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Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? Isaiah 43:19 “Behold, I am doing a new thing.” New? Instead...

Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? Isaiah 43:19 It is easy to gloss over the quaint little...

If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God… But let him ask in faith, with no doubting…. James 1:5-6 Ask, seek, knock… The visited heart...

If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God… But let him ask in faith, with no doubting…. James 1:5-6 Decisive “asking faith” cannot be...

And Mary said, “My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior. For he has regarded the low estate of his...

And Mary said, “My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior. For he has regarded the low estate of his...

…Trophimus I left ill at Miletus. 2 Timothy 4:20 Perhaps today’s Paul and Trophimus need to reclaim this secret of confident quitting....

…Trophimus I left ill at Miletus. 2 Timothy 4:20 Is this crisp one-liner a hard pill to swallow? Does Paul seem coldly dismissive toward...

And when the town clerk had quieted the crowd, he said, “Men of Ephesus…you ought to be quiet and do nothing rash.” Acts 19:35-36 Our...

And when the town clerk had quieted the crowd, he said, “Men of Ephesus…you ought to be quiet and do nothing rash.” Acts 19:35-36 The...

“Are there women Gideons?” This is about the occupational hazards of a writer. Take me, having a blast with Gideon’s story, but starting...

And the angel of the LORD appeared to him and said to him, “The LORD is with you, you mighty man of valor.” Judges 6:12 “The LORD is with...

And the angel of the LORD appeared to him and said to him, “The LORD is with you, you mighty man of valor.” Judges 6:12 We all have times...

Lifting up his eyes, then, and seeing that a multitude was coming to him, Jesus said to Philip, “How are we to buy bread, so that the...

Lifting up his eyes, then, and seeing that a multitude was coming to him, Jesus said to Philip, “How are we to buy bread, so that the...

Now to him who is able to strengthen you according to my gospel… to the only wise God be glory… through Jesus Christ. Romans 16:25-27 How...

Now to him who is able to strengthen you according to my gospel… to the only wise God be glory… through Jesus Christ. Romans 16:25-27 My...

Add the hazards of a pandemic to our world full of ills, and know there is no guarantee that we will escape the misery of a Coronavirus...

In 2015 I had the satisfaction of self-publishing my devotional book that contained 366 readings of “Daily Grace and Truth from the...

Boy Scout Troop and Cub Scout Pack 307 have been chartered at 1st Pres since 1955 and 1956, respectively and have had a strong, continued...