Crosswalk: The Devotional Archives

• "Learning to be Content" - Crosswalk the Devotional - Feb. 8, 2012  (February 8, 2012)
  "Not that I speak in regard to need, for I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content" (Phil. 4:11-13). I am not a patient person.
• "What Are You Looking At?" - Crosswalk the Devotional - Feb. 7, 2012  (February 7, 2012)
  So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen (2 Cor 4: 18). In ?a previous life? and in a different job, I worked in a bull-pen situation.
• "Unhappiness: A Tempting Choice?" - Crosswalk the Devotional - Feb. 6, 2012  (February 6, 2012)
  And the disciples were continually filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit (Acts 13: 52). Always be happy...
• "Existentialism? The Good Kind" - Crosswalk the Devotional - Feb. 3, 2012  (February 3, 2012)
  Whoever does not carry his own cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple? (Luke 14:27). Dying to self must be a continual reality. One author likens the proper mindset to that of a philosophical existentialist...
• "The Month of Love" - Crosswalk the Devotional - Feb. 2, 2012  (February 2, 2012)
  Husbands, go all out in your love for your wives... (Eph. 5: 2). For once in my marriage, I really did something right.
• "The Problem with Perception" - Crosswalk the Devotional - Feb. 1, 2012  (February 1, 2012)
  The Lord does not look at the things man looks at... (1 Sam. 16, 7). Why are people like Paris Hilton so unhappy?
• "Are You Bearing Fruit?" - Crosswalk the Devotional - Jan. 31, 2012  (January 31, 2012)
  "No one lights a lamp and hides it in a jar or puts it under a bed.? ? Luke 8:16 Every fall we would go apple picking at a place called Edwards Orchard.
• "The Impossible Is Possible" - Crosswalk the Devotional - Jan. 30, 2012  (January 30, 2012)
  ?With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.? Matthew 19:26 How many times have you said to yourself, ?Well that will never happen!?
• "Joy, Joy, Joy" - Crosswalk the Devotional - Jan. 27, 2012  (January 27, 2012)
  "But let all who take refuge in you be glad; let them ever sing for joy" (Psalm 5:11). Reading about joy is easy, putting it into practice is a lot harder.
• "Was Psalm 69:9 Jesus? Life Verse?" - Crosswalk the Devotional - Jan. 26, 2012  (January 26, 2012)
  ?For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction..." (Romans 15:4). There?s a good chance you won?t find the term ?life verse? in a theological dictionary...
• "Fits Any Niche" - Crosswalk the Devotional - Jan. 25, 2012  (January 25, 2012)
  Your word is a lamp to my feet And a light to my path (Psalm 119: 105). One of the questions I'm asked most frequently by our beloved users goes something like this...
• "Blessed Are The Meek" - Crosswalk the Devotional - Jan. 24, 2012  (January 24, 2012)
  Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth (Mt 5: 5). I used to have a strong dislike for the word meek...
• "Run for Your Life" - Crosswalk the Devotional - Jan. 23, 2012  (January 23, 2012)
  ?Flee also youthful lusts; but pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace..." (2 Tim 2:22). You might have heard the saying that if you are not going forward in your Christian walk, you are going backwards...
• "Praying to the Heater God" - Crosswalk the Devotional - Jan. 20, 2012  (January 20, 2012)
  We know also that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding (1 John 5:20) A portable space heater comes in handy this time of year.
• "New Creations" - Crosswalk the Devotional - Jan. 19, 2012  (January 19, 2012)
  For you have been born again... (1 Peter 2: 23) Have you ever done something embarrassing? I know I have.
• "The First Fruit of the Gospel" - Crosswalk the Devotional - Jan. 18, 2010  (January 18, 2012)
  For whosoever shall be ashamed of Me and My words, of him shall the Son of Man be ashamed (Luke 9: 26). This week... we build upon the foundation regarding our need to daily encounter Christ...
• "The Temporary Non-Path of Patience" - Crosswalk the Devotional - Jan. 17, 2012  (January 17, 2012)
  Therefore be patient, brethren, until the coming of the Lord (James 5: 7-8). We all know that patience isn't easy, or fun.
• "Ordinary Holiness" - Crosswalk the Devotional - Jan. 16, 2012  (January 16, 2012)
  Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit (1 Cor 12: 4-8). It's our task to figure out what pleases God as we live an "ordinary" Christian life.
• "Strangers in a Strange Land" - Crosswalk the Devotional - Jan. 13, 2012  (January 13, 2012)
  ?If the world hates you, you know that it hated Me before it hated you" (John 15:18-19). This fall, I took a road trip with some friends to watch our college football team...
• "Meanwhile, Back on Earth..." - Crosswalk the Devotional - Jan. 12, 2012  (January 12, 2012)
  Do not let your hearts be troubled... This month marks twenty years since my dad went to be with the Lord.
