Your Open Word e-Devotional for February 16th, {{ subscriber.first_name | capitalize }}

Published: Sun, 02/16/25

Updated: Sun, 02/16/25

Hello, In his book "Why Prayers are Unanswered," John Lavender retells a story about Norman Vincent Peale. When Peale was a boy, he found a big, black…

Your Open Word e-Devotional for February 15th, {{ subscriber.first_name | capitalize }}

Published: Sat, 02/15/25

Updated: Sat, 02/15/25

Hello, I heard a story once about an alcoholic who was converted, and someone asked him how he could possibly believe all the nonsense in the Bible…

Your Open Word e-Devotional for February 14th, {{ subscriber.first_name | capitalize }}

Published: Fri, 02/14/25

Updated: Fri, 02/14/25

Hello, "Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I have become sounding brass or a clanging cymbal. And though I have…

Your Open Word e-Devotional for February 13th, {{ subscriber.first_name | capitalize }}

Published: Thu, 02/13/25

Updated: Thu, 02/13/25

Hello, Love can be such a nebulous term. We often throw it around in our conversations. Let me give you a few e amples: "Oh, I just LOVE that dress!"…

Your Open Word e-Devotional for February 12th, {{ subscriber.first_name | capitalize }}

Published: Wed, 02/12/25

Updated: Wed, 02/12/25

Hello, The Greek word agape (love) seems to have been virtually a Christian invention -- a new word for a new thing (apart from about twenty…

Your Open Word e-Devotional for February 11th, {{ subscriber.first_name | capitalize }}

Published: Tue, 02/11/25

Updated: Tue, 02/11/25

Hello, In his book Mere Christianity, C.S. Lewis wrote, "Do not waste your time bothering whether you 'love' your neighbor act as if you did. As soon…

Your Open Word e-Devotional for February 10th, {{ subscriber.first_name | capitalize }}

Published: Mon, 02/10/25

Updated: Mon, 02/10/25

Hello, Today's Verse: 2 Corinthians 6:18 “I will be a Father to you,And you shall be My sons and daughters,Says the Lord Almighty.” The above verse…

Your Open Word e-Devotional for February 9th, {{ subscriber.first_name | capitalize }}

Published: Sun, 02/09/25

Updated: Sun, 02/09/25

Hello, Love. It’s a word we use often, yet the depth and meaning of it can sometimes feel elusive. In a world where love is sometimes defined by…

Your Open Word e-Devotional for February 8th, {{ subscriber.first_name | capitalize }}

Published: Sat, 02/08/25

Updated: Sat, 02/08/25

Hello, In his compilation, "Mortal Lessons: Note on Surgery," Richard Seltzer, M.D. shares this timeless encounter with a Godly kind of love. "I stand…

Your Open Word e-Devotional for February 7th, {{ subscriber.first_name | capitalize }}

Published: Fri, 02/07/25

Hello, I stumbled onto a passage from Dick Hill's book, "Love is a Costly Thing" that I wanted to share with you today: She was lying on the ground.