Stepping Stones Daily Devotional

If our problem is really sin – a fundamental breach in human existence – then repentance, not self-improvement, is...

REFOCUS This breath prayer taken from Romans 8 is a reassurance of God’s unfailing love. On the inhale: Nothing...

THE PRECIOUS BLOOD BLESSED LORD JESUS, Before thy cross I kneel and see the heinousness of my sin, my...

A Place of Vulnerability and Trust When we gather around the table and eat from the same loaf and...

God the Provider Exodus 16:1-8 Moses said, “This is what the Lord has commanded: Take an omer of manna...

You see, I’ve done a lot of work for the Church I’m aware of it. It has been my...

There are some things that only God can do. We look at the rise of violence around the globe...

REFOCUS Use this breath prayer based on Isaiah 6:3 “Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord of hosts, All the...

THE MEDIATOR EVERLASTING CREATOR-FATHER, I have destroyed myself, my nature is defiled, the powers of my soul are degraded; I...

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

The Future Element in our Faith Exodus 3:11-12; 19:3-6 And God said, “I will be with you. And this...

Thirty-eight years is a long time to be unwell. After so long, you might get used to being sick,...

Prayer is not primarily saying words or thinking thoughts. It is, rather, a stance. It’s a way of living...

REFOCUS One of the oldest “breath prayers” is the “Jesus Prayer.” “Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy...

THE CRY OF A CONVICTED SINNER THOU RIGHTEOUS AND HOLY SOVEREIGN, In whose hand is my life and whose...

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

Exploding truth John 8:31-32 In reply Jesus declared, “I tell you the truth, no one can see the kingdom...

To pray well I must first find out where I am. Self-knowledge is never procured cheaply. To pray well...

Let us, then, not only call Him Lord, for that will not save us. For He saith, “Not everyone...

REFOCUS The “refocus” section of this meditation can be used to take our eyes off ourselves and put them...

THE CONVICTING SPIRIT THOU BLESSED SPIRIT, AUTHOR OF ALL GRACE AND COMFORT, Come, work repentance in my soul; Represent...

The basis of the Christian community is not the family tie, or social or economic equality, or shared oppression...

He shall overcome Revelation 21-22 I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the beginning...

Jesus remains Lord by being a servant. The beloved disciple presents a mind-bending image of God, blowing away all...

Those who receive the Lord’s blessing are those who, in their lives, can pay attention to the hungry, the...