

Let Patience Do Its Work | Held by the Promise, Part 2
October 13th, 2026
What if the season you are trying to get through is also a season God wants to use? Waiting can feel unproductive, but Scripture reminds us that patience is doing important work beneath the surface. Sometimes God is shaping our faith, character, and trust long before our circumstances change. If you are discouraged by how long something is taking, then this devotional will help you look for what G...
When Waiting Gets Loud | Held by the Promise, Part 1
October 12th, 2026
Have you ever been tempted to make something happen because waiting on God was taking longer than you expected? When the waiting gets loud, it can become easy to confuse our own urgency with God's direction. Abraham and Sarah remind us that faith does not have to force an outcome. It can trust God enough to follow His lead. If waiting has made you restless or tempted to take control, then this dev...
Keep Jesus At The Center | The Way of Grace, Part 5
October 9th, 2026
Even good relationships become unhealthy when we ask people to take the place only Jesus can fill. Grace allows us to love deeply without making another person our source of security, identity, or worth. The healthiest relationships continually encourage us toward greater dependence on Christ. If you have been carrying unrealistic expectations in a relationship, today’s devotional is an invitation...
Relationships That Refresh | The Way of Grace, Part 4
October 8th, 2026
What do people experience when they are in relationship with you? Healthy relationships are not built on fear, control, or keeping score; they are built on trust, generosity, and grace. Proverbs tells us that those who refresh others will themselves be refreshed. If you want your relationships to feel less exhausting and more life-giving, today’s devotional is a good place to begin.
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Connect Before You Correct | The Way of Grace, Part 3
October 7th, 2026
Truth is important, but so is the way we carry it. Grace-based relationships do not avoid difficult conversations; they approach them with humility, gentleness, and love. When people know we care about them, correction becomes less about winning and more about restoration. If you need to have a hard conversation with someone, today’s devotional will help you approach it differently.
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What Is Your Life Producing? | The Way of Grace, Part 2
October 6th, 2026
What comes out of you when relationships get difficult? Galatians reminds us that the Holy Spirit wants to produce love, patience, kindness, gentleness, and self-control in every part of our lives—including our relationships. Instead of focusing only on what someone else needs to change, God may be inviting us to notice what He wants to grow in us. If a relationship has been testing you lately, to...
Grace In, Grace Out | The Way of Grace, Part 1
October 5th, 2026
Are you giving others the same grace you hope to receive? It can be easy to explain our own mistakes while judging someone else for theirs, but encountering the grace of Jesus changes the way we see people. The more we understand how much mercy we have received, the more freely we can extend it. If you find yourself keeping score in a relationship, today’s devotional is an invitation to come back ...
Friend of Sinners | Come Close, Part 5
October 2nd, 2026
What does holiness look like when it encounters someone who is broken? Jesus was completely holy, yet sinners continually felt safe enough to come near Him. He never compromised truth, but neither did He allow truth to become an excuse for withholding compassion and mercy. If you want your life to reflect the heart of Jesus toward people who are hurting, struggling, or far from God, today’s devoti...
He Understands | Come Close, Part 4
October 1st, 2026
Have you ever felt like you should be stronger than you are? Jesus understands weakness, temptation, exhaustion, grief, and suffering because He willingly entered the human experience Himself. Instead of asking us to hide our struggles, He invites us to come boldly to Him for mercy and grace. If you’re tired of trying to hold everything together on your own, today’s devotional will remind you that...
Known and Still Chosen | Come Close, Part 3
September 30th, 2026
What if Jesus already knows the parts of your story you are trying hardest to hide? He knew every weakness and failure before He ever called you, yet His love still moved toward you. Grace does not pretend our failures do not matter, but it refuses to let them become the final definition of who we are. If shame or regret has made you question whether God can still love or use you, today’s devotion...
