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Send us Fan MailThe devotion for today, Wednesday, September 30, 2026 was written by Rev. Dr. Neil G. Thomas and is narrated by Angela Whorton.. Today's Words of Inspiration come from Romans 10:15b–21“How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!” Support the show
Send us Fan MailThe devotion for today, Tuesday, September 29, 2026 was written by David Sims and is narrated by Adam Carter.. Today's Words of Inspiration come from Philippians 1:18-20 NIVBut what does it matter? The important thing is that in every way, whether from false motives or true, Christ is preached. And because of this I rejoice. Yes, and I will continue to rejoice, for I know that through your prayers and God's provision of the Spirit of Jesus Christ what has happened to me will turn out for my deliverance. I eagerly expect and hope that I will in no way be ashamed but will have sufficient courage so that now as always Christ will be exalted in my body, whether by life or by death. Support the show
Send us Fan MailThe devotion for today, Monday, September 28, 2026 was written by Reed Kirkman and is narrated by Gordon Markley. Today's Words of Inspiration come from Philippians 1:3–14 I thank my God every time I remember you.” Support the show
Send us Fan MailThe devotion for today, Friday, September 25, 2026 was written by Rev. Dr. Gary G. Kindley and is narrated by Michael Benham. Today's Words of Inspiration come from Mark 5:36But ignoring what they said, Jesus said to the ruler of the synagogue, “Do not fear, only believe.” Support the show
Send us Fan MailThe devotion for today, Thursday, September 24, 2026 was written by Dr. Pat Saxon and is narrated by Judith AndersonToday's Words of Inspiration come from Psalm 103: 2“Praise the Lord, my soul, and forget not all God's benefits.” Psalm 103: 2And Psalm 143:5“I remember the days of long ago; I meditate on all your works and consider what your hands have done.” Support the show
Send us Fan MailThe devotion for today, Wednesday, September 23, 2026 was written by Logan Alexander Johnson and is narrated by Angela Whorton. Today's Words of Inspiration come from Matthew 18: 1-5At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Who, then, is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?”He called a little child to him and placed the child among them. And he said: “Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Therefore, whoever takes the lowly position of this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. And whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me.” Support the show
Send us Fan MailThe devotion for today, Tuesday, September 22, 2026 was written by Kris Baker and is narrated by Johnny EngelkeToday's Words of Inspiration come from Romans 16:17-20 from The MessageOne final word of counsel, friends. Keep a sharp eye out for those who take bits and pieces of the teaching that you learned and then use them to make trouble. Give these people a wide berth. They have no intention of living for our Master Christ. They're only in this for what they can get out of it, and aren't above using pious sweet talk to dupe unsuspecting innocents.And so while there has never been any question about your honesty in these matters—I couldn'tbe more proud of you!—I want you also to be smart, making sure every “good” thing is the real thing. Don't be gullible in regard to smooth-talking evil. Stay alert like this, and before you know it the God of peace will come down on Satan with both feet, stomping him into the dirt. Enjoy the best of Jesus! Support the show
Send us Fan MailThe devotion for today, Monday, September 21, 2026 was written by Jonathon McClellan and is narrated by Johnny Engelke. Today's Words of Inspiration come from Psalm 130:5:I wait for the Lord, my whole being waits, and in God's word I put my hope. Support the show
Send us Fan MailThe devotion for today, Friday, September 18, 2026 was written by Donna Jackson and is narrated by Michael Benham. Today's Words of Inspiration come from 1 John 3: 20If our hearts condemn us, we know that God is greater than our hearts and God knows everything. Support the show
Send us Fan MailThe devotion for today, Thursday, September 17, 2026 was written by Donald (Luke) Day and is narrated by Adam Carter. Today's Words of Inspiration come from Psalm 118.24 "This is the day our God has made. I will rejoice and be glad in it." [and rejoice in theopportunities you give me today to be present with you, my Lord, in times ofministry and quiet with you.] (expanded) Support the show
Send us Fan MailThe devotion for today, Wednesday, September 16, 2026 was written by Hardy Haberman and is narrated by Gordon Markley. Today's Words of Inspiration come from 2 Kings2:15-18 When the company of prophets who were at Jericho saw him at a distance, they declared, “The spirit of Elijah rests on Elisha.” They came to meet him and bowed to the ground before him. They said to him, “See now, we have fifty strong men among your servants; please let them go and seek your master; it may be that the spirit of the Lord has caught him up and thrown him down on some mountain or into some valley.” He responded, “No, do not send them.” But when they urged him to the point of embarrassment, he said, “Send them.” So, they sent fifty men who searched for three days but did not find him. When they came back to him (he had remained at Jericho), he said to them, “Did I not say to you, ‘Do not go'?” Support the show
