Category: Written Devotional

“We are most ourselves when we are not trying to be ourselves.” (Viktor Frankl’s concept of self-transcendence)

So today, ask yourself: when you look at someone else’s failure, their success, or their pain, what are you actually looking for? Whatever you are looking for is exactly what you will find. And whatever you keep finding is exactly what you are quietly becoming.

Treasure the friend who calls, the family member who prays, and the person who quietly stands beside you when there is nothing to gain. Hardship does not create genuine love. It reveals it.

Church divisions rarely start in the back pew. More often, they start up front, with gifted leaders whose abilities outpaced their character, and nobody said anything.

Sometimes, God uses correction to make us wiser. Yet, there are moments when opposition rises simply because your obedience, growth, or courage makes others uncomfortable.

Maybe someone near us does not need a long speech today. Maybe they need kindness, a listening ear, and a gentle reminder that better days can still come.

I am a Christian pastor. I hold the conviction, rooted in the Bible, that the highest teaching and governing office in the Christian church belongs to men. That is not a popular position in today’s world, and I understand that. But honesty requires me to say what I believe, even when it is not the…

“Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.” (Hebrews 13:8).

When we look upon the cross and the risen Christ, we see that God’s saving purpose was always meant to magnify the glory of His Son and bring undeserving sinners into new life.

Know Your God, and Know Yourself Devotion by Pastor A. L. Redd March 11, 2026

Some wounds cut so deep that forgiving can feel like betraying yourself. You keep replaying what happened, and a part of you thinks, “If I forgive, they get away with it.” That fear is…

When the Hidden Shadow Speaks Devotion by Pastor A L Redd February 4, 2026