Stepping Stones Daily Devotional

A Simple, Radical Faith St. Francis was a radical in his day – was even perceived as a heretic...

A Prayer for the Dependent Heart I am blind, be thou my light, ignorant, be thou my wisdom, self-willed,...

Closing the Door to Find God One of the early Christian writers describes the first stage of solitary prayer...

A Spacious Grace We shouldn’t put down people who show great euphoria and excitement after a born again or...

Faithful Through the Opposition A casual glimpse at the life of John Wesley may lead us to believe that...

Search Me, Lead Me, Keep Me O Spirit of God, Help my infirmities; When I am pressed down with...

Becoming the Father The father in the story of the prodigal son suffered much. He saw his younger son...

Becoming the Father The father in the story of the prodigal son suffered much. He saw his younger son...

When the Way Is Hard The powers of this world do not want to see their authority and control...

Breathing Again Through Prayer Prayer is not an indifferent or a small thing. It is not a sweet little...

Bring it to the Father O GOD, Though I am allowed to approach thee I am not unmindful of...

Welcoming Without Hesitation How do we welcome home our lost brothers and sisters? By running out to them, embracing...

When the Wilderness Is the Training Ground The birth and development of Moses is an amazing story. He was...

The God Who Nudges and Leads To think that God could put an idea into someone’s mind and that...

Love That Acts Our work is constant, our homes are full. The problems of the poor continue, so our...

Strength to Resist, Grace to Stand O LORD, The world is artful to entrap, Approaches and fascinates guise, Extends...

Growing Into the Father’s Heart What are we going to do when we get home? When the two sons...

Jesus Is Enough Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of...

Nothing to Lose, Everything to Gain The good news is that the scriptures, tradition, the experience of the saints,...

The Joyful Heart of God Now, Jesus himself was and is a joyous, creative person. He does not allow...

When You Don’t Know What to Pray O Thou That Hearest Prayer, Teach me to pray. I confess that...

Home Along the Way Going home is a lifelong journey. There are always parts of ourselves that wander off...

More Than a Miracle Jesus answered, “I tell you the truth, you are looking for me, not because you...

The Shared Cup The cup of suffering has many shapes and a variety of contents. In our tradition, the...

The Infinite and the Finite THOU GREAT I AM, Fill my mind with elevation and grandeur at the thought...