“Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.” (1 Thessalonians 5:11) In 2025, I had an opportunity to go to Czechia (see “Revival in Czechia”), one of
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Author: Steve Choquette
After a 45-year career as a software engineer and a product manager, Steve has pivoted to writing, publishing devotions in Inspire-A-Fire, Stand Firm, and Refresh magazine, with Open Windows coming in the next few months. He has also published three stories in Young Adult Fantasy anthologies. He loves writing, gardening, traveling, spending time with his grandchildren, and of course writing.
My First VBS
Key verse: When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” (John 8:12)
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Living in the middle of North Carolina, I regularly deal with clay in the part of my garden that wasn’t seeded with rocks by the builder. Even planting daffodils is a challenge, but I persist
Read moreWhen Faith Demands Everything
There is very little that I cherish more than my family – my wife of nearly 45 years, my two sons and their wives, and the best grandchildren in the world. That’s why a story
Read moreThat’s Not Fair
A Familiar Refrain “That’s not fair!” If you’re a parent of a child or teen, you probably hear that complaint daily. As parents, we seek ways to treat our children fairly. We divide the Halloween
Read moreThe God Who Answers with Fire
Before I retired from a large software company in 2020, I did a lot of international traveling. On one trip, some co-workers and I were in Bangkok. The city is home to over 400 Buddhist
Read moreA Life Well-Lived
Just 100 Words This past Fall, we had over a dozen deaths at our church – spouses, children, and other family members. In one particularly difficult week, three funerals were held at the church. Ministering
Read moreA Miraculous Birth
A Challenging Request Every December, our Sunday School class sings Christmas carols to 6-8 homebound members of our church. Often, these seniors are dealing with health issues, don’t get out much, and welcome a visit
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I remember reading Franklin Graham’s book Rebel with a Cause. He talked about wrestling with the expectations that he would follow in the footsteps of his father, evangelist Billy Graham. The book detailed Franklin’s rebellion
Read moreMy Life as a Trailer for Christ
As part of the men’s ministry, our church had a Men’s BBQ Fellowship in September. The speaker was an 17-year-old university student. Matthew shared with the 160 men present that his goal was to become a
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