…by walking with a quiet faith, joy comes in the morning.
Category: Devotional
Up Against a Mountain
Old Testament Joseph and John the Baptist are two men who were up against mighty mountains. I tend to love Joseph’s story. But the story of John the Baptist? Not so much. Joseph faced two mighty mountains. The pit and prison. Of course, there were also mountains of rejection, sadness, and grief he faced and maybe those were actually the…
A Morning After Devotional: Are You An Altar?
This is Pastor Ryan Watson’s Morning After devotional based on the Springtown Seventh-day Adventist Church’s 10 Days of Prayer. Our prayer is that these reflections will bless you. If you can, join us Friday evening, January 6, at 7 pm for the 3rd day in our season of Prayer. As we read the stories of Abraham and his descendants, it…
A Morning After Devotional: Where Are You?
Each morning after one of Springtown’s 10 Days of Prayer, Pastor Ryan Watson will share a devotional. Please enjoy, and join us for Prayer on Thursday, February 5, at 7 pm, at the Springtown Seventh-day Adventist Church. In Genesis 3, we read that when the reality of their disobedience settled upon them, Adam and Eve were ashamed at the discovery…
Mr. Irrelevant
Have you heard about Mr. Irrelevant? For those of you who follow the National Football League you probably have, but Mr. Irrelevant was a new one for me. Recently Jimmy Garoppolo, quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers, was injured during a game. The backup quarterback, Brock Purdy, came in and helped win the game. I began seeing headlines that said,…
A Bath or a Bullet (for mature audiences only)
We’ve had some backyard chickens and they are really enjoyable. Such happy, peaceful little creatures. And they give you eggs! Unless…they get egg bound. Now this is not good for the chicken! Basically the poor hen’s egg gets stuck! Wow! And gross! The egg essentially blocks off their poop, so wet, diarrhea-like poop is one of the signs! This happened…
KEEP YOUR LIFEJACKET ON!
Oh boy! Our son’s Biology class recently made it back from an epic five-day long trip! The trip included hiking, lots of eating, lots of cooking, a great waterfall, and a Mulberry River float trip that won’t soon be forgotten! There was cold, there was rain, but also, a lot of fun! Before we set off down the river, (which…
Vertigo Proves It for Me!
Do you believe in Creation? A question posed at church this week. My answer is in a question. Have you ever had vertigo? Now, my co-workers laugh at me when the mere mention of vertigo rears it’s ugly head. (They have a dark twisted humor. ) The fact is, I have experienced vertigo and it’s not funny! I fear it!…
Low Lows & High Highs
A few weeks ago, along with many Arkansans, I called the Hogs to beat Baylor in the Elite Eight. WPS! Alas, the Razorbacks could not pull out a win. Sad. But after that game I began seeing articles on Sports Spectrum, a Facebook page I follow. I read about Baylor’s mission of a culture of JOY- Jesus, Others, and then…
Remember . . .
“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” Do you believe that? Many of you do believe in creation by Intelligent design. Some of you may not. Do I have absolute proof of creation? I do not. I wasn’t there. The same as Darwin, who wasn’t there in his theory of evolutionary origins. But “in the beginning God…