The Open Word e-Devotional
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…
Published: Wed, 04/02/25
Hello, Bruce Goodrich was being initiated into the cadet corps at Te as A & M University. One night, Bruce was forced to run until he dropped -- but…
Published: Tue, 04/01/25
Hello, The noted English architect Sir Christopher Wren was supervising the construction of a magnificent cathedral in London. A journalist thought it…
Published: Mon, 03/31/25
Hello, A chaplain was speaking to a soldier on a cot in a hospital. "You have lost an arm in the great cause," he said. "No," said the soldier with a…
Published: Sun, 03/30/25
Updated: Sun, 03/30/25
Hello, An elderly widow, restricted in her activities, was eager to serve Christ. After praying about this, she realized that she could bring blessing…
Published: Sat, 03/29/25
Updated: Sat, 03/29/25
Hello, While waiting in a cemetery to conduct a funeral service, Charles Simeon walked among the graves, looking at the epitaphs. He found one that…