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The devotion for today, Monday, October 26, 2026 was written by Donald (Luke) Day and is narrated by Johnny Engelke. 

Today’s Words of Inspiration come from Luke 24.38
And He said to them, “Why are you frightened, and why are doubts arising in your hearts? 

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The devotion for today, Friday, October 23, 2026 was written by Rev. Dr. Gary G. Kindley, LPC and is narrated by Michael Benham. 

Today’s Words of Inspiration come from 1 Corinthians 16:13-14
 
Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong. Do everything in love.

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The devotion for today, Thursday, October 22, 2026 was written by Dr. Pat Saxon and is narrated by Adam Carter. 

Today’s Words of Inspiration come from Evan Hart
“Dogs remind us that joy is found in small, repeated rituals like walks and shared naps.”

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The devotion for today, Wednesday, October 21, 2026 was written by Hardy Haberman and is narrated by Gordon Markley.

Today’s Words of Inspiration come from Matthew 17:24-27
When they reached Capernaum, the collectors of the temple tax came to Peter and said, “Does your teacher not pay the temple tax?” He said, “Yes, he does.” And when he came home, Jesus spoke of it first, asking, “What do you think, Simon? From whom do kings of the earth take toll or tribute? From their children or from others?”  When Peter said, “From others,” Jes...

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The devotion for today, Tuesday, October 20, 2026 was written by Kris Baker and is narrated by Larry Carter. 

Today’s Words of Inspiration come from -from Beauty: The Invisible Embrace by John O’Donohue
 There are times when beauty is shy and hesitant until it can trust the worthiness of the beholder…Beauty tends to avoid the siren call of the obvious…it prefers the neglected margins…beauty waits until the patience and depth of gaze are refined enough to engage and discover it…beauty is not a quality externally present in something. ...

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The devotion for today, Monday, October 19, 2026 was written by Jonathon McClellan and is narrated by Johnny Engelke. 

Today’s Words of Inspiration come from Psalm 63.1
 
Oh God, you are my God,
    earnestly I seek you;
I thirst for you,
    my whole being longs for you,
in a dry and parched land
    where there is no water. 
And Romans 1.11-12
I long to see you so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to make you strong- That is, that you and I may b...

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The devotion for today, Friday, October 16, 2026 was written by Donald (Luke) Day and is narrated by Adam Carter.

 
Today’s Words of Inspiration come from John 15:15

I have called you my friends, because I've made known to you everything that I've heard from my Abba God.

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The devotion for today, Thursday, October 15, 2026 was written by Logan Alexander Johnson and is narrated by Terri Akkerman. 

Today’s Words of Inspiration come from 3 John 9-11
I wrote to the church about this, but Diotrephes, who loves to be the leader, refuses to have anything to do with us. When I come, I will report some of the things he is doing and the evil accusations he is making against us. Not only does he refuse to welcome the traveling teachers, he also tells others not to help them. And...

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The devotion for today, Wednesday, October 14, 2026 was written by David Sims and is narrated by Gordon Markley. 

Today’s Words of Inspiration come from Exodus 23:2
“You shall not follow a majority in wrongdoing.”

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The devotion for today, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 was written by Carole Anne Sarah and is narrated by Larry Carter. 

Today’s Words of Inspiration come from Galatians 5:13-14
Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.

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The devotion for today, Monday, October 12, 2026 was written by Thomas Riggs and is narrated by Johnny Engelke.

Today’s Words of Inspiration come from Jude verse 22
Be merciful to those who doubt 

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The devotion for today, Friday, October 09, 2026 was written by Weber Baker  and is narrated by Michael Benham.

Today’s Words of Inspiration come from  Thomas Merton:
“If you want to identify me, ask me not where I live, or what I like to eat, or how I comb my hair, but ask me what I am living for, in detail, ask me what I think is keeping me from living fully for the thing I want to live for.”

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The devotion for today, Thursday, October 08, 2026 was written by Dr. Pat Saxon and is narrated by Adam Carter 

Today’s Words of Inspiration come from Matthew 11: 28
Come to me, all you who are weary and heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 

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The devotion for today, Wednesday, October 07, 2026 was written by Hardy Haberman and is narrated by Terri Akkerman. 

Today’s Words of Inspiration come from John 11:45-52
Many of the Jews, therefore, who had come with Mary and had seen what Jesus did believed in him. But some of them went to the Pharisees and told them what Jesus had done.  So, the chief priests and the Pharisees called a meeting of the council and said, “What are we to do? This man is performing many signs.  If we let him go on l...

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The devotion for today, Tuesday, October 06, 2026 was written by Kris Baker and is narrated by Angela Whorton. 

Today’s Words of Inspiration come from -2 Corinthians 15:17
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, that person is a new creation.  The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. 

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The devotion for today, Monday, October 05, 2026 was written by Jan Nunn and is narrated by Johnny Engelke. 

Today’s Words of Inspiration come from Matthew 25:35 – 46
 
…for I was hungry and you gave Me food; I was thirsty and you gave Me drink; I was a stranger and you took Me in; I was naked and you clothed Me; I was sick and you visited Me; I was in prison and you came to Me.’ Then the righteous will answer Him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or...

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The devotion for today, Friday, October 02, 2026 was written and narrated by Thomas Riggs. 

Today’s Words of Inspiration come from Romans 10:15b
How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news. 

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The devotion for today, Thursday, October 01, 2026 was written by Dan Peeler and is narrated by Larry Carter. 

Today’s Words of Inspiration come from Colossians 2.16-17 
Therefore let no one pass judgment on you in questions of food and drink, or regarding a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath. These are a shadow of the things to come, but the substance belongs to Christ. 

