Devotional: Glory in the Cross

October 25, 2009
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May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world. – Galatians 6:14 When I was in high school, I placed second in a computer competition at the state conference for Future Business Leaders of America. Usually only [...]

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Devotional: A Hummingbird’s Reminder

October 11, 2009
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photo credit: Dawn Ashley When Jacob awoke from his sleep, he thought, “Surely the Lord is in this place, and I was not aware of it.” – Genesis 28:16 I sat in a wheelchair in my room in the care center, my thoughts interrupted only by the quiet whoosh of the ventilator giving me breath. [...]

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Devotional: Building Our Faith

October 4, 2009
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Devotional: Living Peaceably with Everyone

September 27, 2009
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photo credit: jurvetson If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone. – Romans 12:18 Unless we choose to cut ourselves off from all humanity, we must interact with other people. Our families call for our attention. Our friends desire visits. We also deal with people we don’t [...]

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Devotional: Sunsets and Saving Grace

September 20, 2009
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photo credit: Vibranttaste In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace – Ephesians 1:7 I looked out my window one evening and saw a beautiful sunset. Gorgeous pinks and purples graced the sky for my viewing pleasure. Awesome sunsets are common in Arizona [...]

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Devotional: Trusting God in Tragedy

September 13, 2009
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photo credit: NJScott The devotional below was written the day the 9/11 tragedy occurred. -Jason Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God. – Psalm 20:7 Where do you place your trust? Many people rely on things that seem strong, but in the end [...]

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Devotional: Leaning on My Own Understanding

September 6, 2009
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photo credit: Evil Erin Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight. – Proverbs 3:5-6 When I was seven years old, I visited my grandma in Indiana. In the summer, she lived in a cottage [...]

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Devotional: My Chains Fell Off

August 30, 2009
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photo credit: Clearly Ambiguous Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared and a light shone in the cell. He struck Peter on the side and woke him up. “Quick, get up!” he said, and the chains fell off Peter’s wrists. – Acts 12:7 As my neuromuscular disease has progressed, I have gradually lost strength in [...]

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Devotional: Finding God

August 16, 2009
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photo credit: mike138 God did this so that men would seek him and perhaps reach out for him and find him, though he is not far from each one of us. – Acts 17:27 The children scramble in different directions as the child designated as the seeker keeps his eyes closed. One child hides under [...]

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Devotional: False Appearance

August 9, 2009
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photo credit: izzie_whizzie And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light. – 2 Corinthians 11:14 In my room at the care center, there is a large window that takes up the entire top half of one wall. From the perspective of where I sit in my wheelchair, the view out the [...]

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Devotional: Prison Praises

July 26, 2009
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photo credit: Corey Leopold About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them. – Acts 16:25 Paul and Silas sat in a dark prison cell, their feet in stocks. Their backs burned with pain from the beatings they received earlier. While other prisoners were [...]

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Devotional: Grasshoppers and Giants

July 19, 2009
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photo credit: HVargas We saw the Nephilim there (the descendants of Anak come from the Nephilim). We seemed like grasshoppers in our own eyes, and we looked the same to them. – Numbers 13:33 Moses sent men into Canaan to see what it was like before all the Israelites entered the land. After spying out [...]

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Devotional: Father

June 21, 2009
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photo credit: KellyB. For you did not receive a spirit that makes you a slave again to fear, but you received the Spirit of sonship. And by him we cry, “Abba, Father.” – Romans 8:15 Before I became a Christian, I didn’t have a clear view of God. I knew He had created the universe, [...]

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Devotional: But I Already Prayed

May 31, 2009
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photo credit: kalandrakas Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up. – Luke 18:1 The people slowly wandered into the dining room of the care center. Grey-haired ladies and men rolled their wheelchairs up to tables. Family members of residents took their seats. Younger [...]

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