July 3, 2025 - Good Morning! It’s Thursday, July 3. This is the last devotion in our four-part patriotic series. Thanks for joining us for this week’s journey to the 249th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
July 2, 2025 - Good Morning! It’s Wednesday, July 2, and we continue with our four-part series of devotions leading to America’s birthday, the 4th of July. Thanks for joining us on this patriotic journey.
July 1, 2025 - Good Morning! It’s Tuesday, July 1. We continue today with a patriotic series leading to our nation’s birthday this Friday, July 4th, Independence Day.
It seems like summer’s getting a little shorter every year. In just about a month, school bells will be ringing again all over America. Students are making the most of their brief vacation - and so are teachers. The story behind a famous patriotic song begins with a teacher’s summer vacation trip.
June 30, 2025 - Good Morning! It’s Monday, June 30. Over the next four days we’ll take a patriotic journey that leads us to this Friday, our nation’s 249th birthday - the 4th of July!
In 1831, a young 24-year-old minister named Samuel Francis Smith was concerned about the spiritual condition of his young country. He decided to write a hymn that would, in his words, “bring America back to God”. His song - “My Country ‘Tis of Thee” - became hugely popular and was considered, for a hundred years, to be America’s unofficial national anthem.
June 24, 2025 - Good Morning! It’s Tuesday, June 24.
Today, we give the Word of God the opportunity to teach us about the world to come. Heaven is mentioned in 54 of the Bible’s 66 books. Christian author, David Jeremiah, puts it like this - “To visualize heaven accurately, study the Bible!”
June 23, 2025 - Good Morning! It’s Monday, June 23.
Would you say that Jesus Christ is at the center of the world in 2025? Perhaps you would say that that was once the case, but that culture has changed, has diversified, has grown to include many different beliefs, many different “ways” to God. Perhaps. But Jesus Christ definitely remains at the center of the most precious thing in our world. No matter who you are, or where you live, or what you believe, Christ is the center of... time.
June 20, 2025 - Good Morning! It’s Friday, June 20.
Happy First Day of Summer! I know, I know - it’s felt like summer for weeks, but now it’s official! Oh well, at least we can celebrate the end of another work week. Here’s some inspiring quotes to take you into the weekend.