Category Archives: Devotional

God has blessed us immensely. He has given every spiritual and physically blessing we have. All we have is due to God’s goodness. All we own is just lent to us by God – it is not really ours. This reality should help us become the generous people we are called to be. God doesContinue reading “Called to Generosity”

We are not called to live a life of impurity – a life in which we indulge ourselves in sinful activities and thoughts because it is what we want. We are called to live a life of holiness – a life separate from those impurities. Yet it is easier to live the former than theContinue reading “Called to Holiness”

We’ve all heard sayings like “practice what you preach” or “actions speak louder than words.” Sayings like this serve to remind us that while we may all say the right things it is our actions that truly make an impact on others. This has been a problem for mankind since the beginning. Time and timeContinue reading “Called to Bear Fruits”

For the last few days we’ve examined what some of our purposes here on earth are – we are to be God’s ambassador – to defend His message – and to fight for our faith. So, how do we do that? Well, there as we’ve discussed there are lots of ways to do that BUTContinue reading “Created to Preach”

We all fight for things that are important to and for us. We do this because we care immensely about or for whatever we are fighting for. But sometimes we fight over silly things or selfishly motivated things and other times fight for and about things solely related to our ego. So, what should weContinue reading “Called to Fight”

Ambassadors are official envoys or representatives of a higher position or larger state or government. Ambassadors due the work of the leader or government they were sent to represent. Their reputations matter. The quality of their work matters. As followers of Christ we are called to be His ambassadors here on earth. We are calledContinue reading “Called to be an Ambassador”

Helping people we love is easy. Helping people we like is easy. But helping people we don’t know can be hard. Helping people don’t like that can be incredibly hard. But as followers of Christ we are commanded to help others. But so often help those we know and love which is fantastic BUT weContinue reading “Called to Help”

One of the most stressful things I’ve ever done is defend my dissertation. I had spent years reading, researching, and writing it. It was my intellectual child. But once I got in the room with my committee and they peppered with questions, I was prepared, ready, and willing to defend my arguments, research, and conclusions.Continue reading “Called to Defend”

Sometimes we have a false sense or a misunderstanding of what being hospitable means. It doesn’t mean throwing lavish parties or basically turning your home into a hostel. Being hospitalable means providing others with a generous and or friendly welcome. Being hospitable means offering a pleasant, welcoming environment to others. It means you are readyContinue reading “Called to Hospitality”

Webster defines empathy as “the action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another.” Sympathy is a word closely associated with empathy – “an affinity, association, or relationship between persons or things wherein whatever affects one similarly affects the other” or “the act or capacityContinue reading “Called to Empathy”