Stepping Stones Daily Devotional

Transformational ThoughtGot a quick quiz for you. Who is stronger, a tiger or a man? You know, physically stronger?...

Transformational ThoughtEach year in the small town where I grew up, the local park district ran a kite-flying contest....

Transformational ThoughtIn my younger days, I enjoyed cutting and splitting my own firewood. I would whip that sledge, honing...

Transformational ThoughtWhen my girls were really small, I used to throw them way up in the air. Oh,...

Transformational ThoughtThank you…yes ma’am…you’re beautiful…I love you. Words can be so powerful; they can bless, soothe, and empower....

Transformational ThoughtLast evening I glanced out my window and noticed the most unusual color in the sky. The...

Transformational ThoughtJumbo shrimp. Military Intelligence. Harmless crime. Non-fat ice cream. Even Christian psychiatrist. These are all oxymorons, figures of...

Transformational ThoughtWe just finished sweet 16 birthday parties for my middle daughter, Nicole. She even has us celebrating her...

Transformational ThoughtSeveral years ago at Disney World in Orlando, Florida (the world-acclaimed happiest place on Earth) I witnessed an...

Transformational ThoughtPro athletes have such amazing physical skills. They have honed their bodies and developed muscle memory through years...

Transformational ThoughtTrick or Treat. As a kid, I never really understood what that actually meant. I was the one...

Transformational ThoughtGod is not like us. He’s not flesh and blood, and that can make Him feel so far...

Transformational ThoughtIn every child, there is evidence of the parents’ contributions to the child’s makeup. They have their father’s...

Transformational ThoughtWhen I was 26 years old, I was the greatest thing since sliced bread…in my eyes. But when...

Transformational ThoughtWhen I was a child, my brothers and I would play this game. We would go into the...

Transformational ThoughtThere was a lumberjack, Jack, hired to cut down 30 trees a day. For the first few days...

Transformational ThoughtDo you feel your heart beating right now? Do you feel billions, yea, billions of brain cells...

Transformational ThoughtWe seem to be living in a me-first era. People exercise less restraint over their impulses and do...

Transformational ThoughtI have an engineering kind of mind, never been much of a reader. English was a class...

Transformational ThoughtAs I get older, my memory just isn’t the same. Sure I have so much more to...

Transformational ThoughtWe have seen many famous people fall from high places. Tiger Woods, Lindsay Lohan, John and Kate...

Transformational ThoughtI remember life as a teenager, everything seemed so simple. Authority was always corrupt or out of touch....

Transformational ThoughtWriting these devotionals is so enjoyable and such a blessing to us in so many ways. One aspect...

Transformational ThoughtAbout four years ago I lost my brother Allen to cancer. Long before his illness, Allen worked daily...

Transformational ThoughtI know, today’s title sounds like a Sunday School cliché, but I want to share a childhood memory...