The Connection Corner
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Daily Devotional
Hope in Life’s RiptidesAugust 6, 2026 - 7:00 am
Kindness Delivered to Your DoorAugust 5, 2026 - 7:00 am
The Greener Grass TrapAugust 4, 2026 - 7:00 am
Fireworks Fade, Freedom LastsAugust 3, 2026 - 7:00 am
The Power of a PauseAugust 2, 2026 - 7:00 am
What To Do with Unanswered PrayersAugust 1, 2026 - 7:00 am
Rescued From Life’s RiptideJuly 31, 2026 - 7:00 am
Clear Truth in an Upside-Down WorldJuly 30, 2026 - 7:00 am
Wisdom Works When You ListenJuly 29, 2026 - 7:00 am
Trusting God in the FreefallJuly 28, 2026 - 7:00 am
HEART OF THE ARTIST
Holding on Through HeartbreakJuly 5, 2026 - 7:00 am
Faith That Falls ForwardJune 18, 2026 - 7:00 am
From Dusty Bibles to Daily BreadJune 14, 2026 - 7:00 am
Leaving No SurvivorsJune 7, 2026 - 7:00 am
When Joy Fills RoomsMay 31, 2026 - 7:00 am
STORIES ABOUT SONGS
One Way Through the ChaosJuly 26, 2026 - 7:00 am
The Gospel Still Changes EverythingJuly 12, 2026 - 7:00 am
The Beauty in the Broken RoadJune 28, 2026 - 7:00 am- From Dusty Bibles to Daily BreadJune 14, 2026 - 7:00 am
- Leaving No SurvivorsJune 7, 2026 - 7:00 am
Stories About Songs
- One Way Through the ChaosJuly 26, 2026 - 7:00 am
- The Gospel Still Changes EverythingJuly 12, 2026 - 7:00 am
- The Beauty in the Broken RoadJune 28, 2026 - 7:00 am
- From Dusty Bibles to Daily BreadJune 14, 2026 - 7:00 am
- Leaving No SurvivorsJune 7, 2026 - 7:00 am
Faith for the Next Step
Daily Devotional, Denise PaganoSometimes life feels like you’re walking without a map.
Recently, I went on my church’s women’s retreat at this huge camp I’d actually been to a couple of times before.
But when it got dark…
Oh boy.
I had a map, but I couldn’t see two feet in front of me. Before long, I realized I was completely lost.
Life can feel like that sometimes.
You thought you’d be further along by now.
You thought things would make more sense.
You think, “I’ve been here before. Why don’t I know what to do?”
Instead, you’re figuring it out one step at a time.
And honestly, that can be frustrating.
Until you remember something.
God rarely shows us the entire path.
Psalm 119 says, “Your word is a lamp to guide my feet and a light for my path.”
Notice it doesn’t say a stadium spotlight.
It says a lamp.
A lamp gives enough light for the next step.
That’s how God often leads us.
Through His Word, He doesn’t always reveal every turn in the road or answer every question about tomorrow.
Instead, He faithfully gives us enough light to obey Him today.
So if life feels confusing right now, don’t stop walking.
Open God’s Word.
Take the next faithful step.
Then trust Him with the one after that.
Because even when you can’t see the whole path, you can trust the God who already does.
A MOMENT TO REFLECT
Road Rage Meets Mercy
Daily Devotional, Tammi ArenderI have a confession.
True story. I was driving the other day, and somebody nearly ran me off the road. It scared me to death, and then I did something a Christian probably shouldn’t do…
I’m not even going to tell you what it was.
But I know in that moment God was thinking, “Girl, what are you doing?”
I immediately said, “Lord, please forgive me.”
Instead of getting upset, I should have been praying for that driver. There’s probably a reason they were flying down the road like that.
And honestly, I needed to pray for myself too.
Because why is it so easy to lose my patience behind the wheel?
(Especially with an 88.7 The Cross bumper sticker on the back of my car!)
But here’s what I love about God.
He’s never surprised by my humanity.
He isn’t shocked when I fail, and He isn’t waiting for me to clean myself up before I come back to Him.
The moment I turned to Him, He was already ready to meet me with mercy.
Not pushing me away…
Pulling me closer.
That’s exactly what Isaiah reminds us.
God invites us to seek Him, to turn away from the things that pull us from Him, and to return because He forgives generously.
The fastest way forward has never been pretending we didn’t fail.
It’s repentance.
It’s turning around and running back to the Father who never grows tired of showing mercy.
God loves us exactly where we are.
But He loves us too much to leave us there.
So if you’ve had one of those moments today, don’t run from Him.
Turn toward Him.
He’s ready to forgive.
Ready to help you grow.
And ready to keep shaping you into the person He created you to be.
A MOMENT TO REFLECT
The Power of Going All In
Daily Devotional, David HallWhen I was growing up, summertime had one speed: wide open.
My friends and I rode our bikes, chased lightning bugs, drank from the water hose, and then barreled back into the house like we owned the place. Five minutes later, we’d head right back outside.
And I can still hear my mom when she’d finally reach her limit.
“Either in or out! You’re letting all the cool air out!”
I know you can relate.
Back then, she was talking about the electric bill.
But looking back, I think she was teaching me something bigger.
Life requires commitment.
Because a lot of us still live standing in the doorway.
One foot in.
One foot out.
Partly committed.
Partly surrendered.
We want God, but we also want our own way. We want His peace without fully trusting Him. His leadership without giving Him control.
But eventually, every heart has to decide where it’s going to live.
Joshua stood before the people of Israel and gave them that very choice: “Choose this day whom you will serve.” Then he declared, “As for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.”
God still gives us that same dignity today.
He doesn’t force His way into our lives.
He invites us.
And every day, through the choices we make, we’re answering the question of who we’re going to follow and what kind of life we’re going to build.
The decisions that shape your future are usually the ones you make today.
So if you’ve been standing in the doorway spiritually, maybe today is the day to step fully in.
Not someday.
Today.
Choose whom you will serve.
And as for me?
I’m all in.
A MOMENT TO REFLECT