The Connection Corner
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Daily Devotional
Stuck In Your Head Again?August 26, 2026 - 7:00 am
When Jesus Rewrites Your StoryAugust 25, 2026 - 7:00 am
Dare To Dream AgainAugust 24, 2026 - 7:00 am
The Fight Nobody SeesAugust 23, 2026 - 7:00 am
Still Breathing, Still CalledAugust 22, 2026 - 7:00 am
Look How Far You’ve ComeAugust 21, 2026 - 7:00 am
Don’t Let Them Stop YouAugust 20, 2026 - 7:00 am
The Seeds You Never SeeAugust 19, 2026 - 7:00 am
The Secret to Spiritual GrowthAugust 18, 2026 - 7:00 am
Change Is Here, Now What?August 17, 2026 - 7:00 am
HEART OF THE ARTIST
Meet Me in the ValleyAugust 9, 2026 - 7:00 am
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
STORIES ABOUT SONGS
- The Fight Nobody SeesAugust 23, 2026 - 7:00 am
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
Stories About Songs
- The Fight Nobody SeesAugust 23, 2026 - 7:00 am
- 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
Your Best Days Are Ahead
Daily Devotional, Tammi ArenderActs 2:17 – “‘In the last days,’ God says, ‘I will pour out my Spirit upon all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy. Your young men will see visions, and your old men will dream dreams.”
You hear people say all the time, “Your best days are ahead of you.”
But honestly, once you’ve hit 60, that can feel a little hard to believe.
Your knees crack louder than a bowl of Rice Krispies, and you can somehow injure yourself just by sleeping wrong.
Sometimes we start believing our usefulness has an expiration date, like God only uses the young, energetic, polished people with good backs and wrinkle-free foreheads.
But the Bible tells a completely different story.
Moses was 80 when God called him to lead His people out of Egypt.
Abraham and Sarah were well into their later years when God fulfilled His promise to them.
At 85, Caleb boldly declared, “Give me my mountain.”
And when Peter describes the work of the Holy Spirit in Acts, he doesn’t just talk about young people having visions.
He says old men will dream dreams.
I love that.
God doesn’t put an expiration date on purpose.
His Spirit is poured out on every generation.
Maybe your best days don’t look like your younger days.
Maybe today you have more wisdom.
More compassion.
More patience.
And a testimony that only years of walking with Jesus could produce.
If you’re still breathing, God is still working.
The years behind you aren’t proof that God is finished.
They’re evidence of His faithfulness and preparation.
So don’t keep the wisdom, encouragement, or experience He’s given you to yourself.
Someone needs the hope you’ve found.
Because no matter your age, God still has a purpose for your life.
And with His Spirit at work in you, He’s not finished writing your story.
A MOMENT TO REFLECT
What Love Really Looks Like
Daily Devotional, Denise PaganoI’m a total daddy’s girl.
And my dad is 82 now.
He’s not perfect…
But he was always there.
When I was little, that looked like getting to go to work with him sometimes. He was a route salesman, so I’d ride along, help stock shelves, and feel like I had an important job right beside him.
Then there was the summer he picked up a side job running the Skee-Ball game at a carnival.
If it wasn’t busy, I got to play for free.
To me, that was everything.
My dad didn’t make a lot of money.
Sometimes that was hard.
But I never questioned whether he’d show up.
Even after I had my own boys, he’d come over after work one night every week. No matter how tired he was, he’d get down on the floor and play with them before we all sat down for dinner.
Looking back, I realize he was building something far more valuable than a paycheck.
He was building memories.
He was building trust.
He was building love.
Now we live in different states, and I miss those evenings more than I can explain.
Because what stays with me isn’t what my dad gave me.
It’s that he gave me himself.
I think a lot of us spend years focusing on what our parents weren’t.
But often, what shapes us most is simply who showed up.
People rarely remember perfection.
They remember presence.
That’s why I love how Psalm 68 describes God.
He is “Father to the fatherless.”
In other words, God’s heart naturally moves toward those who feel forgotten, abandoned, or alone.
The best earthly fathers point us toward our heavenly Father.
And when earthly fathers fall short—or were never there at all—God never does.
He keeps showing up.
Perfectly.
Faithfully.
Lovingly.
So today, thank God for the people who have faithfully shown up in your life.
And if you’re still grieving the absence of someone who never did…
Remember this:
You have never been forgotten by your heavenly Father.
A MOMENT TO REFLECT
Stop Waiting, Start Stepping
Daily Devotional, Tammi ArenderYou know, sometimes I sit around waiting on my breakthrough like it’s going to knock on the door carrying a casserole dish.
But here’s the truth: real change often begins when I trust God enough to take the next step instead of waiting for everything to feel certain.
You see that pattern all throughout Scripture.
God parted the Red Sea, but Moses stretched out his hand.
Jesus called Peter out of the boat, but Peter had to step onto the water.
Time and again, faith responded with obedience.
Because faith was never meant to sit still.
And honestly, that’s where I get stuck sometimes.
I pray.
I believe.
I ask God to move.
But then I wait for certainty before I move.
James reminds us that living faith isn’t just something we believe in our hearts. It’s something that shows up in the way we live.
Faith comes alive when it obeys.
Our responsibility is simply to take the next faithful step and trust God with the results.
So today, don’t just wait.
Pray like it depends on God.
Then take the next step He has placed in front of you.
Send that text.
Make the phone call.
Offer forgiveness.
Sign up to serve.
Encourage a friend.
Whatever God is asking of you, trust Him enough to obey.
Because living faith doesn’t stay seated.
It gets up and walks.
A MOMENT TO REFLECT