Crosswalk: The Devotional Archives

• "Man Up" - Crosswalk the Devotional - Aug. 3, 2011  (August 3, 2011)
  Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be men of courage... (1 Cor. 16:12) One of my growing concerns for the Church today is the decline of leadership among male Christians.
• "Free Radicals" - Crosswalk the Devotional - Aug. 1, 2011  (August 1, 2011)
  "Woe to you when all men speak well of you..." (Luke 6:26) How deep does my arrogance run?
• "Friends with Benefits" - Crosswalk the Devotional - July 29, 2011  (July 29, 2011)
  "'Everything is permissible'--but not everything is beneficial" (1 Cor 10: 23). In recent months, I?ve seen really strong arguments online about a variety of issues.
• "Wisdom for All Ages" - Crosswalk the Devotional - July 28, 2011  (July 28, 2011)
  A wise man's heart guides his mouth... (Prov. 16: 12). How can we live the Christian life well?
• "I Have Confidence!" - Crosswalk the Devotional - July 27, 2011  (July 27, 2011)
  "But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed..." (Hebrews 10:38). One of my favorite moments in "The Sound of Music" comes when Maria's perky "I Have Confidence" song...
• "Appearances Can Be Deceiving" - July 26, 2011  (July 26, 2011)
  But the LORD said to Samuel, ?Do not consider his appearance or his height... (1 Sam 16: 7). Leave it to God to pick the guy no one else would have picked to become Israel?s greatest earthly king...
• "Unqualified" - Crosswalk the Devotional - July 25, 2011  (July 25, 2011)
  ?It is the LORD your God you must follow, and him you must revere... (Deut. 13:4) Sometimes I feel like, as a Christian, I?m no good.
• "When Life Gets Hairy" - Crosswalk the Devotional - July 21, 2011  (July 21, 2011)
  In him all things hold together (Colossians 1:17). "It's just hair; it'll grow back. She'll still look cute."
• "A Life Dedicated to the Gospel" - Crosswall the Devotional - July 20, 2011  (July 20, 2011)
  For whoever wants to save his life will lose it... (Mark 8: 35). Sometimes He calls us to do something really big...
• ?Just Keep Swimming!? - Crosswalk the Devotional - July 19, 2011  (July 19, 2011)
  ?Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us? (Hebrews 12:1). On Saturday night, I let myself go limp in front of the TV.
• "What?s Your Nineveh?" - Crosswalk the Devotional - July 18, 2011  (July 18, 2011)
  Those who worship false gods turn their backs on all God's mercies (Jonah 2: 8). Have you ever run away from something that God wanted you to do?
• "Living in a Dream World" - Crosswalk the Devotional - July 15, 2011  (July 15, 2011)
  The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want... (Psalm 23: 1). A life with no challenges would be awesome, wouldn?t it?
• "Dentists and Coca-Cola" - Crosswalk the Devotional - July 14, 2011  (July 14, 2011)
  "... sin is crouching at your door..." Gen. 4:7 The habit started when I went overseas my junior year of college.
• "What Do We Do Now, Exactly?" - Crosswalk the Devotional - July 13, 2011  (July 13, 2011)
  "This is the love of God, that we keep His commandments... (1 John 5: 3). We continue to build upon Francis Schaeffer's earlier instruction about the reality of the biblical God...
• "My Conversation with a Hedge" - Crosswalk the Devotional - July 12, 2011  (July 12, 2011)
  He who neglects discipline despises himself... (Prov. 15: 23). Every summer, my wife and kids leave me for two-to-three weeks to visit all of her relatives in Texas...
• "Seeking God for the Right Reasons" - Crosswalk the Devotional - July 11, 2011  (July 11, 2011)
  For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain. (Phil. 1: 21) I ran across an article years ago that really touched me.
• "Beach Lessons" - Crosswalk the Devotional - July 8, 2011  (July 8, 2011)
  "But he who is forgiven little, loves little." Luke 7:47 Have you seen the greatness of God?s forgiveness yet?
• "It?s Hard to Be Still" - Crosswalk the Devotional - July 7, 2011  (July 7, 2011)
  "Be still and know that I am God." Psalm 46:10 I?m one of those people who likes going 90 mph in my day-to-day living.
• "Be Still" - Crosswalk the Devotional - July 6, 2011  (July 6, 2011)
  "Be still, and know that I am God." Psalm 46:10 A week ago I found myself in a pretty bad place.
• "Freedom Fried" - Crosswalk the Devotional - July 4, 2011  (July 4, 2011)
• ?It's Not About Who's Right Or Who's Wrong? - Crosswalk the Devotional - July 1, 2011  (July 1, 2011)
  The road to life is a narrow road and few will follow... (Matt 7: 12 - 14). It?s not about who?s right or who?s wrong.
