The Open Word e-Devotional
Published: Sat, 04/12/25
Hello, Although George Whitefield disagreed with John Wesley on some theological matters, he was careful not to create problems in public that could…
Published: Fri, 04/11/25
Hello, You! Yes, you! You, (reading this sentence right now). God loves you! Intellectually you may agree with this idea, but do you know this at the…
Published: Thu, 04/10/25
Hello Brian Anderson, 31, was surfing off the coast of Northern Oregon on December 24th, 2005 when a great white shark attacked him. As he was…
Published: Wed, 04/09/25
Hello, Henry Ward Beecher was one of the great preachers of the 19th Century. An incredible orator, he often held crowds spellbound by his words. He…
Published: Tue, 04/08/25
Hello, The following is a devotional that I wrote years ago. I still hope it blesses you today! Shrek is no ordinary sheep. I have a picture of him on…
Published: Mon, 04/07/25
Hello, On Valentine's Day of 2005, Bill Parsons made his last and fatal skydive after filming a "tandem" jump in Hawaii. Bill was an e perienced…
Published: Sun, 04/06/25
Hello, Do you ever have days when your life seems cluttered with difficult situations? I do, and there are mornings when I would rather pull the…
Published: Sat, 04/05/25
Hello, This happened a good number of years ago. My son (whom I reference in this story) is now 26 years of age. "Dad, will you play checkers with…
Published: Fri, 04/04/25
Hello, "Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our…
Published: Thu, 04/03/25
Hello, My daughter Taylor sang a song in our church a number of years ago entitled "What Love Really Means." The words touched my heart so deeply that…