TheDailyDevotional
Are Your Habits Keeping You Rooted or Letting You Drift?
Life gets busy, and it’s easy to drift. Small, intentional habits can keep you rooted in Christ.
Timothy Vanderpool
I was born in Nampa, Idaho and have lived there most of my life. I love board games, reading fiction, and playing team sports. My wife Katelyn and I have two little boys.
TheDailyDevotional
The Downside of Incredible Grandparents
What does it look like to grow up with incredible grandparents and a rich spiritual heritage? Sometimes, the very legacy that points us to Christ can leave us carrying expectations He never intended us to bear. In Matthew 11, Jesus offers a different burden.
TheDailyDevotional
Surprise! I'm Not Actually Perfect.
My life has been a pattern of mistakes and misprioritizations. Case in point: At this very moment, Microsoft Word is telling me my leading sentence is a mistake. Misprioritizations? that squiggly red line asks. Are you sure that’s a real word? Well, no. But I trust the person reading
MyFavoriteBook
What Fiction Taught Me About Truth, Perception, and Extending Grace
📚The Circle Trilogy by Ted Dekker I was in high school when I read The Circle Trilogy by Ted Dekker. I was tearing through stories at that time in my life. Most were science fiction (actually, most were Star Wars). It was exciting to get lost in other worlds. Homework,
Colossians
If Christ is Alive, Why Isn't My Life Changing?
Sometimes our idea of bearing fruit doesn't align with the fruit God is bringing about in our lives. True fruitfulness will include growth in faith and love, signs of the gospel of Christ taking root in us.
The Daily Devotional
What Accounting Taught Me About Descent and Glory
In our fallen state, we naturally grasp upward, reaching for recognition, status, glory; Paul points to Jesus and shows us a better way, the way of humility.
The Daily Devotional
What Jesus Over Everything Means For Your Monday
As Christians, what we do matters. But if our actions are motivated by anything other than our identity in Christ and our love for him, then we're in danger of making the story about us rather than pointing back to Him.
The Daily Devotional
Do Small Rules Matter?
It's easier than we would like to let our obedience to rules become the foundation of our walk with Christ, but doing so changes the gospel and makes an idol of the very rules that should be pointing us to Christ.
Advent
Why December 26th is Underrated
The day after Christmas can feel like such a letdown, but today's devotional reminds us that the love we've received from Christ doesn't end with the feel-good emotions of Christmas Day, but is meant to be shared with others every day of the year.
Advent
Why Good Roofs Aren't Flat
We all want a comfortable life, but the truest reminders of where our hope comes from are usually found in times of difficulty, for it's then that we're reminded to be still and know who God is.
The Daily Devotional
How To Be Thankful When You're In a Spiritual Drought
We all go through difficult seasons of life where God feels far away. Thankfully, our feelings are not the measure of His nearness, and we can choose gratitude even when we find ourselves in a spiritual desert.
The Daily Devotional
What Being a Failed Writer Has Taught Me About Leaving a Legacy
Legacy isn’t measured in numbers. It isn’t something to be calculated or fully planned for. The kind of legacy that God cares about is often one we can’t see.