Send us Fan MailThe devotion for today, Tuesday, September 15, 2026 was written by Carole Anne Sarah and is narrated by Adam Carter. Today's Words of Inspiration come from Romans 14:13 (NIV) Therefore, let us stop passing judgment on one another. Instead, make up your mind not to put any stumbling block or obstacle in the way of a brother or sister. Support the show
Send us Fan MailThe devotion for today, Monday, September 14, 2026 was written by Thomas Riggs and is narrated by Judith Anderson. Today's Words of Inspiration come from Hebrews 12:1-2Let us run with perseverance the race that lies before us, looking to Jesus, the pioneer and perfector of faith Support the show
Send us Fan MailThe devotion for today, Friday, September 04, 2026 was written by Thomas Riggs and is narrated by Michael Benham. Today's Words of Inspiration come from Isaiah 58:7Is it not to share your food with the hungry and to provide the poor wanderer with shelter—when you see the naked, to clothe them, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood? Support the show
Send us Fan MailThe devotion for today, Thursday, September 03, 2026 was written by Charlie Rose and is narrated by Larry Carter. Today's Words of Inspiration come from Isaiah 58:11The Lord will guide you always; God will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land and will strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail. Support the show
Send us Fan MailThe devotion for today, Wednesday, September 02, 2026 was written by Hardy Haberman and is narrated by Michael Benham. Today's Words of Inspiration come from Exodus 7:14-16Then the Lord said to Moses, “Pharaoh's heart is hardened; he refuses to let the people go. Go to Pharaoh in the morning, as he is going out to the water; stand by at the bank of the Nile to meet him, and take in your hand the staff that was turned into a snake. Say to him, ‘The Lord, the God of the Hebrews, sent me to you to say, “Let my people go, so that they may serve me in the wilderness.” But until now you have not listened. Support the show
Send us Fan MailThe devotion for today, Tuesday, September 01, 2026 was written by Dan Peeler and is narrated by Larry Carter. Today's Words of Inspiration come from Psalm 83.2-4See how your enemies growl, how your foes rear their heads.With cunning they conspire against your people; they plot against those you cherish.“Come,” they say, “let us destroy them as a nation…” Support the show
Send us Fan MailThe devotion for today, Monday, August 31, 2026 was written by Rev Dr. Neil G Thomas and is narrated by Johnny Engelke. Today's Words of Inspiration come from Exodus 4:10“I have never been eloquent. I am slow of speech and slow of tongue.” Support the show
Send us Fan MailThe devotion for today, Friday, August 28, 2026 was written by Rev. Dr. Gary Kindley, LPC and is narrated by Michael Benham. Today's Words of Inspiration come from Proverbs 14:5:A faithful witness does not lie, but a false witness breathes out lies. Support the show
Send us Fan MailThe devotion for today, Thursday, August 27, 2026 was written by Dr. Pat Saxon and is narrated by Judith Anderson. Today's Words of Inspiration come from Proverbs 3:3Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart. Support the show
Send us Fan MailThe devotion for today, Wednesday, August 26, 2026 was written by David Sims and is narrated by Adam Carter. Today's Words of Inspiration come from Matthew 26:6-13While Jesus was in Bethany in the home of Simon the Leper, a woman came to him with an alabaster jar of very expensive perfume, which she poured on his head as he was reclining at the table. When the disciples saw this, they were indignant. “Why this waste?” they asked. “This perfume could have been sold at a high price and the money given to the poor.” Aware of this, Jesus said to them, “Why are you bothering this woman? She has done a beautiful thing to me. The poor you will always have with you, but you will not always have me. When she poured this perfume on my body, she did it to prepare me for burial. Truly I tell you, wherever this gospel is preached throughout the world, what she has done will also be told, in memory of her.” Support the show
Send us Fan MailThe devotion for today, Tuesday, August 25, 2026 was written by Kris Baker and is narrated by Larry Carter. Today's Words of Inspiration come from Galatians 6:9Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Support the show
Send us Fan MailThe devotion for today, Monday, August 24, 2026 was written by Thomas Riggs and is narrated by Larry Carter. Today's Words of Inspiration come from 2 Corinthians 5:16-19So, from now on we regard no one from a worldly point of view. Though we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer. Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting people's sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation. Support the show
