A Bitter Taste

A Bitter Taste

by Rev Steve Nickodemus Bitterness turned to Joy. You can listen to today’s devotion by clicking on this SoundCloud link. “Don’t call me Naomi,” she told them.  “Call me Mara, because the Almighty has made my life very bitter.” Ruth 1:20 This is a picture of my grandson sampling “lithia water” in Ashland, Oregon.  Lithia […]

Expecting God’s Love Amid the Unexpected

Expecting God’s Love Amid the Unexpected

by Desiree Bustamante Falling from the sky into the arms of Christ. You can listen to today’s devotion by clicking on this SoundCloud link. This is the plane that crashed on a street not far from my house last week. It hit a chain link fence, slid across six lanes of road, hit a guard rail, and […]

Anticipating Loss

Anticipating Loss

by Rev Douglas Brauner Knowing where our treasure is. You can listen to today’s devotion by clicking on this SoundCloud link. “Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in […]