Our God is an Awesome God! By Jen Crager Growing up and even now, I would describe myself as a “nature” girl. My parents have a cabin along the “Mighty” Muskingum River in Southeastern Ohio. When I was young, we spent many a day enjoying the nature that surrounded us. We love...

East Heights Daily DevotionalWednesday, March 10, 2009 James 5:17-18 17 Elijah was a human being, even as we are. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years. 18 Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth produced its crops. O...

Scripture "You must not listen to the words of that prophet or dreamer. The LORD your God is testing you to find out whether you love him with all your heart and with all your soul. It is the LORD your God you must follow, and Him you must revere. Keep his commands and obey him; serve Him and hold f...

A common misconception in the church is that although God is knowable and personal, God's acceptance of us is more from His mercy than from any essential desire for our fellowship with Him. We have to pursue God and keep working to be worthy of His love, grace and mercy. Although the...

East Heights Daily DevotionalTuesday, March 10, 2009 Psalm 1:2-3 (NRSV) “Their delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law they meditate day and night. They are like trees planted by streams of water, which yield their fruit in its season and their leaves do not wither.� Slow Down… Do yo...

The Courage to Have Faith By Pastor Colin Let’s be honest. Our lives are not easy and sometimes it’s really difficult to trust in the Lord – to truly walk in faith as we struggle through life’s challenges. So can God still work through us when our own lack of courage makes living...

Happy Monday Folks - Let us begin our week by reading another great entry from the book Extreme Devotion. Dear Mom and Dad,     Yesterday, August 2, I was able to speak with Varia in prison. She was thin and pale, but her eyes were shining with the peace of God and an unearthly joy...

How Do We KNOW? By Rocky Black Many of us can remember where we were when major things happened: 9/11, the assassination of President Kennedy, or when Elvis died. We also remember important personal milestones, like our first concert, soccer game or kiss. Where were you when you positively knew that...

How to Control Your Tongue How can you become a woman who does not sin with her tongue?* humble yourself put off all slander and evil speaking put on words of kindness, love, forgiveness, and grace bring your thought life under the control of the Spirit talk less think before you speak refuse to lis...

Scripture "Jesus said, "Truly I say to you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or farms, for My sake and for the gospel's sake, but that he will receive a hundred times as much now in the present age, houses and brothers and sisters and mothers ...