The Open Word e-Devotional
Published: Fri, 06/13/25
Hello, A gem dealer was strolling the aisles at the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show when he noticed a blue-violet stone the size and shape of a potato. He…
Published: Thu, 06/12/25
Hello, "Any one can hold the helm when the sea is calm." Publius Syrus 42 B.C. I agree with that statement, but want to add that if we allow Christ to…
Published: Wed, 06/11/25
Hello, The following story place in 2012, but it still makes me smile to think about it: He climbed into the backseat of our family vehicle grinning…
Published: Tue, 06/10/25
Hello, Christian businessman and author John D. Beckett shares the following personal story about the redemptive power of speaking the truth in love:I…
Published: Mon, 06/09/25
Hello, “But my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by a Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:19 Are you trusting God to supply all…
Published: Sun, 06/08/25
Hello, Where would we be if God didn't bless and keep us on a daily basis...even when it seems like everything may be going wrong. I hope your day is…
Published: Sat, 06/07/25
Hello, Every young student knows of Isaac Newton's famed encounter with a falling apple. Newton discovered and introduced the laws of gravity in the…
Published: Fri, 06/06/25
Updated: Fri, 06/06/25
Hello, British statesman and financier Cecil Rhodes, whose fortune was used to endow the world-famous Rhodes Scholarships, was a stickler for correct…
Published: Thu, 06/05/25
Updated: Thu, 06/05/25
Hello, During World War II, economist E. F. Schumacher, then a young statistician, worked on a farm. Each day he would count the 32 head of cattle,…
Published: Wed, 06/04/25
Updated: Wed, 06/04/25
Hello, John Powell, professor at Loyola University in Chicago, writes about a student in his Theology of Faith class named Tommy:Some twelve years…