Stepping Stones Daily Devotional

God and Our Hearts’ Connection Emotions are tricky things. Some of us have been raised with the idea that...

Peril SOVEREIGN COMMANDER OF THE UNIVERSE, I am sadly harassed by doubts, fears, unbelief in a felt spiritual darkness....

To Be in His Presence The word must become flesh, but the flesh also must become word. It is...

To Be in His Presence Better is one day in your courts than a thousand elsewhere; I would rather...

Sphere of Influence Christopher Lasch suggested that there is a profound difference between celebrities and saints. In a narcissistic,...

God’s Favor Gabriel begins as he always begins, as God always begins (since this is God’s message, not Gabriel’s),...

Leaving A Legacy Here is a great question: How many of us can name the people who have won...

A Hungry Heart He has filled the hungry with good things (Luke 1:53). Edwin Hatch was an ordained priest...

The Ministry of Christ Through Us When his family heard about this, they went to take charge of him,...

Need of Grace O LORD,br Thou knowest my great unfitness for service, my present deadness, my inability to do...

Need of Grace When we say to people, “I will pray for you,” we make a very important commitment....

The Meditation of My Heart Some of us need to realize that we possess hurtful patterns of behavior that...

Like a Screen Door on a Submarine Every time the Gospels mention that Jesus was moved with the deepest...

As Plain as the Nose … How do you keep track of things? I have a set up for...

A Prayer for the Battle O LORD GOD, Thou art my protecting arm, fortress, refuge, shield, buckler. Fight for...

Words That Come from the Heart Words that do not become flesh in us remain “just words.” They have...

Forgiveness of Sins “But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive...

Enduring Grace When we stand ready to suffer for our faith, we are standing where Jesus stood and where...

Stand Firm Stand firm, as does an anvil which is beaten. It is the part of a noble athlete...

Reliance MY FATHER, When thou art angry towards me for my wrongs I try to pacify thee by abstaining...

Right Living and Right Speaking To be a witness for God is to be a living sign of God’s...

As Close as He Wants to Be O Jerusalem, Jerusalem … how often I have longed to gather your...

Discovering Community The source of all such coming together is surely Jesus himself. Community is ever his gift. It...

The Body of Christ Without the discipline of community, solitude degenerates into self-absorption and isolation; without the discipline of...

Jacob’s Ladder One of the things I love about the Bible is that it doesn’t “sugarcoat” its characters. Their...