Category Archives: Weekly Devotions

READ: MATTHEW 25: 14-30 To one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one, to each according to his ability.  The he went away. (15) The new Chief had once been the Police Commissioner in Boston.  He was brought into transform our once rural, but quickly growing, county department into a more progressive…

READ: LUKE 19: 1-10 “And I, the Son of Man, have come to seek and save those like him who are lost.” (V. 10) There was no doubt in my mind, in the winter of “71,” that I wanted to leave teaching and embark on a career in law enforcement.  My first inclination was to…

READ: JOSHUA 13 When Joshua was an old man, the Lord said to him, “You are growing old, and much land remains to be conquered.” (V. 1) What will you be doing if God’s plan for your life continues for 98 years or longer?  American born, Swedish Conductor, Herbert Blomstedt, answers the question by continuing…

READ: GENESIS 39 From the day Joseph was put in charge of his master’s household and property, the Lord began to bless Potiphar’s household for Joseph’s sake. (V. 5) Two days after arriving at our “Snowbird retreat” in Florida, I eagerly mounted the saddle of my trust Trek bicycle.  It was time to get back…

READ: COLOSSIANS 1: 15-23 Christ is the visible image of the invisible God.  He existed before God made anything at all and is supreme over all creation. (V. 15) “Colonel Mustard killed Miss plum in the library with a candlestick.”  This was a possible to solution to a murder when playing the game of Clue. …

READ : JOB 2: 11-13 Then they sat on the ground with him for seven days and nights.  And no one said a word, for they saw his suffering was too great for words. (V. 13) Fishing was off during our winter visit to Homosassa, Florida.  The fish had developed a case of “lock jaw”…

READ: MATTHEW 20: 24-28 “For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give up his life as a ransom for many.” Jesus, the living Son of the living God, showed up on earth in human form in obedience to the will of his Father.  He came…

READ: LUKE 12: 35-40 You must be ready all the time, for the Son of Man will come when least expected. (V. 40) The much-maligned weatherman responded to a question concerning very cold weather saying, “What do you expect its still early March.  I was not happy with his response.  I was spending good money…

1 JOHN 1: 5-10 If we say we have not sinned, we are calling God a liar and showing that his word has no place in our lives. (V.10) “You will feel better and can get a fresh start if you come clean about your involvement.”  This is an interrogation line I often used with…

READ: 2  CORINTHIANS 4: 6-12 For God, who said, “let there be light in the darkness,” has made us understand that this light, is the brightness of the glory of God that is seen in the face of Jesus Christ. (V.6) Long winters and holidays normally brought a spike in the number of suicides reported…