Devotions for Daybreak – Rescued

Devotions for Daybreak – Rescued

“He reached down from high above and took hold of me. He pulled me out of the raging water.” (Psalm 18:16 GWT) John Putnum hung on for dear life. His fingers clung desperately to a little crack in the rock while the rushing, raging waters angrily tried to pry him...
Pastors and Pietism: Part 2

Pastors and Pietism: Part 2

Copyright © 2017 Roger Helland I’ve pastored in the Vineyard, in the Mennonite Brethren, and in the Christian and Missionary Alliance traditions. I now serve as a district minister (a pastor to pastors and churches) of 29 churches in the Baptist General Conference...
Daybreak Devotions – Exercise (Action)

Daybreak Devotions – Exercise (Action)

“Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.” (1John 3:18 NIV) I’ve been thinking about exercise a lot lately. I want to lose the “spare tire” around my middle and gain some muscle mass in my chest, arms and shoulders. I’ve been...
Daybreak Devotions – Authentic

Daybreak Devotions – Authentic

“This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters.” (1 John 3:16 NIV) The litmus test of Christianity is love. In other words, the way to know if your faith in Christ is authentic...
Daybreak Devotions – Excellent!

Daybreak Devotions – Excellent!

November 16 “An excellent wife, who can find? For her worth is far above jewels.” (Proverbs 31:10 NASB) Why is it that on my wife’s birthday every year, I’m the one who feels like he’s received the gift? I met her at a weekly Bible Study. I had been asked to teach the...