Devotionals

Devotionals gathers Christian Standard articles designed to encourage daily faithfulness through Scripture, prayer, and reflection. Here you’ll find short, accessible readings that connect God’s Word to everyday life—offering wisdom for discipleship, comfort in hardship, and reminders of the hope found in Christ. These devotionals aim to help readers stay rooted in the gospel, grow in spiritual maturity, and practice consistent habits of worship and obedience.

May 14, 2024

Christian Standard

Big Little Churches

"A church with only 12 members is barely a church, but almost every weekend I preach in small Missouri churches whose attendances range from 12 to 112," Daniel Schantz writes. "When people hear that I am preaching at such small churches they often shake their heads and say, 'That’s a shame. Why don’t they just close the doors and go to a bigger church that has more to offer them?'” . . .

September 1, 2023

Jerry Harris

A Hard Lesson in Hope

A Hard Lesson in Hope

By Jerry Harris   Some years ago, a church member phoned and asked me to make a hospital call on their distant relative who was dying in the hospital. This relative had a terminal brain tumor and no relationship with Jesus. I had not been invited by the immediate family and so I figured it was going to be a bit awkward.   I stepped into the hospital room with complete strangers and introduced myself. I wasn’t greeted warmly. The person in the bed was Benny Robertson, and he appeared to be close to death. He was in a half-seated position and

September 1, 2023

Tom Ellsworth

Anchored by Hope

Anchored by Hope

By Tom Ellsworth   The candles on my birthday cakes in recent years have been reduced to a symbolic number (so as not to set off smoke alarms), but my grandkids still urge me to make a wish and blow them out. I comply. When I was their age, I remember hoping my wish would come true, but there was always considerable doubt in that hope.   We regularly misuse the word hope in our casual conversations. “I hope it doesn’t rain today.” “I hope we get to take that vacation we’ve always dreamed about.” “I hope the MRI results bring good

September 1, 2023

Christian Standard

When Hope Is What You Want

When Hope Is What You Want

By Steve Wyatt  On the Phoenix campus of the Mayo Clinic—where I received my new kidney—two private streets divide an otherwise massive parking lot. The streets are fittingly named Hope Drive and Healing Drive.   Sometime after my surgery, I stood at the intersection of Hope and Healing drives and observed something remarkable: Although Hope Drive is in the middle of a parking lot, it has zero parking spaces and no off-ramps . . . not even a deceleration lane.   Why? Because, on Hope Drive, you’ve got to, well, drive! Idling in place is not an option. You can’t park, either.

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