Focus on Faith Weekly Devotional
Praying When You Don’t Even Know What You Want
A blind beggar named Bartimaeus was sitting by the side of the road. When he heard that Jesus was nearby, he began to shout to get Jesus’ attention. When Jesus…
Read MoreLet Go and Let God
“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares the Lord. “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than…
Read MoreAn Attitude of Gratitude
Shout with joy to the LORD, all the earth! Worship the LORD with gladness. Come before him, singing with joy. Acknowledge that the LORD is God! He made us, and…
Read MoreYou Can
“My Child, never forget the things I have taught you.” Proverbs 3:1a. How and when do we grieve? Should I be down-trodden, wear burlap cloth and remove…
Read MoreOne Step at a Time
The Lord directs the steps of the godly. He delights in every detail of their lives. Psalm 37:23 Your Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light…
Read MoreGetting Political
On NPR’s “Fresh Air,” aired May 19, 2022, host Dave Davies related this story, “In 2020, Daniel Darling, an evangelical author and spokesman for the National Religious Broadcasters, spoke out in…
Read MoreThe Gift of Silence
“Be still and know that I am God.” Ps. 46:10 According to Meister Eckhart, a fourteenth-century Dominican mystic, “There is nothing so much like God as silence.” Several years ago,…
Read MoreI Am With You
I don’t know about you, but I find that I sometimes struggle with my faith. I don’t feel that I am a bad Christian or anything. There are just times…
Read MoreBalancing May
As spring progresses, the world starts blooming and greening and growing! The tulips, daffodils, hyacinths and iris provide color and natural beauty. The hostas and grass seem to grow while…
Read MoreBecoming a Moving Prayer
“Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 Last time, we talked about the three…
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