• "Truth or Love?" Crosswalk the Devotional - June 30, 2011  (June 30, 2011)
  Speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into him who is the Head, that is, Christ (Eph. 4:15) It's a common quote among Christians...
• "The Faith for Big Prayers" - Crosswalk the Devotional - June 29, 2011  (June 29, 2011)
  "... Your request has been heard in heaven." Daniel 10:12 Recently, I encountered another prayer that I couldn't quite pray.
• "That Skip-Over Verse" - Crosswalk the Devotional - June 28, 2011  (June 28, 2011)
  Be joyful always... (1 Thess 5: 16) Today?s verse is one that I like to skip over in my Bible...
• "The Jungle Book" - Crosswalk the Devotional - June 27, 2011  (June 27, 2011)
  If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own... (John 15: 19). One of my favorite books is Rudyard Kipling?s "The Jungle Book."
• "The Attractiveness of a Surrendered Life" - Crosswalk the Devotional - June 22, 2011  (June 22, 2011)
  When Jesus heard this, he said to him, "You still lack one thing. Sell everything you have and give to the poor... Luke 18: 22." Have you ever wished you could share your faith with friends or loved ones who do not know Christ?
• "The Command to Rest" - Crosswalk the Devotional - June 21, 2011  (June 21, 2011)
  Be at rest once more, O my soul, for the LORD has been good to you (Psalm 116:7). We humans aren?t as unstoppable as we?d like to think.
• "What a Spiritual Investment Can Yield" - Crosswalk the Devotional - June 20, 2011  (June 20, 2011)
  I have been reminded of your sincere faith, which first lived in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice... (2 Timothy 1: 5). Today is my mother?s birthday.
• "Making Faces" - Crosswalk the Devotional - June 17, 2011  (June 17, 2011)
  When Moses came down from Mount Sinai with the two tablets... (Ex. 34: 29). My time backstage in the college theater resulted in curious, long-term fascination with age lines and facial features.
• "Appearances" - Crosswalk the Devotional - June 16, 2011  (June 16, 2011)
  Therefore, since Christ suffered in his body, arm yourselves also with the same attitude... (1 Peter 4: 1). I was not a very popular kid growing up...
• "Fiery Faith" - Crosswalk the Devotional - June 13, 2011  (June 13, 2011)
  And suddenly a sound came from heaven like the rush of a mighty wind... (Acts 2: 24). This week we celebrate Pentecost, one of the oldest feast days on the Christian calendar.
• "Hoping for the Wrong Escape" - Crosswalk: The Devotional - June 10, 2011  (June 10, 2011)
  "And let us not grow weary of doing good..." Galatians 6:9 Well, May 21 came and went without the Rapture but...
• "Why Lord?" - Crosswalk the Devotional - June 9, 2011  (June 9, 2011)
  We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair... (2 Cor 4: 8). It happened again just a little over two weeks ago.
• "The Wedding Day" - Crosswalk the Devotional - June 8, 2011  (June 8, 2011)
  as a bridegroom rejoices over his bride, so will your God rejoice over you (Isaiah 62:5). Last weekend one of my best friends got married.
• "Giving Up the Funk" - Crosswalk the Devotional - June 1, 2011  (June 1, 2011)
  I do not understand what I do (Ro. 7: 15). I didn?t sleep well the night before...
• "How's Your Heart?" - Crosswalk the Devotional - May 24, 2011  (May 24, 2011)
  Search me, O God, and know my heart... (Psalm 139: 23 - 24). It's easy to be fooled into thinking that your heart is in pretty good condition.
• "Iron and Play-dough" - Crosswalk the Devotional - May 23, 2011  (May 23, 2011)
  "... for you, LORD, have never forsaken those who seek you." Psalm 9:10 I onced watched a man forging his own arrow heads, and was surprised by the intensity the process required.
• "Finding God in Grief" - Crosswalk the Devotional - May 18, 2011  (May 18, 2011)
  When he was at the table with them, he took bread, gave thanks, broke it and began to give it to them (Luke 24: 30 - 33) A few weeks ago I wrote about the hope we have in Christ even when faced with the death of a loved one.
• "Bless His Heart But..." - Crosswalk the Devotional - May 17, 2011  (May 17, 2011)
  "May your love and your truth always protect me.? 1 Thess. 5:11 We all like to pretend that we?re good at ?speaking the truth in love,? don?t we?
• "The Poor, Widowed, and Orphaned" - Crosswalk the Devotional - May 13, 2011  (May 13, 2011)
  Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this... (James 1: 27). It was Spring Break of my senior year, and I had decided to end collage with a bang...