Stepping Stones Daily Devotional

A Cross to Bear Jesus says, “If anyone want to be a follower of mine, let him … take...

Stand I left the church the last day of December. I had been a youth minister with almost a...

Me More of Jesus, Less of Me O Lord, Bend my hands and cut them off, for I have...

Unencumbered “And surely, I am with you always, to the very end of the age” (Matthew 28:20). John Chrysostom...

You Will Be My Witnesses … The dramatic change in the lives of people touched by the power and...

Everything Changes We shouldn’t put down people who show great euphoria and excitement after a born again or religious...

A Come to Jesus Moment One of the great lies of our day is that conversion is instant, like...

In Touch with Our Feelings When my heart is clean, my head is more perceptive. When my heart is...

In Touch with Our Feelings As our insensitivity to our own feelings grows, our lives often begin leaking all...

The Same Spirit If you love me, you will obey what I command. And I will ask the Father...

Real Spirituality Real spirituality dawns when our life with God becomes as real as the problems and joys we...

The Sweet Relief of Forgiving Probably our journey of forgiveness will be impossible unless we realize we cannot do...

The Exam Mildred Smith, a former schoolteacher, was a resident at the nursing home where I worked. She was...

Pressing On Faithfulness is consecration in overalls. It is the steady acceptance and performance of the common duty and...

Faith Comes with Opposition Those who seek to follow Jesus will encounter opposition. It follows as surely as night...

Seeing Disaster as God Sees It The ability to see disaster within a framework that is good requires us...

Unless a Grain of Wheat … Jesus has gone before us. In the words of John 13:1, he has...

Unless a Grain of Wheat … How does a grain of wheat feel as it is planted in the...

Through the Gift of God’s Mercy, Give Attention to What Matters Most Attention is a sign of sincere repentance....

He Purposes it for Good Out of a sense of blessedness that was with him from childhood, he remained...

A Prayer for an Exchange Father, I rejoice in your hard love today. You only discipline sons and daughters....

Into the Sea The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One...

God, Our Wall of Protection It should be the work of Christians who believe in the paschal mystery to...

God, Our Wall of Protection “Jerusalem will be a city without walls … And I myself will be a...

A Prayer for Re-Direction O Lord, our God, Thou art our Preserver, Governor, Savior, and coming Judge. Quieten our...