Weekly Devo: What Doesn’t Kill You…

Weekly Devo: What Doesn’t Kill You…

When I was kid, the only bathroom in our house was an afterthought tucked under the back porch in the corner of the basement. Like a fall-out shelter, it was constructed entirely of concrete. The concrete tub was molded into the floor, its pockmarked paint giving it...
Weekly Devo: Hope in the 11th Hour

Weekly Devo: Hope in the 11th Hour

His life was simple, but it wasn’t easy. It began on the cusp of the Depression along French Creek, deep in the hollers of West Virginia, a land whose beauty belies the harsh realities of mountain living. Nine siblings made for lots of playmates but little extra for...
Weekly Devo: What Doesn’t Kill You…

Weekly Devo: Surprise Savior

The black and white, aerial photo of a suburban Los Angeles neighborhood was time-stamped “Monday, June 7, 1948, 2:30 PM.” The caption marveled that there was not a single automobile visible on the streets: of the sixty or more homes in the picture, only one had a car...
Weekly Devo: Newsflash!

Weekly Devo: Newsflash!

NIMBY is an acronym for the phrase “Not In My Back Yard.” It describes opposition by residents to a proposal for a new development close to them; opposing residents themselves are sometimes called “Nimbies.” And now in local news: The Refuge, a ministry committed to...