Stepping Stones Daily Devotional

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...

When life is very difficult, people sometimes lay hold of resources that they never knew they had. The easy-going,...

Now as to the quiz, do the spirits that tempt you lead to “love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity,...

REFOCUS Breathe slowly and deeply as you pray, “Christ in me, the hope of glory.” (Col 1:7) READ Matthew...

There is no need to multiply examples of what is so patently an essential condition of the Christian walk....

THE INFINITE AND THE FINITE THOU GREAT I AM, Fill my mind with elevation and grandeur at the thought...

What distinguishes the Christians whose faith is deep, burning, powerful, and luminous is.. seriousness. Seriousness is not the opposite...

Sooner or later you will have to put God first in your life, that is to say, your own...

Cheap grace is the preaching of forgiveness without requiring repentance, baptism without church discipline, communion without confession, absolution without...

REFLECT Begin with silence, stillness, and centering before God. You may wish to use a prayer like David used...

Solitude is the furnace of transformation. Without solitude we remain victims of our society and continue to be entangled...