Stepping Stones Daily Devotional

Congruence. “Integrity” comes from the same Latin root as the words “integrated'” and “integer.” A person has integrity when...

The how of the role of scripture in spiritual formation is not so much a body of information, a...

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

REFOCUS This breath prayer is an affirmation of our source of contentment and peace. It is based on Psalm...

It’s foolish to assume that we can directly alter our emotions simply by willing them to change. If you’re...

The Word of God is not a word to apply in our daily lives at some later date; it...

What does the voice of God sound like? The voice from heaven reported in Matthew 17:1-8 suggests that when...

Jesus has gone before us. In the words of John 13:1, he has made the crossing from this world...

Holiness as Presence Jeremiah 9:23-24 Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth. As you sent me into...

REFOCUS Take a moment (about 2 minutes) to push away all thoughts except for the one below. During this...

There are few things that help so much for conversing with Christ as silence. The silence I speak of...

Much of our world’s noise and activity seems designed to silence the hungers and longings of our heart. Maybe...

For God alone my soul in silence waits; from him comes my salvation (Ps. 62:1). Thousands of years ago,...

THE INFINITE AND THE FINITE Turn my heart from vanity, from dissatisfactions, from uncertainties of the present state, to...

The great thing is prayer. Prayer itself. If you want a life of prayer, the way to get it...

REFOCUS Begin with two minutes of silence. Breathe deeply while you focus on God being with you (even if...

Valley of Vision, The Love of Jesus O FATHER OF JESUS, Help me to approach thee with deepest reverence,...

Repentance is a word we often fail to understand, even in Christian circles. We usually think of it when...

How does a grain of wheat feel as it is planted in the soil? To answer that, I imagine...

Attention is a sign of sincere repentance. Attention is the peel of the soul to itself, hatred of the...

Out of a sense of blessedness that was with him from childhood, he remained completely faithful to God. Attacked...

REFOCUS Use these words as a prayer of surrender. Thine is the Kingdom, Thine is the power, Thine is...

It should be the work of Christians who believe in the paschal mystery to help people when they are...

God, our Wall of Protection Zechariah 2 Christians tend to be on the defensive. They live in an alien...

O LORD GOD Thou art our Preserver, Governor, Savior, and coming Judge. Quieten our souls to call upon thy...