Guidelines For Living Devotional

One Man Against The World

It can fairly be said that in the history of Christendom, never has so much been owed to one man as is owed to a pugnacious, argumentative preacher by the name of Athanasius.

Finding Strength in Adversity

If you had been falsely accused of a sex crime you didn't commit and had been thrown in prison with no real hope for release, and you could have three wishes, what would you ask for?

Finding Strength in Times of Trouble

When difficulties come, on what do you focus?  Some look back.  They are the ones who try to drive looking in the rear view mirror.

Choosing Attitude Over Adversity

"A tree is best measured when it is down," says Chuck Swindoll.  Michael Powell would agree with that statement.  

Following The Stepping Stones Of Life

Anyone who visits the Middle East will eventually find himself walking on the large weathered and cracked paving stones buried hundreds of years ago by Roman work crews.  

What Does It Mean To Repent?

A young man who grabbed a watch in the open market and stuffed it in his jeans was arrested and taken before a judge and charged with theft.  "How do you plead?" asked the judge.

4 Elements Needed For Repentance

In Russia and Slovak countries, when someone is converted, he doesn’t speak of being saved or even born again. 

Understanding Repentance

Two brothers ran a store where they consistently used weights that were too light. 

The Man of God Whose Words Changed History

Charles Spurgeon called him "The Iron Prophet!" Ahab, the king of Israel, called him "the troubler of Israel" (1 Kings 18:17). His contemporaries called him things even a great deal less complimentary.

Rediscovering the Heartbeat of Worship

"Sing to the LORD a new song," says Psalm 96, but more than a few people today would just as soon sing an old song to the Lord.