The Open Word e-Devotional
Published: Thu, 07/03/25
Updated: Thu, 07/03/25
Hello, In his book of sermons The Living Faith, Lloyd C. Douglas tells the story of Thomas Hearne, who, "in his journey to the mouth of the Coppermine…
Published: Wed, 07/02/25
Updated: Wed, 07/02/25
Hello, "Forgiveness does not change the past; but it does enlarge the future." Mary Karen Read “For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly…
Published: Tue, 07/01/25
Updated: Tue, 07/01/25
Hello, "Accountability to me is unnatural. My tendency is to only let you know enough about me to give you a good impression. I am a recovering…
Published: Mon, 06/30/25
Updated: Mon, 06/30/25
Hello, Let me share this intriguing story with you, about how a yawn got a man thrown into jail: Clifton Williams was headed to the courthouse in…
Published: Sun, 06/29/25
Updated: Sun, 06/29/25
Hello, "Everywhere the perpetual endeavour of the enemy of souls is discouragement. If he can get the soul "under the weather," he wins. It is not…
Published: Sat, 06/28/25
Updated: Sat, 06/28/25
Hello, What destroys perspective is our penchant to measure ministry on too small a scale. We lose the wide-angle view because we're riveted on the…
Published: Fri, 06/27/25
Updated: Fri, 06/27/25
Hello, On May 24, 1965, a thirteen-and-a-half-foot boat quietly slipped out of the marina at Falmouth, Massachusetts. Its destination? England. It…
Published: Thu, 06/26/25
Updated: Thu, 06/26/25
Hello, "Strangely, the e pounders of many of the great new ideas of history were frequently considered on the lunatic fringe for some or all of their…
Published: Wed, 06/25/25
Hello, The true function of a preacher is to disturb the comfortable and to comfort the disturbed. Chad Walsh In my ministry over the years, I have…
Published: Tue, 06/24/25
Hello, Are you resting in your relationship with God, today? If you have a special prayer request that I could lift up on your behalf, please shoot me…