Devotionals

​In July of 1776 the American Congress approved the Declaration of the Independence of the 13 United States of America. One of the key figures behind the Declaration was Thomas Jefferson, whose writing in "Defense of Liberty and Rights of Man" was the intellectual force behind the Revolution.

The Wednesday night service is as inconvenient a habit as you can have. You have to rush home from work and rush through supper or delay supper until late.

Hi, Mike Mazzalongo here for BibleTalk.tv. Today, I'd like to talk about the making and keeping of friends. We know that friendship is an important part of life. A good friend brings us joy and good times...

I believe that the most sincere thing we can desire for someone else is their happiness. We believe, and rightly so, that whether rich or poor, healthy or sick, happiness is the most important commodity...

Several years ago, a Christian woman asked me what she could do for her father, who was not a Christian, and who was dying of cancer. This is a serious thought because I will have to face this problem...

5 indispensable rules that pave the way for your present-day survival and future prosperity as a preacher.

Good morning, Mike Mazzalongo here for BibleTalk.tv. In the summer of 1992, I watched a girl from Oklahoma, Shannon Miller, rise to the lead in the individual gymnastics competition at the Olympics and...

Hello everyone, welcome to your Monday morning devotional. There is a modern expression that describes an old human need. The expression is "kissing up" and it means to curtsy or cultivate favor with...

Hello, this is your Monday Morning Devotional. When our children were young, during the weeks preceding Christmas, I watched them as they counted down the days, hours, and minutes until that special moment...

Tell me what kind of person is talking here… "I will do it later"; "I will watch the movie, then finish the work"; "tomorrow"; "next time"; "You want me to do it now?"… Of course, these...

In an article entitled, "Enjoying the Enduring Magic of Long-Term Friendship," Katherine Lowry lists several important ingredients found in friendships that are able to last for many years. 1. Going through...

Good morning, Mike Mazzalongo here for BibleTalk.tv. Today, I would like to talk about the need to give God 100% and why we should not be afraid of doing so. To illustrate this point I have chosen the...

In Matthew 6:9, Jesus is teaching His disciples how to pray. "Pray, then, in this way:" This was not so much the teaching of what words to say because the Jews were trained to memorize the psalms and...

Perhaps the reason why Christmas time is "special" is because, for some reason or other, everything seems more intense at Christmas. We spend more, eat more, take off work days. Being in love at Christmas...

Let's begin our week by reading a psalm of praise. 1Praise the Lord! I will give thanks to the Lord with all my heart, In the company of the upright and in the assembly. 2Great are the works of the Lord...

I have noticed something about our teens lately that is quite encouraging: they are not ashamed of us.

It seems that older people are the ones who are interested in religion and younger ones have little time for spiritual things.

Here are a few commonly asked questions regarding the act of praying.

12Then the Lord said to Moses, "Go up to this mountain of Abarim, and see the land which I have given to the sons of Israel. 13When you have seen it, you too will be gathered to your people, as Aaron...

Several years ago my daughter and I were discussing some of the "popular" people in her school. I was amazed at the time and expense that some of these teenagers would go to be noticed and well-liked...

Solomon said, Better is open rebuke than love that is concealed.- Proverbs 27:5 I think that both are required in life: correction and love. There are times when a friend or saint in the church needs...

In this devo, I want to talk to you about decision-making. When faced with a decision to do something or get involved in some scheme or plan, people sometimes base their choice on the popular saying "...

According to various studies people make about 612 decisions each day. Some are involuntary where the brain sends messages to your body to follow through on and others are voluntary because you have to...