This morning we read about Gideon as he prepares for battle. The Lord wants to make distinctly clear who is going to win the battle. It will not be the might of men, but the …
Today is St. Peter’s Day, or the Feast of St. Peter. Peter is perhaps my favorite of all the apostles. He is beyond zealous, but sometimes his zealotry betrays him. For example, in today’s lesson, …
Happy Morning Dear People, several people asked me if the Rev. Beard devotionals would continue with my pending move. The simple answer is yes! Absolutely. The longer answer is, they may be spotty over the next six weeks, so please be …
How do we define a chapter in our life? Was it the last eight months of joy and struggle, filled with beautiful people? The last three years of feeling homeless and unmoored? Was it the …
My dear friends, Thank you for your wonderful support the past few months. For reasons I’m not yet willing to share with the world, I’ll be extremely busy the next month and a half. My …
And the LORD shall stand by them, and save them: he shall deliver them from the ungodly, and shall save them, because they put their trust in him. ~ Psalm 37:40 This morning we finished reading the 37th Psalm. The remind …
Leave off from wrath, and let go displeasure: fret not thyself, else shalt thou be moved to do evil. ~ Psalm 37:8 Our Psalm this morning reminds us to trust in the Lord for all …
“Behold, I have come to you! Have I now any power of my own to speak anything? The word that God puts in my mouth, that must I speak.” ~ Numbers 22:38 This morning we read …
Praised be the LORD; * for he hath heard the voice of my humble petitions. ~ Psalm 28:6 We live in a time and culture that respects pride over all other things, and perhaps this …
And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High; for you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways, to give knowledge of salvation to his people in the forgiveness of their sins ~Luke 1:76-77 …
