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Daily Challenge-Forgiveness

May 12th, 2021 No comments
JOHN SHIRK – In the Year of Endurance, today’s Daily Challenge motivates us to learn forgiveness from the example of Joseph. In the book of Genesis, Joseph was badly mistreated more »
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Word of Encouragement-Blessing

February 17th, 2021 No comments
JOHN SHIRK – Today’s Word of Encouragement is “Blessing.” One definition of this word is “God’s favor.” If we look at the life of Abraham, we see that one of more »

Word of Encouragement-Forgiveness

February 10th, 2021 No comments
JOHN SHIRK – Today’s Word of Encouragement is Forgiveness. The Bible tells us that we all fall short of the glory of God. We miss the mark of God’s perfect more »

Good News Focus-The Righteousness of God

October 24th, 2020 No comments
JOHN SHIRK - The Gospel reveals God's righteousness and how we can receive it by faith. This is one of the profound ways that Jesus makes a difference in our lives with His grace.

20/20 Insight-Snow

February 12th, 2020 No comments
JOHN SHIRK - Snow gives us a beautiful picture of God's grace to cleanse us from sin. By His grace, it is possible for us to leave corrupt ways and be purified in His sight.

20/20 Insight-Depth of God’s Love

February 7th, 2020 No comments
JOHN SHIRK - The Apostle Paul prayed that we might grasp the depth of God's love. This devotional encourages us to consider how deep His love is for us.

Freedom Phrase-Christ Became A Curse For Us

September 19th, 2019 No comments
JOHN SHIRK - Jesus became a curse for us so that we might be blessed in Him. This devotional examines how we can respond to God's amazing love for us.

Red Letter Wisdom-Peace of God

April 11th, 2019 No comments
JOHN SHIRK - Just before Jesus was crucified, He had some words of encouragement for His disciples. One of His statements that offered hope was His promise of peace.

Eye On Integrity-Honest Confession

June 22nd, 2018 No comments
JOHN SHIRK - One of the tremendous blessings of being a follower of Jesus is to be freed from condemnation-to know that our sins are forgiven and to have peace with God. This devotional examines how we can experience the blessing of God's forgiveness.

Person of Integrity-Joseph

March 6th, 2018 No comments
JOHN SHIRK - One of the Old Testament characters that gets my attention is Joseph. If I had gone through similar trials that Joseph experienced as a young man, I am not so sure I would have handled them with so much grace and godly character. One of the…

Focus On God-His Ability To Repair Broken Relationships

October 5th, 2017 No comments
JOHN SHIRK - The grace of the Lord Jesus has the power to restore broken relationships. This devotional reflects on two examples from the Bible-one from the Old Testament and one from the New Testament. This grace has the power to move us toward forgiveness…