In my Nebraska hometown farming community, couples often married young. When I was 15 my mother gave me a marriage hope chest just like this one, even though I had no boyfriend.   I started...

by Kathleen Petersen Earlier this week you received words from some of my fellow Devotional Team members about the shade cast on Jesus’ reputation by dishonorable conduct of self-identified Christians. Such examples prompt doubt that...

by Kathleen Petersen Have you analyzed the tone of this familiar testimony? “I accepted Jesus into my life.”  This statement assumes the power of choice — power to welcome God’s intervention. It also carries a...

by Kathleen Petersen   Now very early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and saw that the stone had been moved away from...

by Kathleen Petersen “God loves you and offers a wonderful plan for your life!” opens the persuasive message of a popular gospel tract. I’m curious. If passages such as the one below were paired with...

by Kathleen Petersen “No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve...

by Kathleen Petersen The eye is the lamp of the body. If then your eye is healthy, your whole body will be full of light. But if your eye is diseased, your whole body will...

by Kathleen Petersen When you fast, do not look sullen like the hypocrites, for they make their faces unattractive so that people will see them fasting. I tell you the truth, they have their reward!...

by Kathleen Petersen And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. Matthew 6:13 NET When I was young, my parents were involved with Freemasonry organizations. Both encouraged me to...

by Kathleen Petersen Throughout the 1970s I lived in Washington, DC, which has more than twice as many lawyers per capita than any other U.S. city. After that decade, I was drawn to enter the...

by Kathleen Petersen Give us today our daily bread. Matthew 6:11 CSB This portion of the Lord’s Prayer confirms Our Father in Heaven’s desire to daily provide for his children. But which concerns are most...

by Kathleen Petersen When you pray, don’t babble like the Gentiles, since they imagine they’ll be heard for their many words. Matthew 6:7 CSB If you’ve played Bingo, you know multiple cards increase your chances...