Earlier this week I was walking downtown by a building just as a lady in her sixties was exiting the building. She missed her last step and came crashing down hitting the sidewalk hard. Two other people who were close by kept walking without lending a hand. I stopped and asked if she was okay […]
June 15, 2012 in Devotionals by Bryan Guinness
If you’re a Christian, then the minute you came to know Christ as your Savior and Lord, the Bible says that God “began a good work in you” (Philippians 1:6a). What work did God begin when you trusted in him? The work of salvation. In the New Testament salvation is actually something that is described […]
June 8, 2012 in Devotionals by Bryan Guinness
Every other week or so I try and have some one on one time with my kids. Recently I took Ethan (who’s four) to McDonalds for some ice-cream. Afterward, he wanted to play in the play park. As I sat there another couple came in with a child about the same age as my son. […]
January 12, 2012 in Devotionals by Bryan Guinness
On Wednesday morning my kids excitedly told me that it had snowed. As they looked out the window, with wonder and excitement, they asked me if I could build a snowman with them. My first thought was selfish. I thought how cold and wet it would be outside in the snow. I thought about the […]
November 25, 2011 in Devotionals by Bryan Guinness
In Mark 1:35 we are told that very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up and went off to a “solitary place where he prayed.” Jesus knew that he first needed to be with his heavenly Father, in order to do the work of his heavenly Father. Now, if Jesus […]
October 7, 2011 in Devotionals by Bryan Guinness