Month: July 2023

Then Abram said to Lot, “Let there be no strife between you and me, and between your herdsmen and my herdsmen, for we are kinsmen. Is not the whole land before you? Separate yourself from me. If you take the left hand, then I will go to the right, or if you take the right hand, then I will go to the left.” And Lot lifted up his eyes and saw that the Jordan Valley…

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope. (Romans 15:13 WSV). Happy Birthday, Kyle! The picture I’ve included with this devotional was taken 46 years ago. Hardly seems possible that so many years have passed so quickly. Oh, by the way, Kyle was 3 years old in this photo … you do the math ……

For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the Most High God, met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him, and to him Abraham apportioned a tenth part of everything. He is first, by translation of his name, king of righteousness, and then he is also king of Salem, that is, king of peace. He is without father or mother tor genealogy, having neither beginning of days nor end of life,…

By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to a place that he was to receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going. By faith he went to live in the land of promise, as in a foreign land, living in tents with Isaac and Jacob, heirs with him of the same promise. For he was looking forward to the city that has foundations, whose designer…

Now the LORD said1 to Abram, “Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land that I will show you. And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and him who dishonors you I will curse, and in you all the families of the earth…

Now the LORD said to Abram, “Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land that I will show you. And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and him who dishonors you I will curse, and in you all the families of the earth…

Happy Independence Day! I hope you are enjoying the holiday. Our devotional today begins with a bit of July 4th trivia. What is known as “The Dunlap Broadside” was first printed on July 4, 1776. Copies of this broadside were read to announce independence in New York on July 9th and in Boston on July 18th. Only 26 copies of this broadside are known to exist (the 26th was recently discovered in the collections of…

God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear though the earth gives way, though the mountains be moved into the heart of the sea, though hits waters roar and foam, though the mountains tremble at its swelling. (Psalm 46:1-3 ESV). Triple-digit air temperatures and dry weather have allowed the fire danger to return to North Central Texas. The fire pictured here is burning over hundreds of…