DAY 11 - Joel 2:28 "I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh; your sons and your daughters shall prophesy." (ESV) Will Cleveland opens this daily devotion with a basic definition of prophecy.  He explains it as, "seeing and declaring God's perspective." He follows this definition with a series of Scriptural references to support [...]

DAY 10 - Matthew 16:25 "For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it." The thought of putting a "Red Letter", what could be your final recorded thoughts on this planet, on paper and reading it to those you love must be one [...]

DAY 9 - James 1:2 "Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds." I wonder if my passion and courage would be any different if I had to suffer 'physical' torture?  It recently occurred to me that my brothers in Christ all over the planet suffer unbelievable physical and psychological [...]

DAY 8 - John 10:10  The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full. The Taylor's, that's my mom and dad, had three boys.  Through the years our description is as follows.  The oldest boy is the passion, the middle [...]

DAY 7 - Ephesians 4:49 "Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs so that it might benefit those who listen." This is a very good practical application for a biblical pattern.  However, I find it ironic that Scott [...]

DAY 6 - Luke 17:7-10 Expectations!  I'm learning everyday that I tragically set unrealistic or as Jennifer Brogden puts it, "unbiblical expectations."  Honestly, there's no real rhyme or reason to these expectations other than they must be motivated by my wants and likes. It's the same when it comes to dating, marriage, kids, and your [...]