“Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have. For he himself has said, ‘I will never leave you nor forsake you’.” (Hebrews 13:5) I wrote a column several years ago to encourage all of us to take some time this Christmas to say something encouraging to those who live and work around us. Lord knows we all need it. The column also appeared on my website, www.devotions.com, and I received emails from around the world thanking me for my website and encouraging […]

“For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through him might be saved.” (John 3:17) We often do not associate this verse with the Christmas season, but the truth is there could not be a better verse. Indeed, Jesus came to save, not to condemn. We are living in the final days. But until Jesus returns to judge, he is still here to save. Hope is not lost, and that includes the hope you still have for that […]

We give thanks to You, O God, we give thanks! For Your wondrous works declare that your name is near. (Psalm 75:1) I remember when Thanksgiving was a big deal. Today you do not have time to celebrate it before you have to get out of the way for the Christmas rush. It’s a crying shame, but we’ve allowed Thanksgiving to be swallowed up by the commercialization of Christmas. Well I’ve decided that I’m going to marshal a little assault on a much too early Christmas season and […]

“For whoever calls on the name of the LORD shall be saved.” (Romans 10:13) X Factor host and creator Simon Cowell announced on a recent Tonight Show episode that he has decided to freeze his body when he dies. “Are you serious?” asked Tonight Show host Jay Leno. It’s called cryonics, and some of the rich and famous are turning to it, thinking that they can extend their life beyond the years they have. The actual process involves cutting the head off and freezing both until science figures […]