Devotions based on Scot McKnight’s book, One.Life  As followers Jesus we are called to repent and have real behavioral change in our lives. That doesn’t mean just feeling bad about our sins but turning around 180 degrees and starting over by living justly and lovingly. Think about it: we may say we are sorry to…

 Today’s devotional was written by our son, Kurt.  ‘I thought I would give my mom a break this morning and personally send a devotional. I got into a book last night called Facing your Giants by Max Lucado.  It’s a study on the life of David and the premise is that we all have our Giants…

Devotions based on Scot McKnight’s book, One.Life We may affirm and confess that God is love but have a much harder time embracing the God who is love… to really know He actually loves us. Andrew Newberg, a neuroscientist, says we assign personalities to God that is neurologically based on our own personality. 1. The…

Devotions based on Scot McKnight’s book, One.Life “The wise learn to live now but to do so in the light of eternity.” Jesus believed  there was life after death and that after we die we will meet our Maker and have to give account. Those who reject God will not inherit the kingdom of God…

Devotions based on Scot McKnight’s book, One. Life What really matters is that we do what God has made us to do and that we live that piece of God’s dream that God gave to us. This generation wants to make money, have a career that combines fun and challenge, and do something that is…

Devotions based on Scot McKnight’s book, One.Life “There is no such thing as free sex. It always comes at a cost. With it, either you give your heart, or you give your soul…you can have sex without giving love, but you can’t have sex without giving a part of yourself.”  Medical research shows that whenever…

Devotions based on Scot McKnight’s book, One. Life As followers of Jesus, He expects us to sell out to Him and for Him and to give Him everything, including our deepest passions. He wants a kingdom commitment that doesn’t care about what others say and what others do to us; a commitment that loves our…

Devotions based on Scott McKnight’s book, One. Life God’s kingdom happens when people are empowered by His Spirit to do His work in our communities. The Spirit transforms our human abilities and also transcends our human inabilities so we can participate in God’s kingdom community right here and now.  ”Where the Spirit is there is…

Devotions based on an article by Daryce Nolan in The Lutheran Woman Today. Sometimes traumatic things occur in our lives over which we have no control and we may ask why. Instead of asking where is God in all of this, we should ask where am I in relationship to God?  Sometime we throw up…

Devotions based on Scot McKnight’s book, One.Life The God.Life that the author talks about is shaped by wisdom. It is easier to ask for wisdom as Solomon did than to live it.  We need to slow down and let wisdom have its way with us. If we want to live our lives well and end…