Truth Matters

The latest devotional by Philip De Courcy

Jul032012

BE YOURSELF

One of the keys to success in life is to live the life God has planned for us, and to be ourselves, and not someone else! Yet, people often spent their lives wishing they had someone else’s looks, family, job or abilities instead of their own. An example of this...Read more

Jun192012

CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE

On New Year’s Day, 1929, Georgia Tech and California played each other in the Rose Bowl. Late in the second quarter, Roy Riegels recovered a fumble for California, and in his excitement became confused, and started running some 69 yards in the wrong direction. Teammate and quarterback Benny Lom chased...Read more

Jun052012

LIVING WITH DYING

Just recently I came across a rather strange website called DeathClock.com. On this site I was asked to answer a few questions regarding my date of birth, mood, and body mass index. After entering the data and clicking a button, a calculation was made as to the projected day of...Read more

May012012

A SURE THING

I heard the story of a polar bear and her young cub living in the frigid extremes of Alaska. One morning the cub came to her mother and said, “Mom, are you sure I am a polar bear?” “Of course you are,” the mother calmly replied. The cub went away...Read more

Apr242012

KEEPING SCORE

Recently I read a beautiful story about a grandmother celebrating her fiftieth wedding anniversary. Surrounded by friends and family, she was asked, “What is the secret of your long marriage?” “Oh, it is very simple,” she said. “Before Henry and I got married, I was determined to write down a...Read more

Apr172012

GOOD AND ANGRY

In the book of Proverbs unguarded and ungodly anger is likened to a destructive flood that swallows everything in its path (Prov. 27:4). Yet, while anger over the wrong thing, at the wrong time, and in the wrong manner is a destructive force not unlike a flood, there is such...Read more

Apr102012

CHILDREN AT RISK

It is the duty of every parent to protect their children from harm and danger. Our children young or old are always at risk from things seen and unseen. They are at risk from germs, passing traffic, sexual predators, bad company, car accidents, unwanted pregnancy, theological error, poor choices, and...Read more

Mar132012

LOST FOR WORDS

As a man was leaving church, he stopped to talk to his pastor and told him, “Pastor, you are smarter than Albert Einstein.” The pastor blushed and replied, “Smarter than Einstein? Einstein was one of the smartest men who ever lived. What makes you think that I am smarter than...Read more

Feb282012

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

Jan312012

UPDATING OUR WORSHIP

The worship offered to God in most churches on Sunday 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

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