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The devotion for today, Wednesday, September 30, 2026 was written by Rev. Dr. Neil G. Thomas and is narrated by Angela Whorton.. 

Today’s Words of Inspiration come from Romans 10:15b–21
“How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!”

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The devotion for today, Tuesday, September 29, 2026 was written by David Sims and is narrated by Adam Carter.. 

Today’s Words of Inspiration come from Philippians 1:18-20 NIV
But what does it matter?  The important thing is that in every way, whether from false motives or true, Christ is preached.  And because of this I rejoice.  Yes, and I will continue to rejoice, for I know that through your prayers and God’s provision of the Spirit of Jesus Christ what has happened to me will turn out for my delivera...

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The devotion for today, Monday, September 28, 2026 was written by Reed Kirkman and is narrated by Gordon Markley. 

Today’s Words of Inspiration come from Philippians 1:3–14 
I thank my God every time I remember you.” 

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The devotion for today, Friday, September 25, 2026 was written by Rev. Dr. Gary G. Kindley and is narrated by Michael Benham. 

Today’s Words of Inspiration come from Mark 5:36
But ignoring what they said, Jesus said to the ruler of the synagogue, “Do not fear, only believe.”

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The devotion for today, Thursday, September 24, 2026 was written by Dr. Pat Saxon and is narrated by Judith Anderson

Today’s Words of Inspiration come from Psalm 103: 2
“Praise the Lord, my soul, and forget not all God’s benefits.” Psalm 103: 2
And Psalm 143:5
“I remember the days of long ago; I meditate on all your works and consider what your hands have done.” 

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The devotion for today, Wednesday, September 23, 2026 was written by Logan Alexander Johnson and is narrated by Angela Whorton. 

Today’s Words of Inspiration come from Matthew 18: 1-5

At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Who, then, is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?”
He called a little child to him and placed the child among them. And he said: “Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Therefore, whoever takes the lowly position...

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The devotion for today, Tuesday, September 22, 2026 was written by Kris Baker and is narrated by Johnny Engelke

Today’s Words of Inspiration come from Romans 16:17-20 from The Message
One final word of counsel, friends. Keep a sharp eye out for those who take bits and pieces of the teaching that you learned and then use them to make trouble. Give these people a wide berth. They have no intention of living for our Master Christ. They’re only in this for what they can get out of it, and...

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The devotion for today, Monday, September 21, 2026 was written by Jonathon McClellan and is narrated by Johnny Engelke. 

Today’s Words of Inspiration come from Psalm 130:5:
I wait for the Lord, my whole being waits, and in God’s word I put my hope.

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The devotion for today, Friday, September 18, 2026 was written by Donna Jackson and is narrated by Michael Benham. 

Today’s Words of Inspiration come from 1 John 3: 20
If our hearts condemn us, we know that God is greater than our hearts and God knows everything. 

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The devotion for today, Thursday, September 17, 2026 was written by Donald (Luke) Day and is narrated by Adam Carter. 

Today’s Words of Inspiration come from Psalm 118.24
 
"This is the day our God has made. I will rejoice and be glad in it." [and rejoice in the
opportunities you give me today to be present with you, my Lord, in times of
ministry and quiet with you.] (expanded) 

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The devotion for today, Wednesday, September 16, 2026 was written by Hardy Haberman and is narrated by Gordon Markley. 

Today’s Words of Inspiration come from 2 Kings2:15-18
 When the company of prophets who were at Jericho saw him at a distance, they declared, “The spirit of Elijah rests on Elisha.” They came to meet him and bowed to the ground before him.  They said to him, “See now, we have fifty strong men among your servants; please let them go and seek your master; it may be that the spirit of the Lord...

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The devotion for today, Tuesday, September 15, 2026 was written by Carole Anne Sarah and is narrated by Adam Carter. 

Today’s Words of Inspiration come from Romans 14:13 (NIV)  
 
Therefore, let us stop passing judgment on one another. Instead, make up your mind not to put any stumbling block or obstacle in the way of a brother or sister.

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The devotion for today, Monday, September 14, 2026 was written by Thomas Riggs and is narrated by Judith Anderson. 

Today’s Words of Inspiration come from Hebrews 12:1-2
Let us run with perseverance the race that lies before us, looking to Jesus, the pioneer and perfector of faith 

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The devotion for today, Friday, September 04, 2026 was written by Thomas Riggs
 and is narrated by Michael Benham. 

Today’s Words of Inspiration come from Isaiah 58:7
Is it not to share your food with the hungry and to provide the poor wanderer with shelter—when you see the naked, to clothe them, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood?

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The devotion for today, Thursday, September 03, 2026 was written by Charlie Rose and is narrated by Larry Carter. 

Today’s Words of Inspiration come from Isaiah 58:11
The Lord will guide you always; God will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land and will strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail.

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The devotion for today, Wednesday, September 02, 2026 was written by Hardy Haberman and is narrated by Michael Benham. 

Today’s Words of Inspiration come from Exodus 7:14-16
Then the Lord said to Moses, “Pharaoh’s heart is hardened; he refuses to let the people go.  Go to Pharaoh in the morning, as he is going out to the water; stand by at the bank of the Nile to meet him, and take in your hand the staff that was turned into a snake. Say to him, ‘The Lord, the God of the Heb...

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The devotion for today, Tuesday, September 01, 2026 was written by Dan Peeler and is narrated by Larry Carter. 

Today’s Words of Inspiration come from Psalm 83.2-4
See how your enemies growl,
    how your foes rear their heads.
With cunning they conspire against your people;
    they plot against those you cherish.
“Come,” they say, “let us destroy them as a nation…”

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