READ: PSALM 133 How wonderful it is, how pleasant, when brothers live together in harmony. (V. 1) Playing in a charity golf tournament with the Chief of my former department, we encountered another group of active and retired officers on the tee box of an adjoining hole. Immediately the Chief said to one of the…
Category Archives: Weekly Devotions
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May
May
READ: JOHN 8: 1-11 They kept demanding an answer, so he stood up and said, “All right stone her. But let those who have never sinned throw the first stones.” (V. 7) Bus after bus arrived slowly discharging their passengers and unloading their wheelchairs in front of the offices of a large national provider of…
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May
May
READ: 1 CORINTHIANS 12: 12-27 But God made our bodies with many parts, and he has put each part just where he wants it. (V. 18) Due to the unforeseen worldwide pandemic in 2020, people have taken active notice of the unique roles being played by individuals keeping the nation safe, fed, and healthy. In…
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May
May
READ ISAIAH 6: 1-10 Then I hear the Lord asking, “Whom should I send as a messenger to this people? Who will go for us?” I said, “Here am I. Send me.” (V. 8) Memorial Day, the holiday we associate with the arrival of easy summer living begins this weekend. A holiday off work. Hot…
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May
May
READ: JAMES 3: 1-12 People can tame all kinds of animals, birds, reptiles and fish. But no one can tame the tongue. It is an uncontrollable evil, full of deadly poison. (V.7) The courts serve as the hub of the wheel in the American Criminal Justice System. They are charged with determining guilt or innocence…
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May
May
READ: PSALM 46 Be still and know that I am God! (V. 10) President John F. Kennedy, in 1962, proclaimed May 15th as National Peace Officers Memorial Day which begins at sunrise and ends at sunset. That same year National Police Week was established by a joint resolution of Congress. It would fall in the…
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May
May
READ: JOHN 3: 27-26 John replied, “God in heaven appoints each person’s work.” (V. 27) Unconcerned about home security systems, the robbers entered in the pre-dawn hours awakening sleeping residents by putting the cold steel of a 9-millimeter handgun to their heads. Faces covered like commandos; they employed false British accents to further disguise their…
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Apr
Apr
READ: JOHN 3: 1-21 “Just as though you can hear the wind but can’t tell where it comes from or where it is going, so you can’t explain how people are born of the spirit. (V. 8) The calls for service increased dramatically as the population of the DC Metropolitan Area grew exponentially. The department,…
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Apr
Apr
READ: LUKE 24 Yes, it was written long ago the Messiah would suffer and die and rise from the dead on the third day. (V. 46) Each spring, just around Easter, the two redbud trees in my backyard produce beautiful pink blossoms. These blossoms are a reliable harbinger of the new life about to unfold…
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Apr
Apr
READ: 1 Samuel 17: 16-51 David shouted in reply, “You come to me with sword, spear and javelin, but I come to you in the name of the Lord Almighty—the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.” (V. 45) The Officers and Sheriff’s Deputies entered the apartment in response to a call…