Stepping Stones Daily Devotional

Grace and the Social Graces When you were growing up were you ever admonished to “mind your manners?” I...

Heaven Desired O MY LORD, May I arrive where mean of grave cease and I need no more to...

A Ministry of Healing and Reconciliation How does the Church witness to Christ in the world? First and foremost...

In His Image Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, in our likeness.” (Genesis 1:26). We...

Going to the Margins of the Church Those who are marginal in the world are central in the Church,...

God the Source of Truth The Scriptures say that God is the source of all truth. If we turn...

Readings for Reflection Do you want to get well? is a shocking question. Of course I want to be...

The Mystery of Forgiveness I believe with all my heart that the mystery of forgiveness is the entire Gospel....

Worship GLORIOUS GOD, It is the flame of my life to worship thee, the crown and glory of my...

Humility Haman was the archetypal egomaniac. He surrounded himself with those who would listen to his incessant talking about...

Who are the Poor? The poor are the center of the Church. But who are the poor? At first...

Give Thanks in All Things In the Christian community thankfulness is just what it is anywhere else in the...

Repentance Repentance requires two things: humility and trust. Repentance requires the humility involved in the confession that I am...

Failure is a Key Component in Growth Thoughts of failure will almost always stir up feelings of anxiety and...

Let Scripture Read You My beginning advice to you is this: Always read the Scriptures with a heart ready...

Love God, Love Others Our Lord’s exhortation to us is to be generous in our behavior toward everyone. Beware...

Called Out of Slavery The Church is the people of God. The Latin word for “church,” ecclesia, comes from...

He Bore Me in Himself Surely he took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows, yet we considered him...

Faithfulness in the Small Stuff Ministering in everyday opportunities that surround us does not mean that we select our...

The Ministry of Christ Through Us When his family heard about this, they went to take charge of him,...

Go! Our master commands us to “go.” We need permission to stay! The gospel is the account of Jesus...

Life is Hard This is hard. It is perhaps not so hard to forgive a single great injury. But...

The Golden Chain of Salvation Our experience of grace represents a certain natural progression in the Christian life. Initially...

The Lord’s Day O LORD MY LORD, This is thy day, the heavenly ordinance of rest, the open door...

Breaking Through the Boundaries The sacrament of the Eucharist, as the sacrament of the presence of Christ among and...