As believers, when we turned our lives over to Jesus, through salvation, our decision included leaving our sinful nature behind, fully trusting Jesus, and walking forward in the freedom of the new life that only Jesus could offer us. In Psalm 37, King David reflected as an older man on

February 02, 2026 Hi Friends, it’s Jen Auer. Pastor Mary has graciously extended the opportunity for me to write our devotions through Tuesday, February 17, 2026, after which time she will pick back up and begin a Lenten devotional series. As many of you know, I am back in college

In our Wednesday Bible Study—The Inner Struggle for Holiness—we explored the scriptures to better understand the spiritual fruit of kindness. We must always remember kindness is produced from God’s pure nature. Loving-kindness [Hebrew: hesed] is based on honoring God’s faithfulness for his covenant people. It is a supernatural characteristic of

Yesterday, we looked at a passage from the Book of Psalms [Ps 34:12-16]. Today, we see that passage used by Peter in his exhortation to the Christian community. He wants them to work for peace; to actively seek and maintain peace as an ongoing effort, because we cannot be divisive

I have never connected a psalter passage with a television character before, but I did, today. Of course, as a child I watched my share of Star Trek. lol! Leonard Nimoy—Mr. Spock—used a line from the psalter in his Vulcan blessing, “Live long and prosper” (Ps. 34:12). Only recently did

Last week in our LIFE Lessons Bible Study, I asked the question, “Do you believe God intervenes in human lives when we pray and ask for his help?” Everyone present that evening affirmed the belief that God has the power and many times turns challenging situations around to fulfill his