Grace Revealed–Encouragement for the Journey We all want to experience God’s grace; to have God’s grace revealed to us. How we experience God’s grace and what to do after we experience God’s grace is the subject of the book, Grace Revealed: Finding God’s Strength in Any Crisis, by Fred Sievert (Broadstreet Publishing, Racine, WI, […]
Author: Kevin Ruffcorn
Devotions on Psalm 40:1-10, Trust in the Lord
June 22-28, 2015, Trust in the Lord Monday, Trust in the Lord “I wait patiently for the Lord” (Psalm 40:1a); Patience appears to be a key element in one’s spiritual life. The Apostle Paul lists it as one of the fruits of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22). The Prophet Isaiah counsels the people of Israel to […]
Devotions on Psalm 27:1-6, The Lord is My Light
June 24-30, 2019 Monday, The Lord is My Light “The Lord is my light and my salvation, whom shall I fear” (Psalm 27:1a)? Kevin Connor and Raul Ramirez were on their first camp out. They enjoyed the outdoors and had fun roasting hot dogs over the campfire. It was getting late, though. The sun had […]
A Psychedelic (Christianity) Path for the Journey
Book Review: Psychedelic Christianity: On the Ultimate Goal of Living I missed out on the hippie movement of the 1960’s with the psychedelic drugs and free love. Living in the Midwest, I was hundreds of miles away and a little young. I hear, however, from some of those who had been in that movement that […]
Devotions for Psalm 69:1-6
June 17-23, 2019 Monday–Psalm 69 “Save me for the waters have come up to my neck” (Psalm 69:1). There are those moments of panic, when we do not think that we will survive. It might be when we are swimming and find ourselves exhausted in deep water struggling to stay afloat. Perhaps our financial house […]
Devotions on Psalm 113:1-9–Praise the Lord
May 27-June 2, 2019–Praise the Lord Monday “Praise the Lord” (Psalm 113:1a)! Some people believe that it is their mission in life to complain. They complain when it is cloudy and rainy, and are then upset when the sun comes out because it is too bright. While grabbing items off the store shelves […]
Book on Habits Helps With the Journey
“The Power of Habit” My reaction after having read Charles Duhigg, The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business, (Random House Trade Paperbacks, New York, 2012.) was, “Wow, what a book!” Have you ever had a teacher like Robin Williams’ John Keating in “Dead Poets Society”? You know, one […]
A Glimpse of Heaven on the Journey
A book review of “I Know What Heaven Looks Like” The bookshelves of my study are stacked with “How To” books. Titles on how to study the Bible, how to write, how to be successful in life and how to grill the perfect steak peek out at me. Most of these books have been helpful. […]
Book on Impolite Questions Intrigues the Reader
One of the children, in most families, has been (self) designated the “asker of questions.” When everyone else in the family is satisfied with the knowledge they have and the level of questions they have received, that child will persist. He or she will ask difficult, uncomfortable questions. Parents will struggle to answer such questions, […]
God’s Word’s of Love Offer Refreshment for the Journey
We never can hear the words, “I love you,” enough. I’ve been married for forty-seven years and I still long to hear those words spoken to me by my wife. She is nourished and sustained in our journey together, when I share these words with her, too. Our grown sons and our two granddaughters all […]