Stepping Stones Daily Devotional

The Most Human and Most Divine Gesture The two disciples whom Jesus joined on the road to Emmaus recognized...

Swimming Against the Current A casual glimpse at the life of John Wesley may lead us to believe that...

Prayer: A Way of Being Prayer is not primarily saying words or thinking thoughts. It is, rather, a stance....

Crossing the Border There is likely no more important decision than the one of receiving Christ as our Savior....

Jesus Gives Himself to Us When we invite friends for a meal, we do much more than offer them...

A Father’s Love The father in the story of the prodigal son suffered much. He saw his younger son...

Come As You Are To pray well I must first find out where I am. Self-knowledge is never procured...

Let Our Testimony Speak Let us, then, not only call Him Lord, for that will not save us. For...

Showered in Embarrassment All of us had them: One of those times when we’ve embarrassed ourselves. For me one...

The Body of Christ The basis of the Christian community is not the family tie, or social or economic...

Our Disciplines Lead Us Home Going home is a lifelong journey. There are always parts of ourselves that wander...

Confidence in Yahweh Do not put your trust in princes, in mortal men, who cannot save… Blessed is he...

The Work of Prayer God could have arranged to do everything for us; but the object is to teach...

Our Driving Passion We have seen it in athletes and politicians and now and then in religious leaders such...

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

Praise and Thanksgiving O MY GOD, Thou fairest, greatest, first of all objects, my heart admires, adores, and loves...

Vulnerable, Like a Bird Life is precious. Not because it is unchangeable, like a diamond, but because it is...

A World Beyond My Grasp When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. Sudden...

God Sees It takes practice to learn not to censor our prayers. But trying to keep secrets from God...

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

The Prayer of Love Gracious Lord, Thy name is love, in love receive my prayer. My sins are more...

Fruits That Grow in Vulnerability There is a great difference between successfulness and fruitfulness. Success comes from strength, control,...

Authority of Scripture Therefore, everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a...

Image Bearers A couple of years ago I read a story that has taken on great metaphorical significance for...

My Life and Times Belong to God Where I live my little segment of time, I must live it...