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January
Honor | The Path to BlessingOffense is OptionalBuilt to FinishI Am, Part 1 | Jesus, The Bread That SatisfiesI Am, Part 2 | Jesus, The Light That Leads Us HomeI Am, Part 3 | Jesus, The Gate That Gives LifeI Am, Part 4 | Jesus, The Good ShepherdI Am, Part 5 | Jesus, The Resurrection and the LifeI Am, Part 6 | Jesus, The Way, The Truth, and The LifeI Am, Part 7 | Jesus, The True VineWhat Would Change?Keeping Our Eyes On JesusDidn't Our Hearts Burn? | Part OneDidn't Our Hearts Burn? | Part TwoDidn't Our Hearts Burn | Part ThreeDidn't Our Hearts Burn | Part FourDidn't Our Hearts Burn | Part FiveStill Burning. Part 1 | When Love Grows QuietStill Burning, Part 2 | Hungry AgainStill Burning, Part 3 | Creating Space to GrowStill Burning, Part 4 | Learning to Say NoStill Burning, Part 5 | Taste and See
February
When I'm Not Ok, Part 1 | Honest Hearts Before GodWhen I'm Not Ok, Part 2 | The Work You Can't SeeWhen I'm Not Ok, Part 3 | A Clean and Renewed ConscienceWhen I'm Not Ok, Part 4 | Through the Valley, Not Stuck In ItWhen I'm Not Ok, Part 5 | From Pain to TestimonySave me, LordHuman Point of ViewLearning Before Leading, Part 1 | A Teachable SpiritLearning Before Leading, Part 2 | Faithful With What’s Been EntrustedLearning Before Leading, Part 3 | Led by the Spirit, Not MomentumDo Not Grieve Him, Part 1 | The Beauty of a Soft HeartDo Not Grieve Him, Part 2 | From Salvation to SurrenderDo Not Grieve Him, Part 3 | Making Room for His PresenceHealthy Things Grow, Part 1 | Preparing the SoilHealthy Things Grow, Part 2 | Trusting the GrowthDo Not Grieve Him, Part 4 | A Softer Heart in a Sharper WorldWhen Effort Isn’t Enough | Not by Might, Part 1Obedience in the Waiting | Not by Might Part 2Not by Strength, but by His Spirit | Not by Might Part 3Empowered, Enabled, Sustained | Not by Might, Part 4
March
“You Heretic” | Ponderings of a PastorSpirit and Truth | Ponderings of a PastorSpiritual Fathers | Ponderings of a Pastor“Discernment is not a spiritual gift. Discerning of spirits is.” | Ponderings of a Pastor“The Dove” | Ponderings of a PastorPresence Before Performance | Ponderings of a PastorCreated for This Moment | Called Beyond Comfort, Part 1Obedient Faith | Called Beyond Comfort, Part 2When God’s Purpose Confronts My Comfort | Called Beyond Comfort, Part 3Faithful Messengers | Called Beyond Comfort, Part 4I Can't Come Down | Ponderings of a PastorFrom the Inside Out | Wholehearted, Part 1Following the Shepherd | Wholehearted, Part 2When Truth Meets the HeartThe Gift of Godly BoundariesKnown, Loved, & Delighted In | Undivided, Part 1The Quiet Place of Soul Care | Undivided, Part 2When Your Soul Feels Stuck | Out of the Doldrums, Part 1When Delay Turns Into Decline | Out of the Doldrums, Part 2The Breath That Brings You Back | Out of the Doldrums, Part 3A Love that Stays | From Table to Triumph, Part 1A Covenant That Draws You Close | From Table to Triumph, Part 2
April
In the Garden, He Chose You | From Table to Triumph, Part 4A Way Made Open | From Table to Triumph, Part 3The Stone is Rolled Away | From Table to Triumph, Part 5Love is the Characteristic of LightWhat Truth Reveals | Formed by Truth, Part 1Responding to Truth | Formed by Truth, Part 2Asking for More | There is More, Part 1Beyond Understanding | There is More, Part 2Re-Digging Old WellsHe Did What He SaidLight and Love, Darkness and HateThe Posture That Produces GrowthFrom Performance to PresenceSpiritual WisdomFlooded with LightGreatness of His PowerWhen You Rest, God Still MovesWhat Has Your Attention?When the Door is OpenOpen Hands, Open HeartStay in the FireThe Weight You Don't Have to Carry
