Category: Heart to Heart Devotional

Have you ever had the experience of the Spirit of God wanting you to sit next to someone and talk to him or her? Do you every feel a little nudge in your heart and mind to reach out to someone? The apostle Paul was having restless nights. He had been traveling on a northeastward...

Silicon Valley Bank touting itself as one of the best banks in America failed last week. Other banks might come next. Although the depositors’ funds are protected, their investors are not. This reminds us that our treasure on Earth is temporary and may vaporize at any given time. As Christians, our ultimate goal should be...

Libraries were once filled with people searching for information. And, most families owned a prized set of encyclopedias that were somewhat obsolete the moment they were purchased. Today, with the Internet and various other devices on our tablets and phones we have instant access to information on millions of subjects. You’ve probably heard the statement:...

In these times, it is a big challenge and struggle to keep our hearts and minds focused on “good things”. That is because we are surrounded by so much of the “bad, and the ugly”. In fact, there is a lot of debate about what is “good” and what is “bad”. The latter is coming...

“I’m hungry,” I say to myself an hour after eating a meal. I’m on the hunt for food. At home, there is no shortage of food and drinks. Candies, cookies, pastries, pies, ice cream, nuts, juices, soft drinks, along with grapes, oranges, apples, and beef jerky are readily available. Thank God, there are no celery...

Some people maintain, including the sources for Wikipedia, that the four Gospels in the New Testament were written between AD 66-AD 110; long after the time of Jesus. Many also believed these accounts were not written by eyewitnesses – further questioning the Gospels’ account. This conclusion cannot be further from the truth.  The book of...

For Americans, the month of February has two major holidays: Valentine’s Day and President’s Day. One doesn’t have to think twice as to which one is the most popular, and the one most of us remember. When you think of love, what comes to mind? May these Bible verses encourage you in relation to true...

“10Two men went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. 11The Pharisee stood and was praying this to himself: ‘God, I thank You that I am not like other people: swindlers, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector. 12I fast twice a week; I pay tithes...

Stuck in the past? Finding it hard to move forward? Is it possible to move ahead despite the loss of a job or a loss of a loved one? Each of us has faced or will face a loss that will affect us tremendously. In II Samuel 12, Nathan the Prophet declares to King David...

Dopamine is a neurotransmitter that plays a key role in the brain’s reward and pleasure centers. It is involved in motivation, pleasure, and movement. It is the highest form of “currency’ in our brains. Hope may be related to dopamine in that it involves positive expectations for the future, which can lead to an increase...