Daily Devotional

Sin And Self-Centeredness by Jon Walker   "We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love other believers." (1 John 3:14 GW) Living for yourself is essentially the same thing as sin. When we live for ourselves, we live as if we're separated from God – and that's when we, as believers, become mean and selfish, insensitive and manipulative. It's...

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by Jon Walker "Be patient with each other, making allowance for each other's faults because of your love." (Ephesians 4:2b NLT) Humorist Dave Barry says, "A perfect parent is a person with excellent child-rearing theories and no actual children." The same could be said of a perfect world or the perfect family. Created by God and guided by his perfect instructions,...

April 30, 2007 ...

GRACE The boy stood with back arched, head cocked back and hands clenched defiantly. "Go ahead, give it to me." The principal looked down at the young rebel. "How many times have you been here?" The child sneered rebelliously, "Apparently not enough." The principal gave the boy a strange look. "And...

May 4, 2007 ...