• "God and Treadmills" - Crosswalk the Devotional - Jan. 11, 2012  (January 11, 2012)
  ?May the Lord direct your hearts into God's love and Christ's perseverance? (2 Thess. 3:5). Ever since I moved to Richmond I?ve acquired a taste for working out.
• "Are You Reciting the Gospel by Yourself?" - Crosswalk the Devotional - Jan. 10, 2012  (January 10, 2012)
  "Moses and Elijah, who, appearing in glory, were speaking of His departure..." (Luke 9: 30 - 31) It's good to see that the idea of 'preaching the gospel to yourself everyday' is becoming more popular.
• "You Never Do Anything You Don't Want to Do" - Crosswalk the Devotional- Jan. 9, 2012  (January 9, 2012)
  Each of you must take responsibility for doing the creative best you can with your own life (Galatians 6:5). If I try, I can remember my friends from 10th-grade Sunday School.
• "The Outsiders" - Crosswalk the Devotional - Jan. 6, 2012  (January 6, 2012)
  Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king... (Matt. 2: 1). Have you ever felt like an outsider?
• "Resolutions and Redemption" - Crosswalk the Devotional - Jan. 5, 2012  (January 5, 2012)
  ?For by grace are you saved through faith..." (Eph. 2:8-9). Why are new year?s resolutions so hard to keep?
• "Look What I Did!" - Crosswalk the Devotional - Jan. 4, 2012  (January 4, 2012)
  Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up. (James 4:10) ?So . . . have we talked about me, yet??
• "Laying Bricks" - Crosswalk the Devotional - Jan. 3, 2012  (January 3, 2012)
  Whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant (Mark 10: 43). Sometimes, I get restless...
• "What Is True Spirituality?" - Crosswalk the Devotional - Jan. 2, 2012  (January 2, 2012)
  "When the woman saw that the tree was good for food... (Gen. 3: 6). It seems clear to me that the root of all human sin is unbelief.
• "A Mathful God?" - Crosswalk.com the Devotional - Dec. 30, 2011  (December 30, 2011)
  God doesn't count us; he calls us by name. Arithmetic is not his focus (Ro. 9:28). Thank God that he calls us by name, that our names have been written in the Book of Life...
• "If Only" - Crosswalk the Devotional - Dec. 29, 2011  (December 29, 2011)
  He who sits on the throne said, ?Behold, I am making all things new (Rev. 21:5). I?ve never known anyone that claimed New Year?s was their favorite holiday.
• "Reversing Babel" - Crosswalk the Devotional - Dec. 28, 2011  (December 28, 2011)
  May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you a spirit of unity (Romans 15: 5). Coca-Cola created a cultural meme of epic proportions with a TV spot in 1971...
• "Want Vs. Need" - Crosswalk the Devotional - Dec. 27, 2011  (December 27, 2011)
  So in the course of time Hannah conceived and gave birth to a son (1 Samuel 1:20). Did you get what you wanted for Christmas?
• "Walking the Floodwall" - Crosswalk the Devotional - Dec. 26, 2011  (December 26, 2011)
  ?And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men" (Luke 2:52) I have a confession to make; last Sunday I skipped Church.
• "The Bing Crosby Effect" - Crosswalk the Devotional - Dec. 23, 2011  (December 23, 2011)
  ?For here we have no lasting city, but we seek the city that is to come" (Heb. 13:14). A lot of singers have tried their hand at recording the 1943 song ?I?ll Be Home for Christmas.?
• "Letter from Dad" - Crosswalk the Devotional - Dec. 22, 2011  (December 22, 2011)
  Abba! Father! All things are possible for you (Mark 14: 36). My son was having a problem at school...
• "Rejoice!" - Crosswalk the Devotional - Dec. 21, 2011  (December 21, 2011)
  I rejoice heartily in the LORD, in my God is the joy of my soul... (Isaiah 61: 10)
• "Tell Everybody!" - Crosswalk the Devotional - Dec. 20, 2011  (December 20, 2011)
  "And all those who heard it marveled at those things which were told them by the shepherds" (Luke 2:15-18). Every December my church puts on an event called Bethlehem Walk...
• "Sometimes It Takes Two Christmas Trees" - Crosswalk the Devotional - Dec. 19, 2011  (December 19, 2011)
  . . . He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus (Phil. 1:6). If you want to put up your Christmas tree one more time again this year, raise your hand.
• "Not What You Wanted?" - Crosswalk the Devotional - Dec. 16, 2011  (December 16, 2011)
  "What is the source of quarrels and conflicts among you?" James 4:1 A holiday edition of the TV show "America's Funniest Home Videos" showed various children opening their presents on Christmas morning.
• "Christ the Lord" - Crosswalk the Devotional - Dec. 15, 2011  (December 15, 2011)
  She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger... (Luke 2: 7) The Christmas story is one of the most amazing moments in the Bible...