Devotionals

Do you know anyone whom you would consider to be a continual servant? These are the kind of people who are regularly meeting the needs of others and seldom looking for recognition. My Dad is one individual in my life who fits this description so well. He pours into his family and into others by...Continue reading→

I have found as I have aged (and I’m almost thirty) that there is almost always more to a story than what I heard when I was younger. History is both more complicated and more interesting than I was taught in grade school. God’s Creation is magnificently intricate, and we don’t even understand our own...Continue reading→

I have tried to maintain the ability to “check in” when traveling. I have made contact with individuals through a variety of ways. In high school, I occasionally checked in with my parents by phone from a landline. In college, we contacted other drivers by CB radio as we traveled the interstate. In Europe this...Continue reading→

I have had the opportunity for the past year to sing with the Montgomery County Choral Society. One of my favorite songs that we sang in our last concert is titled, “Total Praise.” Here are a few lines from the song: Lord, I will liftMine eyes to the hillsKnowing my helpIs coming from YouYour peace...Continue reading→

I don’t know how many of you are like me, but when I hear a song, I rarely hear the lyrics first. My mind listens to the melody, to the beat, to the flow of the music, and that’s usually what I like first about a song. And yet, despite the importance of melody, beat,...Continue reading→

I took physical training seriously while in high school. Nautilus had just opened up a gym off Midway Road. They were the new, cool thing in weightlifting and offered our high school discounted rates. Their uniqueness was to offer weights on a chain that offered constant resistance, which kept up the resistance through an entire...Continue reading→