Send us Fan MailThe devotion for today, Friday, August 21, 2026 was written by Donald (Luke) Day and is narrated by Adam Carter. Today's Words of Inspiration come from Isaiah 30.18-19 Yet the LORD longs to be gracious to you and therefore will rise up to show you compassion. For the LORD is a God of justice. Blessed are all who wait for the Lord! People of Zion, who live in Jerusalem, you will weep no more. How gracious God will be when you cry for help! As soon as God hears, God will answer you. Support the show
Send us Fan MailThe devotion for today, Thursday, August 20, 2026 was written by Logan Alexander Johnson and is narrated by Judith Anderson. Today's Words of Inspiration come from 1 Corinthians 6: 1-4And how dare you take each other to court! When you think you have been wronged, does it make any sense to go before a court that knows nothing of God's ways instead of a family of Christians? The day is coming when the world is going to stand before a jury made up of followers of Jesus. If someday you are going to rule on the world's fate, wouldn't it be a good idea to practice on some of these smaller cases? Why, we're even going to judge angels! So why not these everyday affairs? As these disagreements and wrongs surface, why would you ever entrust them to the judgment of people you don't trust in any other way? Support the show
Send us Fan MailThe devotion for today, Wednesday, August 19, 2026 was written by Hardy Haberman and is narrated by Terri Akkerman. Today's Words of Inspiration come from Genesis 49:8-12Judah, your brothers shall praise you; your hand shall be on the neck of your enemies; your father's sons shall bow down before you.Judah is a lion's whelp; from the prey, my son, you have gone up.He crouches down, he stretches out like a lion, like a lioness—who dares rouse him up?The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor the ruler's staff from between his feet,until tribute comes to him,[b] and the obedience of the peoples is his.Binding his foal to the vine and his donkey's colt to the choice vine,he washes his garments in wine and his robe in the blood of grapes;his eyes are darker than wine and his teeth whiter than milk. Support the show
Send us Fan MailThe devotion for today, Tuesday, August 18, 2026 was written by Reed Kirkman and is narrated by Johnny Engelke. Today's Words of Inspiration come from Romans 11:13-29 (The Inclusive Bible) “Now I speak to all who have been welcomed into God's wide embrace.” Support the show
Send us Fan MailThe devotion for today, Monday, August 17, 2026 was written by Dan Peeler and is narrated by Michael Benham. Today's Words of Inspiration come from Job 12:7-10But ask the animals, and they will teach you, or the birds in the sky, and they will tell you; or speak to the earth, and it will teach you, or let the fish in the sea inform you. Which of all these does not know that the hand of the Lord has done this? Support the show
Send us Fan MailThe devotion for today, Friday, August 14, 2026 was written by Weber Baker and is narrated by Michael Benham. Today's Words of Inspiration come from Dietrich Bonhoeffer:“The blessedness of waiting is lost on those who cannot wait, and the fulfillment of promise is never theirs. They want quick answers to the deepest questions of life and miss the value of those times of anxious waiting, seeking with patient uncertainties until the answers come. They lose the moment when the answers are revealed in dazzling clarity.” Support the show
Send us Fan MailThe devotion for today, Thursday, August 13, 2026 was written by Dr. Pat Saxon and is narrated by Johnny Engelke. Today's Words of Inspiration come from Psalm 139: 8If I descend to the depths of Sheol, you are there. Support the show
Send us Fan MailThe devotion for today, Wednesday, August 12, 2026 was written by Donald (Luke) Day and is narrated by Judith Anderson. Today's Words of Inspiration come from Prayer attributed to St. Francis:"Lord, make us an instrument of your peace..." Support the show
Send us Fan MailThe devotion for today, Tuesday, August 11, 2026 was written by Kris Baker and is narrated by Terri Akkerman. Today's Words of Inspiration come from -James 3:13 Who is wise and understanding among you? Let them show it by their good life, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom. Support the show
Send us Fan MailThe devotion for today, Monday, August 10, 2026 was written by Jan Nunn and is narrated by Judith Anderson. Today's Words of Inspiration come from Psalm 9:1I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart: I will recount all your wonderful deeds. Support the show
Send us Fan MailThe devotion for today, Friday, August 07, 2026 was written by Charlie Rose and is narrated by Michael Benham.Today's Words of Inspiration come from Isaiah 43:19 See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland. Support the show
Send us Fan MailThe devotion for today, Wednesday, August 05, 2026 was written by Hardy Haberman and is narrated by Larry Carter Today's Words of Inspiration come from Matthew 15: 33-38The disciples said to him, “Where are we to get enough bread in the desert to feed so great a crowd?” Jesus asked them, “How many loaves have you?” They said, “Seven, and a few small fish.” Then ordering the crowd to sit down on the ground, he took the seven loaves and the fish, and after giving thanks he broke them and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds. And all of them ate and were filled, and they took up the broken pieces left over, seven baskets full. Those who had eaten were four thousand men, besides women and children. Support the show
