Lisa PriceFor You, O Lord, will bless the righteous; With favor You will surround him as with a shield- Psalm 5:12 NKJV The book of Matthew is getting a lot of read time in my life right …
Peggi TustanLisa Price
For You, O Lord, will bless the righteous; With favor You will surround him as with a shield- Psalm 5:12 NKJV The book of Matthew is getting a lot of read time in my life right …
Dennis Quaid shares with Greg Laurie how 'Soul Surfer' helped him see audiences want films with meaning—including faith films.
Waiting can stir doubt, grief, and unspoken questions about whether God is really at work at all. This reflection explores how God works through waiting, tracing the lives of women in Genesis.
Peggi Tustan
“What does not satisfy when we find it, was not the thing we were desiring.” –C.S. LewisWhat makes a life complete? Earn a degree. Get a promotion. Raise a family. Grow a healthy financial portfolio. Travel the world. All these things are good and beneficial. But we can reach these...
Peggi Tustan“What does not satisfy when we find it, was not the thing we were desiring.” –C.S. LewisWhat makes a life complete? Earn a degree. Get a promotion. Raise a family. Grow a healthy financial portfolio. Travel the world. All these things are good and beneficial. But we can reach these...
As I Can Only Imagine wound down its highly successful theatrical run in 2018, Mercy Me’s Bart Millard thought it was time to get back to what he knew best and resume making music.His inspiring and true-life story of finding hope in the rubble of a dysfunctional, sometimes violent childhood,...
Mary Rooney Armand
Are you struggling to heal from trauma? Nancy shares her powerful story and 7 ways God can lead you to healing and freedom after Trauma.
Sunday, I sent a panic text to our team at our Tates Creek location - a reminder of tension in fast growth. My office window overlooks one of the main entr
Joshua made it a habit to seek the Lord from the very moment God called him to lead the Israelites. Joshua 9 tells us about a time he failed to seek God and the
May all who are godly rejoice in the Lord and praise his holy name! Psalm 97:12 Verse 12 brings Psalm 97 to a climactic closing exhortation that echoes throu
I only met her once, but she’s someone I’ll always remember.We boarded the bus heading to Seattle, and she took the seat right in front of me. Her smile was genuine, and her curly hair bounced as she greeted each new passenger who stepped aboard.As the bus pulled away, she...
Lisa Wesley 
Someone once said that the beginning of the Church Age started with the Book of Acts and the Church Age ends with the book of Jude, when we actually see the acts of the apostates.We’re living in a day that God predicted would happen - when men would fall away,...
Samuel Deuth
Have you ever felt stuck in a season of obscurity, questioning whether your efforts are making a difference? You’re not alone. Many people experience periods of seemingly unseen development—times when progress isn’t immediately visible. But what if these hidden seasons are actually vital for clarify
The harder I try to be holy, the more I find myself discouraged. Have you ever felt that way? Striving for holiness can feel like chasing something just out of reach — the carrot always dangling a …
By Elizabeth Prata Jesus said we do not need to worry. Mt 6:25: “For this reason I say to you, do not be worried about your life, as to what you will eat or what you will drink; nor for your …
I’ve been a faithful Christian for 54 years and have never challenged my soul to set my feet on that ancient path of Lent. First Time Experience My Protesta ...
If Jesus was teaching his people today, I wonder if he’d tell a story along these lines:
Sometimes, you will need to learn how to forget the past and focus on the future. That was the theme of my strong message to a good online friend some days ago. Forgetting the past and moving on is very important of you someone who has had to face a turbulent period at any point […]
Add The preaching of the true word of God always pierces hearts. “So those who received his word were baptized, and there were added that day about three thousand souls.” (Acts 2:41) Su…
Wanda Alger
Here is a clear scriptural break down of the various levels of false witness including the severity of each and the consequences. Before we accuse anyone of lying, we need to define the charge we are bringing.
Mary Rooney ArmandinDaybreak Devotions and Nighttime Prayers
“But a Samaritan, as he was traveling along, came across the man. When the Samaritan saw him, he felt sorry for the man, went to him, and cleaned and bandaged his wounds. Then he put him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him.”...
