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Faith Focus: I don’t believe we’ve met
January 7, 2019
Just after Christmas, I met someone for the first time. Well, that’s not exactly correct. I’ve known this person my entire life. I’ve spent holidays with her...
Faith Focus: Is the world just too busy?
November 26, 2018
The other night, I was walking through a poorly-lit part of a town I didn’t know well. My youngest son and I were on our way to...
Faith Focus: How would you respond?
November 19, 2018
Certain songs have the ability to affect us instantaneously. I’ve noticed it’s been happening quite a bit lately to people around me. It often happens when they...
Faith Focus: We’re in a crisis. How should we respond?
November 12, 2018
Make no mistake, we are in the middle of a crisis. There are 111,820 children in the United States waiting to be adopted. There are nearly 30,000...
Faith Focus: With all your heart, soul and mind
November 5, 2018
Thom had a problem. His son was being teased because of his weight. He couldn’t force the bullies to stop, so he took a different approach: Build...
Faith Focus: Who is the next superhero?
October 29, 2018
As we wrap up our month highlighting Buckner “superheroes” – those who have gone to great lengths to protect children and strengthen families, it dawned on me...
Faith Focus: This superpower is rarely seen but always noticed
October 15, 2018
As we continue to look at “superheroes” who protect children and strengthen families, it dawned on me that most superpowers are obvious: super strength, super speed, invisibility,...
Faith Focus: Superheroes in the making
October 8, 2018
We don’t think about superheroes long before thinking about their alter egos. They go together like peanut butter and jelly. Superman is Clark Kent. Spider-man is Peter...
Faith Focus: Something just like this
October 1, 2018
In the past week, I’ve listened to a lot of music. Mostly pop music, but plenty of rock, alternative and country. There was even some jazz and...
Faith Focus: 1 John 3
September 17, 2018
In the month of September, we'd like to change this devotional a bit. We believe people are changed when they read and meditate on God's Word. The...