05 Jan 2021
Rolling Into This New Year
Just like Solomon, and wanting to keep our lives rolling along smoothly, we ask God for a discerning heart. We implore Him to teach us His way that we may walk in truth. Solomon realized how easy it…
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Mon 04 Jan 2021
You Look Magnificent
Clothes are among some of the most special gifts for Christmas. For the person who is giving the clothing they have to imagine what they will look like when the other person is wearing them. On the o…
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Sat 02 Jan 2021
What's Ahead Of Us In 2021?
Having come through 2020, with all of its unexpected hurdles, heartaches, and challenges, what will come next in 2021? If you read the newspapers and magazines there are no end to the number of pred…
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Fri 01 Jan 2021
Worst Year Ever?
“Is 2020 truly the worst year ever?” Now there’s a question that has been floating around for some time now. It’s the theme of a number of articles this week and of more than a few end-of-year retros…
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Thu 31 Dec 2020
Did Mary Know?
Back in the 80s, singer Mark Lowry began writing the lyrics for a song that has grown to become a Christmas favorite. It’s titled, “Mary Did You Know?” It might surprise you to know the answer. There…
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Wed 30 Dec 2020
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