Category Archives: Shared Devotions

READ: ROMANS 5: 6-11 But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners. (v. 8) Graduating from college and accepting my first teaching position left me little time to think about an investment strategy.  I was pre-occupied with making my small monthly income stretch…

READ: PSALM 39 Rescue me from my rebellion, for even fools mock me when I rebel. (V. 8) RT Phillips and Kris Kyle in their small group study, CORE, talk about how we slowly move away from Christ in imperceptible ways.  They liken it to playing in the ocean waves and suddenly finding that you…

READ: HEBREWS 4: 1-11 So, there is a special rest still waiting for the people of God. (V. 9) A small band of intrepid bicyclists set out to ride roundtrip on the North Bend Rail Trail stretching from Wolf Summit to Parkersburg, WVA.   We allotted three days to complete the 142-mile journey through 13 tunnels;…

Richard Ockovic was a New York City Police Department Detective on September 11, 2001, when the World Trade center Towers were attacked and destroyed by terrorists.  On that fateful day in US History, 2, 753 people died including 343 m3mb3rs of the NYFD; 23 members of the NYPD; and 37 members of the Port Authority…

READ: LUKE 5: 1-11 When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Now go out to where it is deeper and let down your nets, and you will catch many fish. I truly enjoy fishing.  Though I have been fishing since my youth, I have never felt the need to purchase an electronic fish…

READ: EXODUS 50 “As far as I am concerned, God turned into good what you meant for evil.  He brought me into this high position I have today so I could save the lives of many people. (V. 20) Manatees, or Sea Cows, are gentle giants that inhabit the coastal waters of Florida.  Each winter…

READ: Ecclesiastes 1: 1-11 “Everything is meaningless,” says the Teacher, “utter meaningless!”  (V. 2) Like an army of ants, we entered and methodically exited the vacant building with hundreds of pounds of paper destined for recycling.  I was among a number of volunteers cleaning out a building once occupied by an engineering firm that went…

READ: MATTHEW: 13-20 “Now I say to you that you are Peter (which means rock), and upon this rock I will build my church, and all the powers of hell will not conquer it.”  (V. 18) Emma and I are big baseball fans.  So, we were intrigued when the Christian Broadcasting Network on July 17th…

READ: ROMANS 12: 17-21 Never pay back evil for evil to anyone.  Do things in such a way that everyone can see you are honorable. (V. 17) How would you react if a friend launched a campaign to have you branded and arrested as a pedophile to get even for a prior wrong.  What would…

READ: GALATIANS 5: 16-26 If we are living by the Holy Spirit, let us follow the Holy Spirits leading in every part of our lives. (V. 25) The coronavirus pandemic created days of turmoil and uncertainty in many countries that comprise 21st Century civilization.  The biggest issue was the lack of medical wisdom and knowledge,…