Life This Side of Heaven
Devotions for Real Life
- Update frequency
- every 2 days
- Average duration
- 4 minutes
- Episodes
- 1475
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
Expendables?
Our current cultural climate has led many to debate whether our seniors are expendable. Is there an age limit at which you and I are no longer useful in service to God and one another? Is there a tim…
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Fri 26 Jun 2020
Who Is The 'Ugly Duckling' In This Story?
In the harsh world of sin in which you and I live it’s not surprising that we may find ourselves the brunt of abuse and on the receiving end of jokes. As a result, when we’re at work, at a party, or …
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Thu 25 Jun 2020
Hair
Do you know how many hairs on your head? It’s no small thing when Jesus said, “Even the very hairs of your head are all numbered.” The world into which the disciples were being sent was filled with w…
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Wed 24 Jun 2020
Complaint Box
Remember “Complaint Boxes”? Long before online reviews and social media companies would occasionally set out a box to collect complaints from disgruntled employees and angry customers. In these stran…
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Tue 23 Jun 2020
I Don't Get No Respect
“I don’t get no respect.” Have you ever felt like saying this yourself from time-to-time? It’s not easy to live as a Christian in this fallen world. It makes us uncomfortable. Having respect means to…
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Mon 22 Jun 2020
Are We There Yet?
Jesus told the disciples, "As you go, preach this message: 'The kingdom of heaven is near.'" One translation of this verse mistakenly reads “the kingdom of heaven is soon to be here.” But, if that’s…
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Sat 20 Jun 2020
Shrewd As Snakes, Innocent As Doves
Sheep and wolves, snakes and doves. Here are four animals that are handy to keep in mind whenever you and I head out the door each day. They were four animals that the Savior used as images for the d…
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Fri 19 Jun 2020
Rescued When We Were God's Enemies
On Mt. Calvary, over 2000 years ago, our Savior went to battle for you and me. He was sent by His Father to conquer sin, death and the devil on our behalf. But here’s the thing. And, there’s no way…
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Thu 18 Jun 2020
Fellow Disciples
Following a night of prayer Luke tells us, “When morning came, [Jesus] called His disciples to Him and chose twelve of them, whom He also designated apostles.” Matthew lists their names. The one thin…
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Wed 17 Jun 2020
Weary, Worried And Helpless?
The image of lost sheep without a shepherd is a familiar one in the Bible but it’s probably not something that most of us have ever run into. So, it may sound surprising to hear Jesus referring the p…
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Tue 16 Jun 2020
Best Intentions
There’s no reason to believe that the Israelites were anything less than sincere when the told Moses, “We will do everything the Lord has said.” However, even best intentions aren't enough. How many …
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Mon 15 Jun 2020
Behold ... Here's Something You Don't Want To Miss
“And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age." Usually, when we hear these words in Matthew's Gospel, the focus is on the fact that our risen and Savior is with us. But back up a moment t…
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Sat 13 Jun 2020
Treasure
Before Jesus ascended into heaven He called together His disciples and sent them out with the word “Go.” They were to go and disciple the nations. They were to bring His treasure to all people – not …
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Fri 12 Jun 2020
With Authority To Speak
Have you ever read a newspaper story, or listened to breaking news on television, where the reporter concluded by saying that the person they interviewed “requested anonymity because they were not au…
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Thu 11 Jun 2020
Blessed With His Rest
You and I crave rest because life can be exhausting. And yet, between work and family, rest can seem so elusive. And yet, here in these familiar words, in the opening chapters of Scripture, it descri…
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Wed 10 Jun 2020
Very Good!
In Genesis we hear, "God saw all that He had made, and it was very good." That all changed when sin entered the world. But there are words of real comfort here as we're told what God has done to rede…
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Tue 09 Jun 2020
God Is Love – Father, Son and Holy Spirit
Yesterday Christian congregations around the world celebrating the Festival of the Holy Trinity. God has revealed Himself to us in his Word as Father, Son and Holy Spirit. However, as soon as we atte…
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Mon 08 Jun 2020
An Overflowing Stream Of Forgiveness And Life
It’s not surprising that the sin, stress and fears of this world leave us drained. The disappointment and sorrow caused by our own sins, and then watching the news and experiencing the weight of livi…
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Sat 06 Jun 2020
Peaceful Dreams
It sounds frightening when Peter quoted God’s promise from Joel on the Day of Pentecost. We hear, “I will show wonders in the heaven above and signs on the earth below, blood and fire and billows of …
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Fri 05 Jun 2020
Could These Be The Last Days?
Could these be the last days? The evening news reveals violence and injustice. There is rioting in our major cities and it’s not only here but around the world. Add all of this to the fact that the w…
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Thu 04 Jun 2020
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