(The following is the February 14 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Mark 4 and pay close attention to verses 33-34.) Christian faith is private and public. It is private as individuals enter into a relationship with Christ and practice spiritual disciplines like prayer and Bible study to …
Tag: Discipleship
Make Disciples Who Make Disciples
(The following is the October 4 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read 2 Timothy 2 and pay close attention to verses 1-2.) Do you ever make something more complicated than necessary? Some people pour over options endlessly when making decisions or planning a course of action. They allow analysis paralysis to …
There is Always Room for Growth
(The following is the December 2 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Revelation 2 and pay close attention to verses 12-17.) Most of the seven churches in Revelation 2-3 had positive and negative characteristics. Their letters began with affirmations of what they did well, followed by one or …
Our Tetherball Faith
Have you ever played tetherball? It's a simple game. A ball is attached to the end of a rope hanging from a pole firmly planted in the ground. Two people stand opposite each other and try to hit the ball and wrap it around the pole in opposite directions. The first one to wrap the …
Walking, Leaping, and Praising God
(The following is the May 8 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Acts 3 and pay close attention to verses 1-10.) Imagine the scene when God healed the lame man through Peter: “Then taking him by the right hand he raised him up, and at once his feet and …
