Section : Devotionals

  • Christmas Lights

    Author Max Lucado: When December Is Difficult

    Do any of these words describe you? Hurried. Scattered. Stuffed. Forgetful. Busy. Behind. Broke. If they do, you aren't alone. Christmas is our annual reminder of why Santa takes the sleigh rather than the interstate and how the mall got its name. Strange how a season of peace so often becomes a season of panic.
  • Thanksgiving

    A Prelude to Joy: A Thanksgiving Meditation

    I recently attended the birthday party of a little girl who was too young to read the notes written on her presents. She did not know which gifts came from which guests. I watched as she conferred with the adult beside her to determine who had given her each package. She then searched for the giver to thank them before opening the present. She seemed to have an inherent trust in the givers, assuming that the gifts were good and worthy of gratitude before knowing the contents.
  • Thanksgiving

    Thanksgiving Day: Christian History, Tradition And Bible Verses On Giving, Gratitude

    Thanksgiving Day is just around the corner, and is a perfect time to reflect on the many blessings God has given us throughout the year. While Thanksgiving is a one-day event, the Bible talks about the importance of giving thanks in every season - "... stand every morning to thank and praise the LORD, and likewise at evening ... 1 Chron 23:30."
  • Religions around the world

    Religious Pluralism: Identifying and Responding to the Spirit of Our Age

    "America, it is said, is suffering from intolerance — it is not. It is suffering from tolerance. Tolerance of right and wrong, truth and error, virtue and evil, Christ and chaos. Our country is not nearly so overrun with the bigoted as it is overrun with the broadminded.”― Fulton J. Sheen. It was once accurately stated that to believe everything is to believe nothing. Though unrestricted acceptance may appear at first thought superiorly loving, it is in factuality lethal and self-destructive.
  • Capitol Hill in Washington DC

    Seven Ways to Pray on Election Day

    We acknowledge that in this election you are, as it were, holding up a mirror to America. You are showing us who we are as a nation. We may not like what we see, but the two major party candidates represent us well. Lies, corruption, selfishness, unbridled ambition, shameless sexual immorality - all committed with a high hand. That's our nation. You are giving us the leaders that we deserve.
  • Praying in Unity

    Max Lucado: Pray for Unity

    On the last night of his life Jesus prayed a prayer that stands as a citadel for all Christians: "I pray for these followers, but I am also praying for all those who will believe in me because of their teaching. Father, I pray that they can be one. As you are in me and I am in you, I pray that they can also be one in us. Then the world will believe that you sent me" (John 17:20-21 NCV).
  • Christ the Redeemer Statue in Rio, Brazil

    Max Lucado's Memories of Rio and Redemption

    Before the memories of Rio and the Olympics fade, can I take you there one more time? Two of our three daughters were born in the South Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. We lived in the North Zone, separated from our doctor's office and hospital by a tunnel-pierced mountain range. During Denalyn's many months of pregnancy, we made the drive often.
  • Pentecost

    Pentecost 2016: Holy Spirit Meaning, History, Bible Verses and Birthday of the Church

    While not all Christians will recognize the Pentecost religious holiday as a holy day on May 15 this year, it generally is honored in liturgical churches whose congregations are Protestant, Roman Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran, Eastern Orthodox and Charismatic -- and of course, Pentecostal. Pentecost may not as well-known, or as popular as Christmas and Easter, though it commemorates a watershed event in Christian history typically marked as the birthday of the church.
  • Passover

    Passover 2016 Lateness and Early Easter Set By Ancient Lunar, Sun Calendars

    Religious holiday timing depends on which calendar used: Jewish, Gregorian or Julian. Many people this weekend are wondering why the Jewish holiday of Passover started Friday, April 22, when Easter for many Christians this year came "early" a month ago. The answer actually lies in the moon and the sun.
  • Maundy Thursday Feet Washing

    Maundy Thursday Observes Jesus' Last Supper, Communion Before Good Friday

    Christians around the globe will be commemorating Maundy Thursday this year on March 24 in solemn, thoughtful ways with a focus on Jesus' major sacrifice for humans and his example of modesty during the Lord's Supper. Also known as "Holy Thursday" during Passion Week, it occurs one day before Good Friday, which annually is the Friday before Easter. Specifically, Maundy Thursday is the name given to the day on which Jesus celebrated the Passover with His disciples, known as the Last Supper.
  • Easter

    Easter 2016 Bible Verses: Holy Week Meaning and Church Tradition

    This Sunday, March 27th, believers around the world will celebrate Easter - a joyful day commemorating the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Easter marks the final day of Holy Week, which begins on Palm Sunday and is traditionally a week of somber reflection on the events preceding Jesus' death: his triumphant entry into Jerusalem; his betrayal by Judas; his Last Supper with his twelve apostles; his arrest, crucifixion and death; and his burial in a tomb.
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