Category: Devotional

Leo has asked each one of the MWBC staff to share devotional thoughts during this time of uncertainty. Each day we are confronted with mixed messages. In the early days of the pandemic the general public was encouraged to not wear masks or other types of protective coverings. The thought was these were in short…

“Buy—and do not sell—truth, wisdom, instruction, and understanding.” Proverbs 23:23 CSB I recently had the privilege of speaking at a high school graduation party. As I prepared the message, I came across Proverbs 23:23. It seemed appropriate to talk about buying truth and wisdom, because in college, you have to pay for your education. Yet,…

Teachers are among the gifted people Christ gave the church to help us become more like Him. “And he (Christ) himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry, to build up the body of Christ, until we all reach unity…

Remember John Glenn’s famous quote when he was asked what it felt like sitting atop the rocket, ready to launch? “I felt about as good as anybody would, sitting in a capsule on top of a rocket that were both built by the lowest bidder.” That is the feeling of many today amid our nation’s…

In the struggles of the early church, there were times that were perhaps unimaginable for those who were following ‘the way’ of Jesus. Here is how the author of the book of Acts wrote it in chapter 12: “About that time King Herod violently attacked some who belonged to the church, 2 and he executed…

It’s on our money. Every time we spend money we are confronted with that phrase. The odd thing is, whatever value we have placed on that purchase we acknowledge by the amount we spend- all of it marked with “In God We Trust.” If we were entirely truthful, we would probably admit that all too…