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DEVOTIONAL – MAY 27, 2012

Have you ever watched someone trying to enter a “members only” establishment without the credentials necessary to be admitted? It’s a fascinating game. The person may claim to know someone inside, to be a member of the band, or may even offer a bribe.

DEVOTIONAL – MAY 20, 2012

Martha loved Jesus and she believed in him, but she did not yet understand his power. Ann Pooser, a member of the Sunday school class I taught, often reminded us of our own lack of understanding of Jesus’ power.

DEVOTIONAL – MAY 13, 2012

Being compared to sheep is not always flattering. I’ve heard they are not the most intelligent of animals, and I once saw a sheep fall over when it was half-sheared–it didn’t even try to adjust and stay on its feet!

DEVOTIONAL – MAY 6, 2012

A popular comic strip featured a two-frame cartoon of a caveman saying, “Please, God, just give me a sign.” In the next frame, a large billboard fell from heaven. It read, “Sign!”

DEVOTIONAL – APRIL 29, 2012

When I make one home improvement, such as painting a dingy wall or replacing faded carpet, I inevitably notice other things that need attention as well. One change frequently leads to another.

DEVOTIONAL – APRIL 22, 2012

Have you ever just wanted to be invisible or to go unnoticed? I sure have. It sometimes happens to me after I have experienced a significant failure or after I have made a big mistake.

DEVOTIONAL – APRIL 15, 2012

WWJD? The What Would Jesus Do movement with its jewelry and T-shirts may have trivialized the question at its heart, but the question is eternal. What would Jesus do if he were alive in the flesh today?

DEVOTIONAL – APRIL 8, 2012

“They have taken my Lord away and I don’t know where they have put him” (v. 2). Mary’s anguished cry that first Easter morning echoes through the years and into our lives today.

DEVOTIONAL – APRIL 1, 2012

I have a friend who teaches English as a Second Language. One of the hardest concepts for her students to grasp is the tendency in English for words to have multiple meanings.

DEVOTIONAL – MARCH 25, 2012

Theology is the study of God in the simplest terms possible. That’s one of the definitions I remember from my first theology class. The operative words are “the simplest terms possible.”

DEVOTIONAL – MARCH 18, 2012

Looking at a beautifully engraved wedding invitation for the daughter of close friends, I rejoiced that God had wisely brought these two young adults together. What fun events weddings usually are!

DEVOTIONAL – MARCH 11, 2012

John begins his Gospel with a theological treatise that seeks to explain the deep truths of the Christ event. John called Jesus “the Word.”