MONDAY, MAY 18TH John 5:28-29 (NKJV)The Voice of Reason by Chris Blacksmith“Do not marvel at this; for the hour is coming in which all who are in the graves will hear His voice, and come forth-those who have done good, to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil, to the resurrection of condemnation.” John 5:28-29My first grade year of school was rather traumatic for my parents especi...  Read More

MONDAY, MAY 11TH Romans 8:35-39 (NKJV)Struggle Well by Chris Blacksmith “Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? As it is written: ‘for your sakes we are killed all day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.’ Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.  ...  Read More

MONDAY, MAY 4TH Philippians 4:13 & John 15:5 (CSB)By Pete Southall“I can do all this through Him who gives me strength.” Philippians 4:13“I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.” John 15:5This week, I sat in a meeting, where, in the midst of all the training was the obligatory hour-and-a-half "back to the ba...  Read More

MONDAY, APRIL 27TH Ephesians 2:8-10 (NIV)By Cindy Beckman“For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is a gift of God—not of works, so that no one can boast.  For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” Ephesians 2:8-10Most high school world history courses introduce students to th...  Read More

MONDAY, APRIL 20TH John 21:15-17, 19Lessons from a Failure  by Shawn Hammontree“Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.” He said to him, “Feed my lambs.”  He said to him a second time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.” He said to him, “Tend my sh...  Read More

MONDAY, APRIL13TH Jude 1:3 (NIV) Contend For The Faith by Chris Blacksmith “Dear friends, although I was very eager to write to you about the salvation we share, I felt compelled to write and urge you to contend for the faith that was once for all entrusted to God’s holy people.” Jude 1:3In 2016 the American Cancer Society reported an estimated 15.5 million cancer survivors in the U.S. Undoubtedly...  Read More