Devotional by Steve Hoffman

Now after John was arrested, Jesus came to Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God, and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near; repent, and believe in the good news.” Mark 1:14-15 On the Home Front I traveled to my childhood home (in my mind) last week. Yes, I […]

Devotional by Sally Young

Gratitude For everything created by God is good, and nothing is to be rejected, provided it is received with thanksgiving; for it is sanctified by God’s word and by prayer. 1Timothy 4:4 At the ripe old age of two, Parker Wilson is a young man of few but choice words. Recently I had lunch with […]

Devotional by Linda Finger

It’s June, and, with the beginning of summer soon upon us, I am, like most of you, thinking of upcoming fun in the sun, and ways to keep cool in the hot weather. Some fun things, for sure, but along with the fun, there’s the ever-ongoing yard work! The rains of the past weeks really […]

Devotional by Ken Sanford

Honoring our Teachers Luke 6: 39. “He also told them a parable: ‘Can a blind man lead a blind man? Will they not both fall into a pit? A disciple is not above his teacher, but every one when he is fully taught will be like his teacher.” Dr. Hank Packman and I were talking […]

Devotional by Charles Gordon

Proverbs 22:6 – Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it. Ephesians: 6:4 – And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the lord. Growing up in Oak Grove Baptist Church […]

Devotional by Bill Claytor

The Fallacy of Our Beliefs The word ignorance can be understood in at least three different ways. In the first, and simplest, it indicates a lack of knowledge of one kind or another, which is referred to as “ordinary ignorance.” I do not know who will win the next election, what the temperature in Charlotte […]