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Good morning everyone, Our theme for this month: “The influence of a mentor” Our Bible verse for today: “Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old, he will not turn from it.” Proverbs 22:6 (NIV) Our thought for today: “Teach your children well” When I was a child, our church was within walkingContinue reading “Teach your children well”

Good morning everyone, Our theme for this month: “The influence of a mentor” Our Bible verse for today: “Children are a gift from the Lord; they are a reward from him.” Psalm 127:3 (NLT) Our thought for today: “Parents as mentors” There’s a commercial on television from an insurance company which revolves around the idea of “young homeowners whoContinue reading “Parents as mentors”

Good morning everyone, Our theme for this month: “The influence of a mentor” Our Bible verse for today: “Look to the rock from which you were cut and to the quarry from which you were hewn; Look to Abraham, your father, and to Sarah, who gave you birth.” Isaiah 51:1-2 (NIV) Our thought for today: “We are influencedContinue reading “We are influenced by our heritage”

Good morning everyone, Our theme for this month: “The influence of a mentor” Our Bible verse for today: “As a result, they would carry the sick out into the streets and lay them on cots and mats so that when Peter came by, at least his shadow might fall on some of them.” Acts 5:15 (CSB) Our thoughtContinue reading “Cast a big shadow”

Good morning everyone, Our theme for this month: “The influence of a mentor” Our Bible verse for today: “The things which you have learned and received and heard and seen in me, practice these things …” Philippians 4:9 (Amplified Bible) Our thought for today: “Have a mentor, be a mentor” Decades ago, at a Promise Keepers conference, I heardContinue reading “Have a mentor, be a mentor”

Good morning everyone, Our theme for this month: “Personal Responsibility” Our Bible verse for today: “For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive what is due him for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad.” 2 Corinthians 5:10 (NIV) Our thought for today: “It’s your life,Continue reading “It’s your life; it’s your responsibility”

Good morning everyone, Our theme for this month: “Personal Responsibility” Our Bible verse for today: “Let no one deceive you by any means: for that Day will not come unless the falling away comes first, and the man of sin is revealed, the son of perdition.” 2 Thessalonians 2:3 (NKJV) Our thought for today: “There is a greatContinue reading “There is a great falling away happening”

Good morning everyone, Our theme for this month: “Personal Responsibility” Our Bible verse for today: “Many will be offended, will betray one another, and will hate one another.” Matthew 24:10 (NKJV) Our thought for today: “Let’s cancel cancel-culture” In chapter seven of his great book, “Where Do We Go from Here?” David Jeremiah addresses the issue of cancel culture.Continue reading “Let’s cancel cancel-culture”

Good morning everyone, Our theme for this month: “Personal Responsibility” Our Bible verse for today: “The whole earth was amazed and followed the beast.” Revelation 13:3 (CSB) Our thought for today: “Is social media a blessing or a curse?” As was noted in yesterday’s devotional, I’m ending our study of personal responsibility by sharing some highlights with you fromContinue reading “Is social media a blessing or a curse?”

Good morning everyone, Our theme for this month: “Personal Responsibility” Our Bible verse for today: “For even when we were with you, we gave you this rule: “If a man will not work, he shall not eat.” 2 Thessalonians 3:10 (NIV) Our thought for today: “God is not a socialist” In his excellent book, “Where Do We Go fromContinue reading “God is not a socialist”