2024-04-16 00:00
For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 6:23 After a minister had spoken strongly against sin one morning, one of the church… Read More
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KittensCushion wants you to live life inspired. It is a collection of bible devotionals that encourage, motivate, inspire, educate, and even make you laugh as you try and live life to the best of your ability. Let the word of God (Bible) and these devotionals guide you.
2024-04-09 00:00
“So that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God.” (Colossians 1:10)At age six, Henr… Read More
2024-04-02 00:00
"But since they don't have deep roots, they don't last long. They fall away as soon as they have problems or are persecuted for believing God's word." (Matthew 13:21)A friend of actr… Read More
2024-03-26 00:00
David was afraid of the Lord that day and said, “How can the ark of
the Lord ever come to me?” He was not willing to take the ark of the
Lord to be with him in the City of Dav… Read More
2024-03-19 00:00
No one ever came to the end of his life and said, "I wish I'd spent more time at the office."Many kids say they wish their dads spent more time with them. I can relate to this need… Read More
2024-03-11 23:00
The central message of the Bible is Jesus Christ. In Genesis, Jesus is the Seed of the Woman. In Exodus, He is the Passover Lamb. In Leviticus, He is the atoning Sacrifice… Read More
2024-03-04 23:00
"Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:" (1 Peter 5:8)When I was 14, my dad would allow me to back the car out… Read More
2024-02-27 00:00
The greatest sign that you and I are maturing in our walk with God is when we can discern the difference between "good things" and "God things". When the people of Israel journe… Read More
2024-02-19 23:30
Greed.
It
wears like an invisible cloak, blending seamlessly into the fabric of
modern culture. It silently seeps into our desires, clouds our
judgment, and distorts our values. Gr… Read More
2024-02-12 23:30
Albert Einstein is quoted as saying:“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.” &hell…Read More
2024-02-06 01:33
Looking outside my window at the beautiful white layer covering my yard and driveway, it's hard to believe that this layer is mostly sleet and ice. It looks just like the snow scene… Read More
2024-01-29 23:30
Taking Care of Yourself is Not SelfishSelf-care is essential to staying healthy in a season when life feels upside down. Grief can feel like swimming in peanut butter. You may wonder when yo… Read More
2024-01-23 00:00
Your word is a lamp to guide my feet and a light for my path.Psalms 119:105 NLT
In one of my early pastorates, I asked one of my church members how she was getting along in her Christian lif… Read More
2024-01-15 23:30
This one almost seems like a trick question! My first, knee-jerk reaction to this question is, "Of course, God always answers my prayers. It's just that there are times when he might not ans… Read More
2024-01-08 23:30
"...Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus." (Philippians 3:… Read More
2024-01-02 01:00
"He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the human heart; yet no one can fathom what God has done from beginning to end." (Ecclesiastes 3:11)Around… Read More
2023-12-26 00:00
Andy Williams sings, "It's the most wonderful time of the year!" But is it really?The hustle and bustle, that used to be limited to a few days before Christmas, now includes a… Read More
2023-12-18 23:00
Have you ever thought of the emotions Jesus displayed while he was on earth?Jesus Christ was fully human, and as such, he experienced the full range of human emotions. He felt joy, sorrow… Read More
2023-12-11 23:00
Matthew 16:23 NLT Jesus turned to Peter and said, “Get away from me, Satan! You are a dangerous trap to me. You are seeing… Read More
2023-12-05 00:00
Do you know someone who married the wrong person or chose the wrong profession? They are miserable. Why do people make bad choices? Here are seven reasons why:Many listen… Read More
2023-11-28 00:00
Ephesians 3:21 NLT Glory to him in the church and in Christ Jesus through all generations forever and ever! Amen.The Andean condo… Read More
2023-11-21 00:00
"Do you promise to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God?" These words probably took you to the scene of a courtroom where a witness… Read More
2023-11-14 00:00
"The decrees of the Lord are firm, and all of them are righteous. They are more precious than gold, than much pure gold; they are sweeter than honey, than honey from the honeycomb."… Read More
2023-11-07 00:00
A rich landowner named Carl often rode around his vast estate so he could congratulate himself on his great wealth. While riding around his estate on his favourite horse, one day, he saw Han… Read More
2023-10-31 00:00
Complete this sentence: When I am weak... When I am weak I feel like a failure. When I am weak I want to quit. When I am weak I want to give up. When I am weak I want to cry. When… Read More
2023-10-24 00:00
What a comfort it is to let God guide us instead of our feelings. Think about some of the differences between our feelings and God’s feelings: Our feelings can change day by… Read More