By Elizabeth Prata SYNOPSIS I reflect on God’s love with His righteous wrath, using Daniel’s compassion toward Nebuchadnezzar. The essay argues that the Gospel begins with wrath against sin and end…
Keri WillisinDaybreak Devotions and Nighttime Prayers
Dear friends, let us continue to love one another, for love comes from God. Anyone who loves is a child of God and knows God. But anyone who does not love does not know God, for God is love. -- I John 4:7-8 (NLT) “I want to know what love...
Keri WillisinDaybreak Devotions and Nighttime Prayers
Dear friends, let us continue to love one another, for love comes from God. Anyone who loves is a child of God and knows God. But anyone who does not love does not know God, for God is love. -- I John 4:7-8 (NLT)Please Pray:I pray that out of his...
Amber GinterinDaybreak Devotions and Nighttime Prayers
“A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” —John 13:34-35 (NIV)Please Pray:Dear God, basing our love on faith and not someone’s actions is...
In Revelation 22 the Lord Jesus says three times, “I come quickly” (verses 7, 12, 20). In 22:17 we read the response: “the Spirit and the bride say, Come!” This cry, Come, is in the present age; it…
New Jerusalem is a city fully in resurrection. It is spiritual, constituted with the divine, eternal life. This is seen in the forerunner in the church age as in Ephesians 2:19-22. Verse 19 speaks…
We can be seekers of truth, or seekers of outcomes. Caiaphas and the Sanhedrin were looking not for the truth, but for an outcome, and they got it.
Discover the wisdom in Proverbs 20:25: avoid rash vows to God and enrich your prayers with thoughtful commitment, turning potential traps into faithful devo ...
Samuel Deuth
The Holy Spirit isn’t just a comforting presence—it's your divine power to deepen your relationship with God and activate supernatural gifts. By seeking, listening, and stepping out in faith, you position yourself to live in divine empowerment every day.
Therefore, be imitators, as beloved children, and walk in love, just as Christ also loved you and gave Himself up for us, as an offering and sacrifice to God as a fragrant aroma. – Ephesians 5:1-2 “I give up!” If you have ever heard these words come out of your...
As women we are not to allow the expectations of others to cause us to hold back from being ourselves. To answer the question is a wise woman
Eyes closed. Ears open. Head nodded, I lean my face into the wind. I hear the crash of rippled waves, rhythmic and steady, an orchestra of crescendos on the surf. I feel the afternoon sun, the heat…
“Jesus said to him, ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’” -- Matthew 22:37-39 (NKJV)Please Pray: Heavenly...
My journey to understand, learn, and educate myself about grief began eight years ago after my husband suddenly died. I went on a desperate search to find words to describe my sorrow, pain, and mourning. In the beginning, I couldn’t retain or read more than a paragraph. My grief brain was limited.
Lisa Wesley 
The Season of Lent: A Guide to Its Meaning, Practices, and 2026 Dates Lent is one of the most significant observances in the Christian calendar. It is a 40-day period of reflection and spiritual preparation leading up to Easter Sunday, the celebration of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ....
The prior post is the last in my series on New Jerusalem as the bride, the wife of the Lamb Jesus Christ. A booklet by Witness Lee, The Bible—a Romance of a Universal Couple, published and © by Liv…
A study of John 10:11-21 reveals the good shepherd, the relationship between father and son and authority for Jesus' death and resurrection.
Lilka Finley RaphaelinDaybreak Devotions and Nighttime Prayers
A fool spurns a parent’s discipline, but whoever heeds correction shows prudence. --Proverbs 15:5 (NIV)Now that my children are adults and long gone from the nest, I constantly remember my mother’s wise words, “Once a parent, always a parent. The prayers never cease.” She was adamant that parenting had no...
Since the invention of steam power, engines have needed to oil in order to work right. But what divine tool causes our life to run smoothly?
“And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.” – Matthew 24:30Most people choose to ignore the...
Satan is a master of spin, frequently including just enough truth to make something sound or appear legitimate, while including a poison pill in the mixture.
