The Open Word e-Devotional
Published: Mon, 04/14/25
Updated: Mon, 04/14/25
Hello, I stumbled across some hymn lyrics recently that stopped me in my tracks. I'd like to challenge you to STOP what you are doing right now for…
Published: Sun, 04/13/25
Hello, Life is unjust. Upon accepting an award, the late Jack Benny once remarked, "I really don't deserve this. But I have arthritis, and I don't…
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…