Focus on Faith Weekly Devotional

“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   What is prayer?  For me, prayer…

Psalm 118 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever. Let Israel say: “His love endures forever.” Let the house of Aaron say: “His love endures forever.” Let…

Occasionally I struggle with spiritual discouragement and lethargy. Trying to put words together to create a meaningful devotion becomes a struggle and some days my circumstances seem to overwhelm me, and…

Thursday of this past week was March 17, St. Patrick’s Day.  So, who was St. Patrick, and why should he mean a little more to us than Corned Beef and…

“What shall we say about such wonderful things as these? If God is for us, who can ever be against us? Since he did not spare even his own Son,…

“Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, I will help you; I will uphold you with my victorious…

Read Jeremiah 1:4-10 and Psalm 71:1-6   “Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you to deliver you, says the Lord.”  Jeremiah 1:8   “For you, O…

Dear Friends, I have been thinking, as you have, a lot about the situation in and the people of Ukraine.  I suspect I should be praying more and thinking less. …

“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls, who on finding one pearl of great value, went and sold all that he had and…

A segment of NPR’s “Here and Now” that first aired on August 25, 2021, was re-aired on February 20, 2022.  The segment was an interview of Dennis Kelly who wrote…