A biblical look at eternity inspired by Randy Alcorn’s Heaven What will heaven really be like? For many people, heaven feels vague — clouds, harps, angels, and an endless worship service floa…
Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Matthew 28: 19-20 NKJV
“You can sell a bag of cocaine once. A 5-year-old child, you can sell them 5-10 times a day, for 10 years straight.” – Tim Ballard from the movie, “Sound of Freedom.” Image genera…
Janet Perez-Eckles
A reflection on prayer, waiting, and God’s unfailing love—discover how God listens, heals, and works in the waiting, even when answers are delayed.
The late afternoon sunlight filtered gently through the curtains of the William family’s living room. The hum of the air conditioner mingled with faint laughter drifting in from the street outside, while William, Sandra, and their teenage daughter Precious sat together on the sofa. On the television, Pastor Charles —...
Connie HarperinDaybreak Devotions and Nighttime Prayers
And I will be a Father to you, and you will be sons and daughters to me, says the Lord Almighty. - 2 Corinthians 6:18 (CSB) Please Pray:Father God, please help me to see Your sons and daughters in a new light. Help me find the strength to love when...
Revive Our Hearts
We all make excuses—but what happens when God calls us to a task anyway? Moses’ story has the answer.
These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. – Deuteronomy 6:6-7 (NIV)Please Pray: Heavenly Father,Thank you...
Image generated via AI. “I want you to have a stress test and an echocardiogram,” said my heart doctor. I was having some difficulties with my breathing. I have had these tests done before at the s…
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I did not know that love would arrive so quietly— not with thunder, not with trembling skies, but like morning light slipping between curtains to rest gently on my face.You came the same way— soft as a secret, certain as the tide.And somehow, in the space between your laughter and...
Sheryl H. Boldt
After reading these two Bible verses, I wanted to hug God—probably because I felt like He was hugging me through those verses. His Word reminded me that He loves me unconditionally.
Discover how Proverbs 15:29 unveils God's distance from wickedness and closeness to righteous prayers, empowering you to deepen your own communion with ...
Mary Rooney Armand
The story of the good Samaritan teaches us about kindness, compassion, and how to love like Jesus.
Mike Genung
“So teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom.” Psalm 90:12 My wife and I celebrated our 37th anniversary last week by going away to the mountains for several days. We had a wonderful time. These investments of time Read More
Mike Genung
Leslie Vernick is a speaker, author, counselor and relationship coach. She is the author of seven books, including he Emotionally Destructive Relationship and her most recent The Emotionally Destructive Marriage. She has received the American Association of Christian Counselors Caregiver Award, and been married to Howard Read More
The Bible presents a romance. Love and marriage are seen beginning with Adam and Eve in Genesis 2 and concluding with New Jerusalem in Revelation 21-22. A song which presents this view begins: __Th…
Shout to the Lord, all the earth; break out in praise and sing for joy! Psalm 98:4 I love it when the Holy Spirit comes over me, giving me the urge to shout
Carlene Hill ByroninDaybreak Devotions and Nighttime Prayers
“It’s all over! I am doomed, for I am a sinful man. I have filthy lips, and I live among a people with filthy lips. Yet I have seen the King, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.” – Isaiah 6:5 (NLT) How can I dare to write to you about holiness?...
O Israel, hope in the Lord; for with the Lord there is unfailing love. His redemption overflows. Psalm 130:7 Psalm 130 begins with desperation but ends with
Revive Our Hearts
Tempted by comparison? Here’s your invitation to live in fullness rather than lack.
Today has been a hard day. Some days just feel darker, harder to hold on to hope. So much pain and fear threaten to choke me, drowning out the joy and peace. I can’t stop the tears as they pour from my eyes, uncontrollable cracks everywhere as my heart breaks again. Why are we so messy? Where is the
Sheryl H. Boldt
Bitterness changes us, making us less than the person we want to model to our children and grandchildren.
Kim Gentry MeyerinDaybreak Devotions and Nighttime Prayers
"...As I have loved you, so you must love one another." - John 13:34 "Teach me to love...to love like You, Lord..."These are the lyrics to a new song I'm writing, and they're also the words I've been praying on repeat, because this year I want to better understand Christ-like...
