"Fresh Daily" describes what the Bible should be for Christians. The Bible is spiritual food for the soul, and just as the body needs daily nourishment, our spirits need spiritual food to sustain us for today. These daily, brief devotions are intended to help strengthen you during the day by leading you to reflect on a brief text and to think about what it means to you personally and how it can be applied to your daily life.

The Psalms are great worship songs, many of them written by a king who was first a shepherd. They focus on the Lord and who He is and how we relate to Him. For that reason, they are one of the greatest sources of daily encouragement available. I hope this book will provide you with such daily encouragement! Blessings!

The four gospels vibrate with stories from the life of Jesus, the parables He spoke, the lessons He taught, and with the sacrifice He gave for us. I hope these devotions from the four gospels will speak to your heart, bring you encouragement, and strengthen your faith. Blessings!

The story of the missionary journey of the Christian church from the Book of Acts and the letters of one of the greatest missionaries of all time, the Apostle Paul, are great inspiration for all those whose hearts are tied to missions. This volume is organized so that there is a devotion for each week day, Monday through Friday, of any year, and all from Acts and the letters of Paul. All the devotions are the development of a thought or reflection from the Scripture verse quoted at the beginning of each devotion. I hope this book will help to weld your heart daily to the mission of God.

All of us who are Christians are on a quest. We are in search of spiritual growth. And just as there are phases of building a strong house, there are three phases involved for moving toward the spiritual growth we seek for our lives. This book will attempt to lead us through those three phases. In Part 1 we will deal with the life choices we have made, so that we may lay the strongest possible foundation. In part 2 we will address the stresses that we experience in life which can hinder our quest for spiritual growth. Then, in Part 3 we will turn our focus toward relying on the strength God provides us for moving into and through our quest for spiritual growth.

Hopefully, in this book we will learn that in this life we have multiple moments of clarity, and that each one of them has a God-designed objective to move us more toward a place He wants us to be. Thus, these moments of clarity come to us from a variety of sources and experiences. We just have to evaluate how God may be speaking to us through them so that we can determine a direction He wants us to go.

Have you ever had one of those days or been through a significant period of time in your life when you have felt like an airplane that has crashed and burned, or is about to? Many have. Maybe this book will be of help to you in some way to help you navigate through such struggles. Blessings!

"Put out into the deep," words Jesus once spoke to Simon Peter, is our standing order. Jesus invites us to go deep with Him into the deeper waters of commitment, just as He did those fishermen. He invites us to dive deep, so that we may go deeper with God. That is what this book is about, and that is its goal. Are you ready to dive deep? Read on!

Our walk with God requires resources. God knows we need them. He knows what we need, when we need it, and He calls us to journey through this life with Him trusting Him to provide those resources. This is no brief journey. This one is eternal. And whenever resources are needed, God will provide them. That is something Joshua learned, so we will learn about his journey with the hope that what he learned may inform us. My hope in this book is that as you work your way through it, that it will encourage you to explore and seek the resources God has for you in your life's journey with Him. Blessings!

Happiness is a by-product. It always relates to something else. A doctor, for example, finds happiness when patients get well. A pastor finds happiness when people are saved and growing in their faith. A teacher finds happiness when students learn. An artist finds happiness when a work is completed. Always, happiness is the resulting by-product of some other action. Since this is the case, the only way to be happy is pursue those goals that are heart-related. The contention of this book is that when we pursue the ten prescriptions God has laid out for us in the Ten Commandments, the result is going to be happiness, fulfillment, satisfaction. That is the central idea of this book. I hope it will provide a source of encouragement for you and will lead you toward a greater sense of personal happiness.

John the Apostle served on this earth longer than any of the other apostles. God used him greatly in the work of His kingdom. One of the more interesting characteristics of John and his writings was his fascination with the number seven. We see it especially in the Book of Revelation, but we also see it in the Gospel of John. There are two full sets of seven in the Gospel. A third set has six, but Mark supplies the seventh. So, there is a trilogy of sevens, all about Jesus, all focused on Him. So, the purpose of this book is to glorify God by pointing to this trilogy of sevens and exploring how it all encourages us and strengthens us in our faith. Blessings!

Christmas seems at times increasingly chaotic for Christian families. The purpose of this book is to help Christian families regain and strengthen their focus on the true meaning of Christmas. To achieve this, these twenty-five daily devotions are provided, and each one comes from an Old Testament verse or verses that relate to the Messiah. I hope this book of Christmas devotions will bless you and your family this Christmas.

The Easter season is a refreshing time of year. Winter will soon be past, and we will soon be seeing the beautiful green colors of spring. The Lenten season in particular gives us the opportunity to reflect once again on the basics of our Christian faith, our walk with God, the crucifixion, and the resurrection. The purpose of this book is to encourage Christian families to focus on the truths of Easter. To achieve this, these 40 daily devotions are provided, culminating with number 40 on Easter Sunday. I hope you will be encouraged in this. Blessings!