2023-10-17 00:00
Isn’t It Wonderful How God Leads?George Young was a carpenter. He and his wife were dedicated to following the Lord wherever He led. "He does the leading," they often said, "and we do… Read More
2023-10-10 00:00
"I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." (Philippians 4:13)Most people own a calendar or an appointment book in which they record details of future commitments. A Christian f… Read More
2023-10-03 00:00
For we are God's handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.(Ephesians 2:10)"Perfectionism at its core isn't about high standards… Read More
2023-09-26 00:00
I've often watched way above my head as a hawk apparently had its prey in its grip. One or two smaller birds would dive-bomb the hawk as he soared out of sight. The smaller birds would give… Read More
2023-09-18 23:30
He was the one who prayed to the God of Israel, “Oh, that you would bless me and expand my territory! Please be with me in all that I do, and keep me from all trouble and pain!”… Read More
2023-09-12 00:00
In Matthew 8, we find Jesus' disciples caught in a horrific tempest, fighting for their lives. We have learned to expect storms, even when we are following Jesus, and to trust the power of G… Read More
2023-09-06 12:18
"Above all, keep fervent in your love for one another, because love covers a multitude of sins." (1 Peter 4:8)Here's a test. You've heard of tongue-twisters … well here's an eye-twist… Read More
2023-08-29 00:00
Timothy 3:16–17 spells out exactly how you benefit; it tells us that Scripture is profitable for six things. 1. Doctrine 2. Reproof (Yes, sometimes the Bible tells us we need… Read More
2023-08-22 00:00
There was a father who was known by his family to be a chronic growler. He complained about everything. He was sitting one day with his family in the presence of a guest in the living room… Read More
2023-08-15 00:00
God contrasts the poor leader with the godly leader in Ezekiel 22. “Son of man, give the people of Israel this message: In the day of my indignation, you will be like a po… Read More
2023-08-08 00:00
"Once safely on shore, we found out that the island was called Malta. The islanders showed us unusual kindness." (Acts 28:1-2)A new study from the Journal of Personality and Social Psycholog… Read More
2023-08-01 00:00
Self-Discipline: If You Can Tame the Tongue, You Can Tame Anything!James focuses on the little muscle inside our mouths, called the tongue, a little thing that dispenses both blessing and cu… Read More
2023-07-25 00:00
WHAT AM I DOING THAT IRRITATES OTHERS?
I heard a story about a student named Donald MacDonald from the Isle of Skye (in Scotland), who was admitted into the prestigious Oxford Univers… Read More
2023-07-18 00:00
The Old Testament book of Proverbs has many writers, but the principal author was most likely King Solomon. While there are dozens of verses that mention wisdom in this book, we'll focus on… Read More
2023-07-11 11:19
The White Suitcase
"I will refresh the weary and satisfy the faint." (Jeremiah 31:25)Many years ago our first grader, little white suitcase in hand, was ready to leave in search of a… Read More
2023-07-04 00:00
It's quiet. It's early. My coffee is hot. The sky is still black. The world is still asleep. The day is coming. In a few moments, the day will arrive. It will roar down the trac… Read More
2023-06-26 22:00
"Keep me as the apple of your eye; hide me in the shadow of your wings." (Psalm 17:8)A fourteenth-century Italian stained-glass artist was summoned to design and create a huge portra… Read More
2023-06-20 00:00
Summer was here. For Craig, that meant he'd be going on an annual camping trip with his Grandpa and his cousin Scottie. Craig loved spending the summers at his grandparents' farm. Bu… Read More
2023-06-13 00:00
Steel is the product of iron plus fire. Soil is rock plus heat and the crushing of glaciers. Linen is flax plus the water that cleans it, the comb that separates it, the fl… Read More
2023-06-06 07:20
Dr. Ernest Mellor wrote how he and his wife, "were listening to an outdoor performance by young Suzuki violin students. After the concert, an instructor spoke briefly on how children… Read More
2023-05-30 01:00
All the people of the earth are nothing compared to him. He does as he pleases among the angels of heaven and among the people of the earth. No one can stop him or say to him, ‘What do… Read More
2023-05-23 01:00
"According to His power that is at work within us." (Ephesians 3:20)When a tragic accident left Will Mitchell with disfiguring burns he decided to focus on his possibilities, not his… Read More
2023-05-16 00:00
For we are God's handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.(Ephesians 2:10)The great spiritual writer of the last century, Henri Nouwen… Read More
2023-05-09 00:00
More than fifty believers from Park Cities Baptist Church and other congregations gathered three years ago for a "silent retreat." A silent retreat is very simply a time, set aside to… Read More
2023-05-02 00:00
