by John Lashbrook | Oct 3, 2020 | Religious Devotionals |
Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee. Isaiah 26:3 (KJV) An artist was once asked to paint a picture depicting perfect peace. At its unveiling everyone was startled at his portrayal. The artist painted a...
by John Lashbrook | Oct 1, 2020 | Religious Devotionals |
But they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength. They shall mount up with wings like eagles. They shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint. Isaiah 40:31 (ESV) It is not easy to wait for the Lord. But the rewards for doing so are very...
by John Lashbrook | Sep 30, 2020 | Religious Devotionals |
As he was getting into the boat, the man who had been possessed by demons begged him that he might be with him. But Jesus refused, and said to him, “Go home to your friends, and tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and what mercy he has shown you.” Mark...
by John Lashbrook | Sep 29, 2020 | Religious Devotionals |
Jesus said to him, “Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have come to believe.” John 20:29 (NRSV) The only time that I have had a hallucination, I saw Christ of the Bleeding Heart. My background is not...
by John Lashbrook | Sep 24, 2020 | Religious Devotionals |
A few days later the younger son gathered all he had and traveled to a distant country, and there he squandered his property in dissolute living. Luke 15:13 (NRSV) The distant country in my life was a literal one. In the summer of 1965, just after turning...
by John Lashbrook | Sep 23, 2020 | Religious Devotionals |
But these are written so that you may come to believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that through believing you may have life in His name. John 20:31 (NRSV) Is belief in the Bible essential for salvation? Crucial to that debate is a...
by John Lashbrook | Sep 22, 2020 | Religious Devotionals |
Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I fear no evil; for you are with me. Psalm 23:4 (NRSV) I had many of them—panic attacks—long before I knew what they were or what they were called. I can still vividly remember the first one I experienced. It was...
