One of the first goals of a Kairos weekend is to get the participants to get to know themselves. Before we can recognize our need for Christ, we need to know ourselves. This seems simplistic but how often do we really take a good look […]
Month: July 2011
Cookies – Devotional for Thursday, July 21, 2011
These are 234 dozen cookies baked by members and friends of Amana Christian Fellowship in Maurice, Louisiana. Tomorrow they will head to Angola, once the bloodiest prison in America, no longer so. They were baked in kitchens throughout the area by boys and girls and […]
Heros in the Storm – Devotional for Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Yesterday, we talked about God sending storms so that we will have an opportunity to exercise our faith and allow God to act in power. Sometimes, storms require further action from us. Paul was caught in a bad storm in Acts 27. He was a […]
Faith in the Storm – Devotional for Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Do you ever wonder why God allows, maybe even sends, storms into our lives? Remember when He sent one into the lives of the disciples? They were crossing the lake. Jesus was asleep in the boat. A storm came up. They panicked. They turned to […]
Faith, Hope and Love – Devotional for Monday, July 18, 2011
Brother Lawrence believed that religion’s substance is faith, hope, and charity. In practicing these virtues we beome united to the will of God. All things are possible to him who believes. They are less difficult to him who hopes. They are more easy to him […]
Jesus Washes the Disciples’ Feet – Devotional for Sunday, July 17, 2011
John 13 1 Now before the Feast of the Passover, when Jesus knew that His hour had come that He should depart from this world to the Father, having loved His own who were in the world, He loved them to the end.2 And supper […]
Winnie the Pooh – Devotional for Saturday, July 16, 2011
It’s been a while since Rose and I had a night alone with Kaydence. We did tonight. Took her to see Winnie the Pooh, with pancakes for supper. Probably is a good thing we don’t get her alone too much. Now she’s having a bath […]
Really believe God – Devotional for Friday, July 15, 2011
Do we really believe God? We would like to say that the answer is an obvious “yes.” But it isn’t really. From the time of our salvation to our final destination in heaven, God is trying to get us to trust Him completely. He promises […]