Stepping Stones Daily Devotional

Faith Comes with Opposition Those who seek to follow Jesus will encounter opposition. It follows as surely as night...

Seeing Disaster as God Sees It The ability to see disaster within a framework that is good requires us...

Unless a Grain of Wheat … Jesus has gone before us. In the words of John 13:1, he has...

Unless a Grain of Wheat … How does a grain of wheat feel as it is planted in the...

Through the Gift of God’s Mercy, Give Attention to What Matters Most Attention is a sign of sincere repentance....

He Purposes it for Good Out of a sense of blessedness that was with him from childhood, he remained...

A Prayer for an Exchange Father, I rejoice in your hard love today. You only discipline sons and daughters....

Into the Sea The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One...

God, Our Wall of Protection It should be the work of Christians who believe in the paschal mystery to...

God, Our Wall of Protection “Jerusalem will be a city without walls … And I myself will be a...

A Prayer for Re-Direction O Lord, our God, Thou art our Preserver, Governor, Savior, and coming Judge. Quieten our...

Overcome the World When life is very difficult, people sometimes lay hold of resources that they never knew they...

A Prayer for a Compass in the Direction of Glory Now as to the quiz, do the spirits that...

A Prayer for a Compass in the Direction of Glory Humble me today Holy Spirit. Your word reveals abundant...

Fishing With Jesus Those who know me know that I love to fish. What they may not know is...

What Does Your Faith Look Like? There is no need to multiply examples of what is so patently an...

The Great I Am THOU GREAT I AM, Fill my mind with elevation and grandeur at the thought of...

Taking Faith (and the Object of our Faith) Seriously What distinguishes the Christians whose faith is deep, burning, powerful,...

Putting God First in Your Life Sooner or later, you will have to put God first in your life,...

A Prayer of Confession Holy Spirit let me not grieve You today in my actions, words or thoughts. Make...

Followers of Christ The way early disciples lived with mystified people around them because the disciples seemed to live...

Come to the Healing Waters Many of us have absorbed tacit or explicit taboos about what we are permitted...

The Coolidge Cat Plymouth Notch, Vermont is a village of just over 500 people. It is relatively unremarkable except...

Lord, High and Holy, Meek and Lowly, Thou hast brought me to the valley of vision, Where I live...

The Gift of Friendship Friendship is one of the greatest gifts a human being can receive. It is a...