Stepping Stones Daily Devotional

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

REFOCUS Begin with two minutes of silence. Breathe deeply while you focus on Jesus. Speak to Him on your...

Weaknesses O Spirit of God, Help my infirmities; When I am pressed down with a load of sorrow, perplexed...

Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh, who were among those who had explored the land, tore...

The father in the story of the prodigal son suffered much. He saw his younger son leave, knowing disappointment,...

The powers of this world do not want to see their authority and control usurped by another, even if...

Prayer is not an indifferent or a small thing. It is not a sweet little privilege. It is a...

REFOCUS The “Kyrie” is an ancient prayer that can be used to focus our hearts on God. The words...

CHOICES O GOD, Though I am allowed to approach thee I am not unmindful of my sins, I do...

How do we welcome home our lost brothers and sisters? By running out to them, embracing them, and kissing...

The birth and development of Moses is an amazing story. He was a child of the hated Hebrews, who...

To think that God could put an idea into someone’s mind and that person could comprehend that idea and...

Our work is constant, our homes are full. The problems of the poor continue, so our work continues. Yet...

REFOCUS Use the first verse of Psalm 27 as an affirmation. Focus your thoughts on it alone as you...

FAITH AND THE WORLD O LORD, The world is artful to entrap, Approaches and fascinates guise, Extends many a...

What are we going to do when we get home? When the two sons of the parable of the...

Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus. …let us...

The good news is that the scriptures, tradition, the experience of the saints, and our own experience tell us...

Now, Jesus himself was and is a joyous, creative person. He does not allow us to continue thinking of...

REFOCUS Sit back, breath deeply and allow your mind to focus on the presence of God as you pray,...

Desires O Thou That Hearest Prayer, Teach me to pray. I confess that in religious exercises the language of...

Going home is a lifelong journey. There are always parts of ourselves that wander off in dissipation or get...

Jesus Alone Satisfies John 6:22-52 Jesus answered, “I tell you the truth, you are looking for me, not because...

Conversion is going on all the time within us and within the world. The radical change of Christian conversion...

The cup of suffering has many shapes and a variety of contents. In our tradition, the cup has special...