Stepping Stones Daily Devotional

REFOCUS Breathe deeply while you say, “The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want…” READ Psalm 1 Blessed...

O Lord, Bend my hands and cut them off, for I have often struck thee with a wayward will,...

And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age. Matthew 28:20 John Chrysostom was...

The dramatic change in the lives of people touched by the power and presence of God through the early...

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

One of the great lies of our day is that conversion is instant, like fast food. God can zap...

REFOCUS Begin with silence, stillness, and centering before God. You may wish to make the phrase, “I in you...

At this very moment when I write and at the very moment when you read these words, you and...

Love of Jesus LORD JESUS, If I love thee my soul shall seek thee but can I seek thee...

When my heart is clean, my head is more perceptive. When my heart is clean, I think more clearly....

Our deepest desire as humans is to be known-to be seen, soothed, made to feel safe, and then launched...

As our insensitivity to our own feelings grows, our lives often begin leaking all kinds of negative emotions. Without...

REFOCUS Breath deeply as you pray and meditate on the words, “You are the potter, I am the clay,”...

THE GREAT GOD O FOUNTAIN OF ALL GOOD, Destroy in me every lofty thought, Break pride to pieces and...

The Same Spirit John 14:15-31 If you love me, you will obey what I command. And I will ask...

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

The holiest of men still need Christ as their Prophet, as “the light of the world.” For he does...

The ass was the beast on which kings rode when they came in peace; only in war did they...

REFOCUS Use this passage from 2nd Timothy as a scripture to focus on, saying each phrase in your mind...

In every great religious tradition the concept is clear: to be contemplative we must become converted to the consciousness...

As Christians we live by faith in God, and we carry within us the notorious hope that a life...

The shalom bringers spread a sense of warmth, comfort, hope, and well-being even before a word is spoken. They...

After a while, this Sabbath-less way of living might even become a point of honor with us. We begin...

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

READ Psalm 32: 1-5 1 Blessed is the one whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered. 2 Blessed...