If you have been following my blog for any length of time, you would know that I am passionate about the pursuit of a tangible experience of God. I believe it is what the Bible evidences and advoca…
Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes, And prudent in their own sight! -Isaiah 5:21, NKJV The practice of some pastors is to treat adultery on the same level as failure to do one’s share of the household chores: They are not the same! Faithful spouses are already primed to take on more responsibility … Continue reading "Religious-y “Both Sides” Advice"
What does it mean to be born again? According to the Bible, being born again is a supernatural act of God in which He brings a spiritually dead sinner to life through the power of the Holy Spi…
Beth PatchinDaybreak Devotions and Nighttime Prayers
“Blessings on the King who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven, and glory in highest heaven!” – Luke 19:37 Scanning the incoming travelers, my eyes searched the people in the rear we could barely see coming. My son-in-law’s head would surely poke out above the rest...
Beth PatchinDaybreak Devotions and Nighttime Prayers
“Blessings on the King who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven, and glory in highest heaven!” – Luke 19:37Please Pray: Lord Jesus, I so desperately want to live with my arms and voice raised to praise you. But sometimes I become bashful, not fully willing to...
Though we have looked generally at the impact of God’s control on humanity, we now turn to more specific references about how God exercises His sovereignty in our personal lives. We also need to consider our responsibilities as God works out His will in us. While we have previously considered the broad implications of God’s control over all humanity, it is important now to focus more specifically on how God’s sovereignty operates in our individual lives. The way God exercises His authority and g
The presentation of New Jerusalem as the bride, the wife of the Lamb Jesus Christ, is the high point at the end of the Bible. This eternal marriage is in Revelation 19:7-9 and 21:2, 9-11, followed …
Welcome to Real Life . What do you long for? “What does not satisfy when we find it, was not the thing we were desiring.” –C.S. Lewis What m...
“Jesus said to him, ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’” -- Matthew 22:37-39 (NKJV) I am...
Revive Our Hearts
In a world built on convenience, comfort, and immediate gratification, surrendering our impulses and denying our flesh gains far more than we lose.
PHASE ONE It starts innocently. Her “specimen” is mailed to a lab run by people she will never meet her…analyzing a body they know nothing about. Two weeks later, an email arrives. It’s a PDF with charts, numbers, and colored ranges. It looks important. It also makes almost no sense.Her eyes immediately land on the numbers flagged “out of range.” Her stomach tightens. Is something wrong? She schedules a follow-up… but the next available appointment is two weeks away. So, she does what nearly ev
As a father shows compassion to his children, so the Lord shows compassion to those who fear him. -- Psalm 103:13 (ESV)Please Pray: Lord, there are times when being a parent means hanging on by your fingernails. You allowed your one and only Son to die for our sins so...
As a father shows compassion to his children, so the Lord shows compassion to those who fear him. -- Psalm 103:13 (ESV)Ever had one of those "bad parent" days? Few parents haven’t had one, where all goes wrong and you don't respond well. The baby makes “art” in his or...
As Christians, how do we stay motivated to follow God's Law? It can be a battle to keep His commands when the world's screaming the opposite.
I love carnival. I love the pulsating rhythms of soca music. I love the creative wonder of hundreds of steel drums chanting a melody while the whole stage vibrates with joy. I love to dance. I love…
Carol McLeod
I loved my dad so much. He was a farmer at heart, even though he never owned hundreds of acres or drove a shiny new tractor. His kingdom was a one-acre plot of land behind our century-old home, and in that sacred stretch of soil, he ruled with gentleness, diligence, and joy. I was a daddy’s girl f
By Elizabeth Prata My “Cut To the Chase” articles are shorter form, bulleted discernment outlines, rather than a longer essay. @JustinPetersMin wrote, “Experiencing God was one of…
Jesus' letters to 7 churches in the book of Revelation. These letters to 7 churches in Asia Minor have many messages, lessons, and warnings for God's people today
By Elizabeth Prata SYNOPSIS Feeling the old pressure of New Year’s dates and Valentine expectations, I contrast restless singleness with hard-won contentment in Christ. Through regret, divorce, and…
From Pagan Sleep Temples to Hypnobirthing: Nothing New Under the Sun By Elizabeth Prata Should a Christian undergo hypnosis to ingrain new behavior patterns and dispense with unwanted desires or ac…
Take a few minutes and prayerfully read John 6:16-21? That evening, Jesus’ disciples went down to the shore to wait for him. But as darkness fell and Jesus ...
