Stepping Stones Daily Devotional

Transformational ThoughtWhen I first started my psychiatric practice, I really struggled with one problem for a while … when...

Transformational ThoughtWe lost our power the other night. I was reflexively hitting the light switch expecting to get some...

Transformational ThoughtWhether it relates to food, finances, sex, my favorite sporting event, an upcoming vacation, holidays, events with my...

Transformational ThoughtYesterday, we opened up the topic of judging others. We saw how we are called not to judge...

Transformational ThoughtLike it or not, we are judging something all the time. Someone’s clothes … hair … car …...

Transformational Thought I love to please my daughters. Who doesn’t want to see their kids happy, especially if we...

Transformational ThoughtI remember when I was putting together one of the girl’s first bicycles on Christmas Eve. It was...

Transformational ThoughtTwo talented tightrope walkers amazed the crowd with acrobatics while crossing treacherous Niagara Falls. After many dangerous stunts,...

Transformational ThoughtHow many of us believe, deep down, that we deserve a trouble-free life? And even if we don’t...

Transformational ThoughtSo many times I have patients who come to me with complaints of not feeling rested. We discuss...

Transformational ThoughtRecently, I was in the midst of a very hectic couple week stretch. The phone rang and my...

Transformational ThoughtGod’s Word tells us that He does speak to us. If we are not hearing, it’s because we...

Transformational ThoughtMost kids don’t come into the world in a totally random way. Most people have been thinking since...

Transformational ThoughtThis might sound a bit shocking to most of you, but put yourself in these shoes and bear...

Transformational ThoughtI was blessed to be born into a family of 14 children. After 60 years my brothers and...

Transformational ThoughtI suffer from slight claustrophobia. On a recent business flight I got stuck in a middle seat. I’d...

Transformational ThoughtI know when I was at my lowest point … Essex County jail in Newark, NJ, ripped shirt,...

Transformational ThoughtSo many times, we make mistakes. Even big sinful ones. Unfortunately, we often let our fleshly me-centered nature...

Transformational ThoughtWhen we were first married, predicting what my wife would order for dinner, knowing how she would react...

Transformational ThoughtWhen you feel angry with someone or something, do you express your feelings … or do you hold...

May 1, 2011 Transformational ThoughtYesterday we talked about how anger isn’t necessarily wrong, dysfunctional, or sinful. But what causes...

Transformational ThoughtAnger: right or wrong? The answer is that anger is right … but it can also be wrong....

Transformational ThoughtHow refreshing is this fact … Jesus never changes! When you climbed out of bed this morning, regardless...

Transformational ThoughtJesus taught the parable of the prodigal son in Luke 15:11-32. This young man really showed the classic...

Transformational ThoughtHopefully, as you have been with us, you have recognized an area of emphasis we consistently focus on:...