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Home With Jesus
August 13, 2026
There is one place even the people who love you most cannot go with you. That is one of the hard truths about death. There comes a moment when no one on earth can take that last step with you.
What I Missed
August 12, 2026
Contentment…I have caught myself looking at something God gave me and feeling grateful for it, then seeing what someone else has and suddenly wondering why mine feels so small.
Loved Without Illusion
August 11, 2026
If God showed everyone your worst moment, would you still believe He could love you?
The Judas Moment
Jesus washed the feet of a man He knew was about to betray Him.
The silver has not changed hands yet and the kiss has not been given. Still, Jesus knows where those feet are going and He washes them anyway.
Water runs into the basin as a...
🕊 Sunday Prayer & Prayer Request Thread
Lord,
“But you, O Lord, are a shield about me, my glory, and the lifter of my head.”
Lift our heads today.
Quiet the voices that say we are alone. Steady the heart that has been carrying too much. Put courage back into tired bones and pe...
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Daily devotions from a rural pastor in the Ozarks—one verse, one story, one prayer. Baptist Press named one of my articles the No. 1 most-read story of 2025!
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