Stepping Stones Daily Devotional

Words That Come from the Heart Words that do not become flesh in us remain “just words”. They have...

Forgiveness of Sins “But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive...

Stand firm, as does an anvil which is beaten. It is the part of a noble athlete to be...

When we stand ready to suffer for our faith, we are standing where Jesus stood and where he stands...

REFOCUS Today’s breath prayer is from the book of Colossians. It contains two phrases, one to say on the...

RELIANCE MY FATHER, When thou art angry towards me for my wrongs I try to pacify thee by abstaining...

Right Living and Right Speaking To be a witness for God is to be a living sign of God’s...

As Close as He Wants to Be O Jerusalem, Jerusalem… how often I have longed to gather your children...

The source of all such coming together is surely Jesus himself. Community is ever his gift. It was this...

Without the discipline of community, solitude degenerates into self-absorption and isolation; without the discipline of solitude, community degenerated into...

REFOCUS Use this prayer adapted from Psalm 2:1 as a breath prayer: I will worship the Lord with reverence....

NEW BEGINNINGS INCOMPREHENSIBLE, GREAT, AND GLORIOUS GOD, I adore thee and abase myself. I approach thee mindful that I...

The Fruit of the Spirit How does the Spirit of God manifest itself through us? Often we think that...

A Hungry Heart He has filled the hungry with good things. Luke 1:53 Edwin Hatch was an ordained priest...

The Christian is a citizen of the church universal. While we delight in the uniqueness of each individual, our...

A wise swimmer does not cross a difficult channel without a boat close behind, with those aboard watching for...

REFOCUS Based on Provers 4:1 you can use the following as an affirmation of God’s leadership in your life....

THE PRAYER OF LOVE GRACIOUS LORD, Thy name is love, in love receive my prayer. My sins are more...

From Unceasing Thinking to Unceasing Prayer Our minds are always active. We analyze, reflect, day-dream, or dream. There is...

A Heart Like His 2 Corinthians 5:12-21 We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal...

Something happens to us when we consult one another in Christian community. In sharing our thoughts with others, surprising...

Clearly, in the serious contemplation of our place in the human community lies the quality of our contemplation. To...

REFOCUS The “Jesus Prayer” is used by many Orthodox Christians. It is drawn from the story Jesus told where...

ACT OF APPROACH BENIGN LORD, I praise thee continually for permission to approach thy throne of grace, and to...

The Still, Small Voice of Love Many voices ask for our attention. There is a voice that says, “Prove...