Category Archives: Daily Devotions

The book of James tells us that God does not tempt.  The passage today would agree with that.  However, the Holy Spirit leads Jesus into the wilderness.  The Holy Spirit, who works the will of God, takes Jesus to a … Continue reading →

The Pellow family is my mother’s side of the family.  Mark Pellow has spent ages tracking down members of the family and constructing a family tree.  This year the family had a reunion at Sourton in Devon (pictured above).  In … Continue reading →

A journey with Jesus involves a turning around.  The road that we travel by ourselves is a road to nowhere.  jesus is traveling in the opposite direction from humanity.  We must bid the masses adieu and walk a life that is … Continue reading →

Jesus was not tied to Mary’s apron strings.  In fact Jesus was so far from being tied to his parents at age 12 that Mary and Joseph lost him.  It is important that we do not read the intricacies of … Continue reading →

I sometimes feel limited by my age.  I was working with the youth group at my church until just over a year ago and I felt too old.  In a world that is run by 18-year-olds, I sometimes feel obsolete.  When … Continue reading →

Many people rely on a God who is lovely and easily manipulated.  The God of the Old Testament is long suffering.  He overlooks the shortcomings of beings who live in rebellion to himself.  He allows sin to grow without punishing … Continue reading →

I will be teaching a class about Worldview at The Chapel starting this week ( http://www.chapel.org/adults/men/ ).  The focus of the study is to identify a series of foundational beliefs that constitute a Worldview and see if we truly believe what the … Continue reading →

Mary makes a good deal in the Magnificat of the way God uses the poor.  It is not the spiritual poor, either, but those who have a lack of cash.  Does there have to be an inverse relationship between wealth and God’s … Continue reading →

Mary the future mother of Jesus may have been as young as twelve years old when the angel Gabriel appeared to her.  Yet she bowed in submission to God and allowed him to use her as a vessel for Jesus.  … Continue reading →

When Elizabeth was aging and barren my wife and I have an insight into her life.  How could a loving God withhold the simple blessing of a family from a faithful couple like Elizabeth and Zechariah?  It was when they had … Continue reading →