Christian Devotionals and Scripture Applied to Everyday Life

A hundred conversations would play out in my head - not my conversations but other people's conversations. I could hear every word that they were saying about me even before they were spoken.  The pressure to perform was tremendous because there was so much at stake - my reputation!

What is my property worth? This is a question that we hear regularly at our office. People call with a desire to have a market analysis of their real estate done to find out what it is worth. Every time someone asks the question, their hope is that their property is worth as much as possible.

Stress - a mental, emotional, or physical strain or tension. We all experience it to some degree or another at different times in our lives, but I don't think I truly knew what it could do until a number of years ago. 

The day started out like any other day. I got up, got dressed, and after getting you all off to school I headed out to the car to go to work. After taking care of the animals I looked at my watch and was pleased to see that I had plenty of time. I started on my usual route but quickly came upon a sign - ROAD CLOSED.

It was right before the Passover celebration. Jesus, knowing that the hour of His death was upon Him, wanted to show His disciples the length to which His love would go. Not only had He left the ivory palaces of heaven to be born in a dirty stable in Bethlehem; not only had He lived His life on earth as One without a permanent home; but He was willing to take on the form of a servant, humbling Himself in the most demeaning of household duties. 

Screams and cheers rang across the white-striped field as players and coaches entered the arena. The football contest was about to begin, but this was no ordinary competition. Powder Puff football was the name of the game last Saturday night when Junior and Senior female players suited up to test their skill and endurance against each other.