Mark 2:13-17 (NKJV) Then He went out again by the sea; and all the multitude came to Him, and He taught them. As He passed by, He saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax office. And He said to him, “Follow Me.” So he arose and followed Him. Now it happened, as He was dining in Levi’s house, that many tax collectors and sinners also sat together with Jesus and His disciples; for there were many, and they followed Him. And when the scribes and Pharisees saw Him eating w

I am amazed at how communication works. Last week a funeral home in El Paso, Texas put out an invitation on Facebook that read, “Mr. Antonio Basco was married for 22 years to his wife, Margie Reckard, he had no other family. He welcomes anyone to attend his wife’s service.” It went viral. Many of us that read this devotional would consider (my assumption) ourselves to be advanced communicators. In fact, most of us make our living by engaging others in ministry and mission

“But at midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them.” Acts 16:25 (NKJV) (Background Text: Acts 16:1-34) As we read the background text to the above Scripture, we come to learn that Paul and Silas have been falsely accused of a crime that they did not commit. As a result of these false accusations, they were beaten bloody with razor sharp cane rods. They were placed in the maximum-security section of the prison in

17 As He was setting out on a journey, a man ran up to Him and knelt before Him, and asked Him, “Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” 18 And Jesus said to him, “Why do you call Me good? No one is good except God alone. 19 You know the commandments, ‘Do not murder, Do not commit adultery, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Do not defraud, Honor your father and mother.’” 2 And he said to Him, “Teacher, I have kept all these things from my youth up.”21