There's an old legend about a man who had nothing for his family to eat. He had an old shotgun and three shells. So, he decided that he would go out hunting and kill something to eat for di… Read More
2023-04-25 07:54
"Calling the Twelve to him, He sent them out two by two" (Mark 6:7).Bridge builder, Charles Eliet, had a contract to build a suspension bridge across the Niagara River. One of the fi… Read More
2023-04-18 00:00
Magnus Carlsen, 32, of Norway is one of history’s greatest chess players. He earned the title of grandmaster when only thirteen and became World Chess Champion in his early twenties. H… Read More
2023-04-11 00:00
The town gate was the place in town where many legal transactions took place. Boaz wanted approval from the elders to marry Ruth, but he first had to clear any prior claims to her es… Read More
2023-04-04 04:36
While two visitors were visiting Annapolis, they noticed several students on their hands and knees assessing the courtyard with pencils and clipboards in hand. "What are they doing?"… Read More
2023-03-28 01:00
1 . Wake Up!!!! Decide to have a good day. "This is the day the Lord hath made; let us rejoice and be glad in it." (Psalms 118:24) 2. Dress Up!!! The best way to dress up is t… Read More
2023-03-21 00:00
Sparrows and swallows are birds that don’t descend until they find a place or a reason to land. Similarly, a curse will not come without a cause.What is a curse? A curse is like a… Read More
2023-03-14 01:00
"Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine." - Isaiah 43:1It wasn't that long ago that I recall my daughter Lacey's car being stalled for some reason and m… Read More
2023-03-07 01:00
"My thoughts are nothing like your thoughts," says the Lord. "And my ways are far beyond anything you could imagine. For just as the heavens are higher than the earth, so my ways are higher… Read More
2023-02-28 01:00
SONG: While I waitDeep within my heart / I know You’ve won / I know You’ve overcome / And even in the dark / When I’m undone / I still believe itMy… Read More
2023-02-21 01:00
"Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle."Just up the road is a field, with two horses in it. From a distance, each looks like every other horse. But… Read More
2023-02-14 01:00
Saul cast the javelin; for he said, I will smite David even to the wall with it. And David eluded him twice. 1 Samuel 18:11What do you do when you are the target of a spear thrower (spears o… Read More
2023-02-07 01:00
"His compassions fail not. They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness." Lamentations 3:22-23It's one of the saddest stories of the Bible, yet it inspired one of the most hopeful… Read More
2023-01-31 05:59
A grain of sand makes its way into the deepest part of the oyster. It is irritating and uncomfortable. What is amazing is that something so small as one grain of sand can cause so much pain… Read More
2023-01-24 06:45
Every life has difficulties. It may be a difficult marriage, chronic pain, depression, painful childhood memories, past mistakes, or emotional pain. Maybe you have begged God to take it away… Read More
2023-01-17 01:00
I looked out the window and noticed a thorny plant in bloom. The flowers look like clover... Round little purple heads on a tall and gangly stalk. The amazing thing, though, is the number o… Read More
2023-01-10 01:00
His brothers then came and threw themselves down before him. 'We are your slaves,' they said. But Joseph said to them, 'Don't be afraid. Am I in the place of God? You intended to harm me, bu… Read More
2023-01-03 01:00
Remember Me, O My God "And it came to pass, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned certain days,and fasted and prayed before the God of heaven." [Nehemiah 1:4]N… Read More
2022-12-27 11:30
When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, "Let us go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about." (Luke… Read More
2022-12-20 06:15
Sometimes, the way in which we celebrate the birthday of Jesus is anything but what it should be. His name is used to sell merchandise. This is the only time of the year when the stores play… Read More
2022-12-13 05:49
ABC World News Now reported on June 16, 2011 that three women, visiting from out of town, drove their rented SUV into a swamp near Seattle, Washington. It seems they had been out to di… Read More
2022-12-06 01:00
The seed that fell among the thorns represents those who hear God's word, but all too quickly the message is crowded out by the worries of this life and the lure of wealth, so no fruit is pr… Read More
2022-11-29 01:00
Love comes in layers. The intimate love of a married couple is very exclusive. The love we have for our children is intense. We have friends we love on different levels and there’s a s… Read More
2022-11-22 01:00
Greg Anderson, in "Living Life on Purpose" tells a story about a man whose wife had left him. He was completely depressed. He had lost faith in himself, in other people, in God - he found n… Read More
2022-11-15 01:00
"He is my refuge and my fortress; my God, in Him I will trust." (Psalm 91:2)In his book "The Fisherman and His Friends", Louis Albert Banks tells of two men who were assigned to stand watch… Read More
2022-11-08 01:00
