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God’s Great Power
Today’s devotional took place at Calvary Church (I had to edit out the reference). I love the idea of the church as a staging center where people receive a fresh reminder of the Spirit’s power at work in and through them each Sunday – not to keep it to themselves
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A Word for Today – May 1
Today’s video looks at 2 Corinthians 8, where Paul writes about the power of churches giving to support other churches in times of need. We
A Word for Today – April 29
The encouragement in today’s video comes from Malachi 3. Blessings, Jim
A Word for Today – April 27
Today, I share a reminder that the gospel is good news that gives us hope in the midst of our current crisis. Blessings, Jim
A Word for Today – April 23
Today’s encouragement comes from the story of David and Goliath found in I Samuel 17. All is well, Lisa
A Word for Today – April 21
This edition of A Word for Today focuses on Amos 4 and my prayer that the Lord will use all that is happening in our
Where is God in Coronavirus – A Conversation
The Center for Pastor Theologians (CPT) interviewed Jim for today’s podcast about the coronavirus and its impact on church ministry and pastoral care. They explore difficult and
A Word for Today – April 20
In A Word for Today, we reflect on God’s promises to us from Psalm 118:5: When hard pressed, I cried to the Lord; he brought
A Word for Today – April 16
In today’s video, we address different ways of responding to the pandemic. I spoke about the comfort from Lamentations 3:19-24 when feeling personally overwhelmed by
Curtained Off
Again today, if you read the Our Daily Bread booklet you would not have seen one of my devotionals; however, if you have the ODB
The Full Reveal
If you read the Our Daily Bread booklet you would not have seen one of my devotionals; however, if you have the ODB app, it
Paper Plate Congregation
It was such a delight to walk into the sanctuary today and see so many “faces” looking back at us. Some friends organized a social
A Word for Today – April 2
Today’s word of encouragement comes from Psalm 68, especially verses 4-6: 4 Sing to God, sing in praise of his name, extol him who rides on the
Holy Week Reading Plan
Holy Week begins this Sunday, April 5 with Palm Sunday. Although I long to remember the hope we have in Jesus because of his death
When I Consider How My Light is Spent
During the March 29 sermon on endurance, I quoted the last line from John Milton’s autobiographical sonnet “When I Consider How My Light is Spent.”
A Word for Today – March 27
The encouragement in the March 27 video comes from Colossians 1:9-14: 9 For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped
A Word for Today – March 23
In today’s video, we shared from Jonah 2:2-9 “In my distress I called to the Lord, and he answered me. From deep in the realm
Martin Luther’s Quote on the Plague
In the March 22, 2020 sermon, I quoted Martin Luther (1483-1546), the German theologian and father of the Protestant Reformation. In 1527, a deadly plague
A Word for Today – March 21
Today’s video comes from I Thessalonians 3:6-13 6 But Timothy has just now come to us from you and has brought good news about your faith