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At age 18, how would you have handled the diagnosis of a fatal disease? Kristine's story brings biblical faith and wisdom to life!

Robs Daily Devotions for May 24 - 30 Monday, May 24, 2021 @ 8:37 AM point out the road for me to follow. Lead me by your truth and teach me, for you are the God who saves me. All day long I put my hope in you (Psalm 25:4-5 NLT). We tend to travel the path of least resistance. We often take the easiest trail through the woods deviating from the right path while not following the road map or trail guides. Many times, God shows us the right path but we choose to follow our own scribbled map an...

The cries that awaken a mother in the middle of the night are many and varied. There’s the cry that says, I’m feeling a little lonely; it would be nice to see your face. Another cry says, Something disturbed me. I don’t like it, and I think you ought to know about it. My diaper’s wet or my tummy’s hungry. And then there’s the cry that could raise the dead. You know, the one that jerks you upright and on your feet even before your eyes are open. A weekend with my granddaughter, Laure...

At times, however, I’ve tried to steal it from Him. I had recently returned to Florida from Indiana after having directed and choreographed the drama for four large Christmas city-wide concerts. I had written about 60 personalized thank-you letters to the cast and crew who had helped me, including my assistant director, but had not received one response from any of them. One day I was sharing with a friend that I had given my time, energy, and talent as a volunteer for six months, and no one ...

The Titanic was the largest, most luxurious ocean liner of its time and called "unsinkable" by many. During its first voyage from England to New York City, the British steamer sideswiped an iceberg around 11:40 p.m. on April 14, 1912. Two and a half hours later, it broke apart and sank. The ship carried enough lifeboats for only half of its 2,200 passengers and crew. Approximately 1,500 people lost their life. Many assumed that the iceberg had ripped a long gash in the ships hull. When the wre...

How often do we expect things to come a certain way? We expect the answers to our prayers to be easily identified. 

Jesus sat down opposite the place where the offerings were put and watched the crowd putting their money into the temple treasury. Many rich people threw in large amounts. But a poor widow came and put in two very small copper coins, worth only a fraction of a penny. Calling his disciples to him, Jesus said, "I tell you the truth, this poor widow has put more into the treasury than all the others. They all gave out of their wealth; but she, out of her poverty, put in everything—all she had to...

I was guilty of turning into a believer in name only, who chose to avoid a meaningful and purposeful relationship with my Lord.

Before the sun peaked through the heavy clouds, he was outside, adorned in puffy pants, fleece hat, and gloves. I watched him trudge through the white powder, and I watched him swing on the swing set high enough to kick the icy limbs above. After drinking my morning coffee and gearing up in my snow clothes, I joined him. I photographed him making snow angels as he sunk at least four inches inside the white. We worked side by side, on our knees, as I rolled a snowman and he built a fort. We both...

Corporate America has a way of taking a toll on everyone. Universally, it appears the office environment is all the same – backstabbing, rumor mills, brown-nosing the boss, pushing to get ahead. It’s a wonder any work gets accomplished with all the extracurricular activity among the worker bees. It had been a particularly grueling day with a high level of anxiety, conflict, arrogance, nastiness and general tension among my co-workers. I had pushed through the day, counting down the hours t...