Send us Fan MailThe devotion for today, Tuesday, August 04, 2026 was written by Dan Peeler and is narrated by Johnny Engelke.Today's Words of Inspiration come from Acts 2.44-47 All the believers were together and had everything in common. They sold property and possessions to give to anyone who had need. Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. Support the show
Send us Fan MailThe devotion for today, Thursday, August 06, 2026 was written by Carole Anne Sarah and is narrated by Larry Carter . Today's Words of Inspiration come from Psalm 63:1,3-4O God, you are my God, I seek you, my flesh faints for you, as in a dry and weary land where there is no water... Because your steadfast love is better than life, my lips will praise you. So I will bless you as long as I live; I will lift up my hands and call on your name. Support the show
Send us Fan MailThe devotion for today, Monday, August 03, 2026 was written by David Sims and is narrated by Terri Akkerman. Today's Words of Inspiration come from Matthew 14:16-21Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand They said to him, “We have only five loaves here and two fish.” And he said, “Bring them here to me.” Then he ordered the crowds to sit down on the grass; and taking the five loaves and the two fish. He looked up to heaven, and blessed, and broke and gave the loaves to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds. And they all ate and were satisfied. And they took up twelve baskets full of the broken pieces left over. And those who ate were about five thousand men, besides women and children. Support the show
Send us Fan MailThe devotion for today, Friday, July 31, 2026 was written by Rev Dr. Neil G Thomas and is narrated by Johnny Engelke. Today's Words of Inspiration come from Romans 9:6 It is not as though the word of God had failed. Support the show
Send us Fan MailThe devotion for today, Thursday, July 30, 2026 was written by Logan Alexander Johnson and is narrated by Judith Anderson. Today's Words of Inspiration come from Philippians 4:10-13How I praise the Lord that you are concerned about me again. I know you have always been concerned for me, but you didn't have the chance to help me. Not that I was ever in need, for I have learned how to be content with whatever I have. I know how to live on almost nothing or with everything. I have learned the secret of living in every situation, whether it is with a full stomach or empty, with plenty or little. For I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength. Support the show
Send us Fan MailThe devotion for today, Wednesday, July 29, 2026 was written by Dan Peeler and is narrated by Adrian White. Today's Words of Inspiration come from Mark 4.30-34[Jesus] said, “What shall we say the kingdom of God is like, or what parable shall we use to describe it? It is like a mustard seed, which is the smallest of all seeds on earth. Yet when planted, it grows and becomes the largest of all garden plants, with such big branches that the birds can perch in its shade.” Support the show
Send us Fan MailThe devotion for today, Tuesday, July 28, 2026 was written by Reed Kirkman and is narrated by Adam CarterToday's Words of Inspiration come from Ephesians 6:10–18, The Inclusive BibleFinally, draw your strength from God, and from God's powerful strength. Put on the full armor of God so that you can stand firm against the tactics of the devil. Support the show
Send us Fan MailThe devotion for today, Monday, July 27, 2026 was written by Dan Peelerand is narrated by Logan Johnson. Today's Words of Inspiration come from Ephesians 6.13-17 Therefore, take up the whole armor of God, so that you may be able to withstand on that evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm. Stand therefore, and fasten the belt of truth around your waist, and put on the breastplate of righteousness… With all of these, take the shield of faith, with which you will be able to quench all the flaming arrows of the evil one. Take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. Support the show
Send us Fan MailThe devotion for today, Friday, July 24, 2026 was written by Donna Jackson and is narrated by Johnny Engelke. Today's Words of Inspiration come from Proverbs 4: 25-26 Let your eyes look directly ahead and let your gaze be fixed straight in front of you. Watch the path of your feet and all your ways will be established. Support the show
Send us Fan MailThe devotion for today, Thursday, July 23, 2026 was written by Dr. Pat Saxon and is narrated by Judith Anderson. Today's Words of Inspiration come from Luke 10:29And who is my neighbor? Support the show
Send us Fan MailThe devotion for today, Wednesday, July 22, 2026 was written by Donald (Luke) Day and is narrated by Gordon Markley. Today's Words of Inspiration come from Psalm 139:7-10Where can I go from Your Spirit?Or where can I flee from Your presence?If I ascend to heaven, You are there;If I make my bed in Sheol, behold, You are there.If I take the wings of the dawn,If I dwell in the remotest part of the sea Support the show
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