by Brother E. Stanley Jones (This week’s devotion is from our 2023 Book of the Year, Christian Maturity.) We would define a mature person as one who is able to function happily, usefully, and at her maximum capacity in a given situation. This definition needs correction at the place of “maximum capacity,” for it is […]
by Brother Matt Henson Maturation from newborn to adult moves through several stages where an individual is learning new concepts and coming to a better understanding of their identity and place in this world. For the past several weeks, graduation festivities have been at the forefront of my family’s life as we celebrate a high […]
by Brother Matt Henson “I’ve got the joy, joy, joy, joy, down in my heart. Where?” This song brings back so many memories of camp, Vacation Bible School, and Sunday School. The excitement and volume with which we would sing these words proclaimed our understanding of God’s joy being alive in our hearts. That the […]
by Sister Cheryl Jacobs But Mary stood weeping outside the tomb. As she wept, she bent over to look into the tomb; and she saw two angels in white, sitting where the body of Jesus had been lying, one at the head and the other at the feet. They said to her, “Woman, why are […]
by Brother Wade Paschal One of the first scriptures I memorized was Jeremiah 17:9— The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately sick; who can understand it? We read that, “the human heart is incorrigibly sinful and bad and there is no way we can change it.” To be honest, I didn’t think I […]
by Gary Pope-Sears Many years ago, I ran two marathons 12 years apart, yet was able to record very similar times in each race. The conditioning regimens I shared with my training partners made it possible for me to finish each race in good order. These experiences remind me of this great verse: “Therefore, since we […]
