“Do your utmost to come before Winter.” (2 Timothy 4:21) Now that Christmas is over, our thoughts quickly turn to the year ahead. The truth is January can be one of the most depressing months of the year. Credit card bills come in from all that Christmas overspending, and winter, if not already here, is rapidly approaching, which means that we have very few days over the next couple of months that will permit us to pursue all those outdoor activities that we enjoy. Winter doesn’t have to […]

“It is more blessed to give than to receive.” (Acts 20:34) I heard a radio program several years ago arguing that Santa Claus had taken the Christ right out of Christmas. The truth is the real story of Santa Claus has gotten lost in the commercialization of Christmas, a testament of sorts to the genius of American retailers who wanted to be sure that moms and dads didn’t forget them at Christmas either. The irony behind all this truth is the story of St. Nicholas offers parents a […]

At that moment the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth shook, the rocks split and the tombs broke open. The bodies of many holy people who had died were raised to life. (Matthew 27:51-52) Did you read about it? Larry King of Larry King Live fame wants to be frozen so he can come back and have doctors fix whatever it was that caused his death. In a television special, Dinner with King, he said, “I wanna be frozen, on […]

“But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel.” (Psalm 22:3) A note from Mike: My website, devotions.com, features over 600 devotions and over a year’s time, these 600 devotions are read almost 1 million times a year. This devotion is the #1 devotion on my website, and why not. Its message is eternal. If you go to church with any regularity, you may have heard your music minister say, “God inhabits the praises of his people”. I always thought that statement was nothing more […]