Truth Matters

The latest devotional by Philip De Courcy

Jun122023

There Is More Where That Came From

A lady went to her local bank to withdraw some money from her account. Having received it from the teller, she proceeded to count it and then recount it. Wondering if he had made a mistake, the teller asked, “What is it, lady? Isn’t it all there?” The woman snapped...Read more

Jun052023

Good Morning

A PGA golfer will tell you that Thursday is a very important day in any professional golf tournament. It is the day the player needs to get off to a good start. While the tournament cannot be won on a Thursday, it can be lost. They can get so far...Read more

May292023

And Everybody Said Amen

Uncle Irv was not noted for his religious devotion, but he needed one million dollars to clinch a real estate deal. So, he went down to his local synagogue to pray for the money. By chance, he knelt down next to a man who was praying for one hundred dollars...Read more

May222023

Sleep Well

The news of Japan’s surprise and savage attack upon the American fleet at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, was a bittersweet affair to the British wartime leader Sir Winston Churchill. Bitter in the sense that he mourned the great loss of ships and sailors in this unprovoked attack! Sweet...Read more

May152023

Updating Our Worship

The worship offered to God in most churches on Sundays needs updating. It needs to become more contemporary, but not in the way most people think. When I talk about the need for more contemporary worship in our churches, I am not thinking in terms of a band replacing an...Read more

May092023

Take The Next Step

What is stopping you from taking that next step? What is it that is making you hold back from boldly moving forward? Is it the size of the task? Is it the doubting of friends and family? Is it the fear of failure? Is it the security of the familiar?...Read more

May012023

Dodged A Bullet

The story is told of a young soldier who came back home from the war in Vietnam. When out with some family and friends he was pressed for some war stories, but he deflected by saying nothing dramatic happened to him. His family and friends were unsatisfied by the answer...Read more

Apr252023

In Two Places at Once

They say that you cannot be in two places at once, but that is not strictly true when it comes to the Christian. A look at Paul’s introduction in his letter to the Colossians points to the fact that every church and every Christian has two homes and two habitats....Read more

Apr172023

God With Skin On

A little fellow put to bed one night couldn’t sleep. After some twisting and turning, he eventually slipped into a slumber, only to awaken screaming by the horrors of a nightmare. His father rushed upstairs to assure him that everything was fine, but the shadows on the wall plus the...Read more

Apr102023

I See The Resemblance

On the wall close by the main entrance to the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas, hangs a portrait with the following inscription: “James Butler Bonham, no picture of him exists. This portrait is of his nephew, Major James Bonham, deceased, who greatly resembled his uncle. It is placed here by...Read more

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