Devotional

  • Devotional for June 23

    The Lord is the Stronghold of My Life 27 The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? 2 When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled… Read more

  • Devotional for June 22

    Happy Are They Whom You Teach Your Word 9 He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? he that formed the eye, shall he not see? 10 He that chastiseth the heathen, shall not he correct? he that teacheth man knowledge, shall not he know? 11 The Lord knoweth the thoughts of man, that… Read more

  • Devotional for June 21

    Praise to God for His Salvation and Providence 65 Praise waiteth for thee, O God, in Sion: and unto thee shall the vow be performed. 2 O thou that hearest prayer, unto thee shall all flesh come. 3 Iniquities prevail against me: as for our transgressions, thou shalt purge them away. 4 Blessed is the… Read more

  • Devotional for June 20

    Tell the Coming Generations 78 Give ear, O my people, to my law: incline your ears to the words of my mouth. 2 I will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter dark sayings of old: 3 Which we have heard and known, and our fathers have told us. 4 We will not… Read more

  • My Juneteenth Like Epiphany at Ranger School

    There I was sinking into self-pity, being tossed about by fierce winds of confusion, and up to my neck in the rising water of lost hope. In 1985, US Army Ranger School was a 58-day course with an average weight loss of 25 pounds and an even higher attrition rate. After day number 23 of… Read more

  • Devotional for June 19

    Planted in the House of the Lord 92 It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord, and to sing praises unto thy name, O Most High: 2 To shew forth thy lovingkindness in the morning, and thy faithfulness every night, 3 Upon an instrument of ten strings, and upon the psaltery; upon… Read more