Truth Matters

The latest devotional by Philip De Courcy

Dec112017

Follow Along

The Jewish American comedian Sam Levenson once recalled that his over-protective mother walked lockstep with him on his very first day of school insisting on talking to the teacher before she returned home.  Levenson said that, among other things, his mother told the teacher that if he was a naughty...Read more

Nov202017

SO FAR - SO GOOD

Upon her husband’s death, a woman learned that he had left her a moderate financial legacy of $20,000. Shortly after the funeral the woman informed a friend that she was broke. The friend was surprised and inquired as to what had happened to the $20,000. The widow answered, “Well, the...Read more

Oct232017

THERE IS NO TIME LIKE THE PRESENT

In His book Shadows on the Wall, devotional writer F. W. Boreham told of preaching in a particular church during his college days. The preaching engagement involved an overnight stay in the home of Old Bessie the widow of the former pastor. Sleeping in the room normally occupied by Bessie,...Read more

Sep252017

STAND AND BE COUNTED

In The Trouble with Jesus, Dr. Stowell’s Gold medallion winning book, he wrote about an incident while serving as president of Moody Bible Institute in the days following the 9/11 terrorist attacks on America. Joe Stowell was among a large group of civic and religious leaders at a prayer breakfast...Read more

Sep112017

FIGHT SONGS

From the beginning of time immemorial, men have gone to war with the sound of music ringing in their ears and echoing in their hearts. The drum, the fife, and the bugle have all been effective weapons of war. History shows us that military bands and tunes have steeled nerves,...Read more

Sep042017

THE FIRST THING TO DO IS NOTHING

One of the hardest lessons for us to learn in our walk with God is that sometimes the best thing to do is nothing; nothing in the sense that we actively wait for God to do that which allows us to do more for His kingdom and glory. There is...Read more

Aug282017

SURE THING

Many years ago Robertson McQuilkin preached at a Bible Conference in beautiful Asheville, North Carolina, and while there, gently rebuked God’s people for the bad habit of placing the but in the wrong place when speaking of the Lord.  During one particular morning devotion he said, “Is the Lord meeting...Read more

Aug142017

GOOD GOOD FATHER

The story is told of the Protestant Reformer Martin Luther finding a farmer by the side of the road looking as if the whole world had just caved in on top of him. The man looked awfully anxious! Luther, inquiring about his condition asked, “Why do you look so depressed?”...Read more

Aug072017

I’m Out Of Here

Funny man and humorist Jack Handley once wrote about being the target of bullies at school and how they would ambush him on the playground and nab his lunch money. As a countermeasure, he enrolled in an after school program that specialized in teaching the art of self-defense. But after...Read more

Jul312017

Please Use Responsibly

Some years ago a story came out of Florida that illustrates the lengths to which people will go to have their desires met. According to this story, a twenty-seven-year-old woman in Fort Pierce, Florida, entered a MacDonald’s to order a 10-piece McNugget meal. After waiting in line for some time,...Read more

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