Connie HarperinDaybreak Devotions and Nighttime Prayers
And I will be a Father to you, and you will be sons and daughters to me, says the Lord Almighty. - 2 Corinthians 6:18 (CSB) An older man came forward one Sunday morning to give his heart to Christ. He was alone and barely able to walk. He later...
These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. – Deuteronomy 6:6-7 (NIV)The other day, my heart...
Let the message about Christ, in all its richness, fill your lives. Teach and counsel each other with all the wisdom he gives. Sing psalms and hymns and spiritu
By Elizabeth Prata SYNOPSIS A popular teaching claims mothers can secure pain-free childbirth through faith and declaration. Examining Scripture in context, this review exposes faulty interpretatio…
Therefore, be imitators, as beloved children, and walk in love, just as Christ also loved you and gave Himself up for us, as an offering and sacrifice to God as a fragrant aroma. – Ephesians 5:1-2Please Pray: Heavenly Father, How humbled we are that you would trust one of your...
By Elizabeth Prata This article addresses the tension wives face when husbands fail to lead spiritually. Drawing on counsel from John Piper and others, it urges patient prayer, humble faith, and st…
Image generated via AI. I heard the other day about a conversation in which people who do know God believe they shouldn’t bother Him with what they would consider a trivial request. One lady felt i…
One theme that came up in this week's subscriber Q&A (you can subscribe below if you're not on our mailing list) is the concept of aging well. As you can all probably tell, I have a "desk job," meaning my work is tied to a computer screen. Given that I LOVE my work, I won't be giving up my screen time in the foreseeable future. But therein is a potential obstacle to aging as well as I know I'm capable of... I can't spend the next few decades sitting in front of a computer for 8–10 hours a day w
Lilka Finley RaphaelinDaybreak Devotions and Nighttime Prayers
A fool spurns a parent’s discipline, but whoever heeds correction shows prudence. --Proverbs 15:5 (NIV)Please Pray: Heavenly Father, Thank You for Your constant love and guidance in our lives. Help us to be patient, wise, and merciful in our roles as parents, just as You are with us. Grant us...
Have you ever asked, “God, what do you want from me?” I have. And then I delved into Jesus’ conversation with the Samaritan woman He met at a well and realized I had been asking the wrong question altogether. Pull up a seat and let’s listen in. This woman had been cast aside by five different husbands and was now living with a man who was not her husband. Read more...
Revive Our Hearts
Ready to step out of the shallows into a deeper spiritual life? Here's how to nurture deeper thinking, richer prayer, and a closer relationship with God.
2 Now the overseer is to be above reproach, faithful to his wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, 3 not given to drunkenness, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money. -I Timothy 3:2-3, NIV When a secular teacher violates trust and is convicted of abusing a minor, they are FOREVER banned from a teaching license. This secular requirement … Continue reading "Not Punishment or Piling On"
Nancy C. Williams
The Dead Sea Scrolls represent a significant find–a “buried treasure” in confirming God’s word.
Revive Our Hearts
If you’re in a season of dryness, take heart: God can—and wants to—do something with your fallow ground.
Lisa Price
I am the Lord, that is My name; I will not give My glory to another, Nor My praise to idols. Behold, the former things have come to pass, Now I declare …
“Your husband is in critical condition” the doctor had said. Flight For Life isn’t for fun. A 55-minute ambulance drive was too long.
As we began this “Encouragement for the Way” series, the challenge was to read a chapter a day in the book of John. No doubt some of you likely finished your journey through John a week or two ago, and some of you may have started and just kind of fell off. Regardless of where...