Complaining is toxic. It contaminates both the complainer and everyone within earshot. Sometimes we think we're helping by complaining. We maintain, 'If somebody doesn't say something… Read More
2022-11-01 18:44
“What sorrow awaits those who argue with their Creator. Does a clay pot argue with its maker? Does the clay dispute with the one who shapes it, saying, ‘Stop, you’re doing… Read More
2022-10-25 03:17
Tim and his uncle Al were on their way to Bonny Lake. They had heard the fishing there was great."Thanks for inviting me to go to church with you next Sunday, Uncle Al. I... I don't w… Read More
2022-10-18 01:00
As you go through the desert, God is there, and He provides. While you may be worried about your dwindling resources, here’s what the Lord says to you today: “‘There w… Read More
2022-10-11 06:44
"I Will Come Again"While on a South Pole expedition, British explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton left a few men on Elephant Island, promising that he would return. Later, when he tried to go back… Read More
2022-10-04 01:00
A story tells that two friends were walking through the desert. At a specific point of the journey, they had an argument, and one friend slapped the other one in the face. The one, who got s… Read More
2022-09-27 01:00
Many people think that when they hit tough times or setbacks, it must be a sign from God that they are going in the wrong direction. Often times the resistance we face can mean that we are g… Read More
2022-09-20 01:00
When David was told, "Look, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah and are looting the threshing floors," he inquired of the LORD, saying, "Shall I go and attack these Philistines?" The… Read More
2022-09-13 06:25
When Adam and Eve sinned and God came looking for Adam, Adam said, "I was afraid and I hid." (Genesis 3:10 ESV) This fear is as old as mankind. We hide our true selves. We don… Read More
2022-09-06 01:00
"I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me… Read More
2022-08-30 01:00
A student named Steve Winger was taking a challenging class in Logic. The course and teacher were known for exacting and demanding exams. The final exam was looming, and the professor mercif… Read More
2022-08-23 01:00
A little shepherd boy was watching his sheep one Sunday morning and he heard the bells of the church ringing. As he watched the people walk along the pasture where he was, he happened to thi… Read More
2022-08-16 01:00
Of all the scenes around the cross, this one angers me the most. What kind of people would mock a dying man? Who would be so base as to pour the salt of scorn upon open wounds?The words thro… Read More
2022-08-09 01:00
"A West Virginia State Trooper stopped a woman for going 15 miles over the speed limit. After he handed her a ticket, she asked him, "Don't you give out warnings?""Yes, ma'am," he rep… Read More
2022-08-02 01:00
Replace Wrong Thoughts Don't copy the behaviour and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God's will… Read More
2022-07-26 01:00
Maybe you have seen the Great Barrier Reef, stretching some 1,800 miles from New Guinea to Australia. Tour guides regularly take visitors to view the reef. On one tour, the guide… Read More
2022-07-19 01:00
The late Peter Marshall, an eloquent speaker and for several years the chaplain of the United States Senate, used to love to tell the story of "The keeper of the spring," a quiet forest dwel… Read More
2022-07-12 01:00
Let us go through a time of hearing from God in a step-by-step way. This process is called meditation or, as I like to call it, sitting before the Lord.There are five basic steps in this pro… Read More
2022-07-05 01:00
"Celebrate the Reason Behind Your Trials"James pictures these disenfranchised Israelites as "falling into" trials. The phrase "falling into" might be better translated as "encountering." It… Read More
2022-06-28 01:00
Before Tamar decided to commit incest, she may have convinced herself that she had to fulfil tradition, no matter the cost. Perhaps her motive was revenge because her father-in-law was not w… Read More
2022-06-21 01:00
We are living in a selfie world. A selfie is a picture taken "of yourself by yourself" using a smartphone. One insight through my gruelling journey with shame and chronic anxiety is I need… Read More
2022-06-14 05:01
So the Lord called a third time, and once more Samuel got up and went to Eli. "Here I am. Did you call me?" Then Eli realized it was the Lord who was calling the boy. So he said to Samuel, "… Read More
2022-06-07 01:00
Paul was returning to Jerusalem at the end of his third and final missionary journey. By this time in his ministry, Paul had been a Christian for nearly twenty years. Twenty years since Jesu… Read More
2022-05-31 10:36
"Grumble, grumble…""if I ever…" "I'll never…" "Did you hear what he/she said or did?""'ll never forgive…" "I'll never speak…" "They… Read More
2022-05-24 01:00
You can live beyond regrets permanently. The starting-over process is not just a one-time fix, but rather a skill you can employ whenever you need it. When something goes wrong in life, you… Read More
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