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by Wil Rice IV | January 8, 2024 | Articles, Devotionals | 0 Comments

I Kings 4:29 And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea shore Haven’t...

What Does Easter Mean?

by Lauren Rice | April 8, 2023 | Articles | 0 Comments

What better time to remind ourselves of the truth that Jesus Christ died on the cross, was buried, and resurrected from the grave? When evil is staring us in the face is the best time to consider the truth of Easter and what it means for us.

Are You Curious or Committed?

by Lauren Rice | April 7, 2023 | Articles | 0 Comments

Curiosity may lead you to Jesus, but you must take a lingering look and listen to really know Jesus. Will you stay long enough to hear Jesus answer the question, “What is truth?”

Recent Devotionals

It Doesn’t Matter What You Know If You Do Nothing

by Wil Rice IV | Dec 19, 2025 | Devotionals

Matthew 2:4 And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born Knowledge is power, or so we have been told. Is that true? Is knowledge alone power? If I were to ask you, “What kind of diet...

Humility Makes Us Useful

by Wil Rice IV | Dec 17, 2025 | Devotionals

Luke 1:38 And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her The Christmas story begins with a ministering spirit, an angel named Gabriel. Luke 1:26 says that Gabriel was “sent from God unto a...