Category Archives: Devotional Thoughts

SOUND THEOLOGY

In the Peanuts comic strip, Linus and Lucy are standing at the window looking out at the rain falling. Lucy says to Linus, “Boy, look at it rain…What if it floods the earth?” Linus, the resident biblical scholar for the … Continue reading

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OUR NEED FOR RELATIONSHIP

“That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you also, that ye also may have fellowship with us: yea, and our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ” (1 Jn. 1:3). A need for … Continue reading

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ALL EARS

A Missionary translator was endeavoring to find a word for obedience in the native language in which he worked. It was a virtue seldom practiced among the people for whom it he wanted to translate the New Testament. One day as … Continue reading

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There is a story about a man who had a huge boulder in his front yard. He grew weary of this big, unattractive stone in the center of his lawn, so he decided to take advantage of it and turn … Continue reading

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BANGING AT THE DOOR

Have you ever wondered why opportunity knocks but once – yet temptation bangs on the door constantly? Friends, redeem the time (Eph. 5:15-16; Col. 4:5) – take advantage of every opportunity to do good “that no advantage may be gained … Continue reading

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NEAR THE FATHER

The story is told of a small boy who was very fond of his father, and loved to join him wherever he went. One day while his dad was engaged in intensive Bible study, the youngster tapped at his office … Continue reading

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MARRIAGE IS FOR LIFE

I recently saw a newspaper cartoon of a mother reading a bedtime story to her little, curly-haired daughter. The book was called Grim Reality Fairy Tales, and the text read, “and the prince kissed her and they fell in love, … Continue reading

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DON’T MESS WITH MY ICE CREAM

Scientists from the Universities of Dundee and Edinburgh have formulated a new recipe for an ice cream that doesn’t melt. The recipe is the result of the discovery of a new protein, BsIA, that binds the air, fat and water … Continue reading

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DON’T GIVE UP

Two frogs fell into a deep cream bowl. One was an optimistic soul. But the other took the gloomy view. “We’ll drown,” he lamented without much ado, and with a last despairing cry, he flung up his legs and said … Continue reading

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OUR HELP COMES FROM ABOVE

Learn a lesson from the trees. In the autumn the leaves fall while the tree branches remain stretching heavenward, and when all the leaves are gone the branches still stretched upward. When the snow comes and the brutal winds blow … Continue reading

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