Weekly Devotionals

David Ball’s devotional videos, articles, and podcasts.  Published each week. Subscribe to get them delivered to you when published!

Enduring Forever

As the saying goes, “Nothing lasts forever”, we are painfully aware that most everything in our lives has an expiration date.

Inner Confidence

It sure feels like there are battles raging all around us. As Christians we feel the angst of the battle that is being fought for the moral integrity of our culture.

What Are You Known For?

What are you known for? Most of us probably have a reputation amongst our friends, family, neighbors, and co-workers. When others think of you, what do they associate with your name?

Help in Times of Trouble

When the world seems to be spinning out of control or personal struggles become overwhelming, we can become easily discouraged. We are living in one of those seasons of life right now.

The World To Christ We Bring

I attended an Episcopal elementary school growing up. Part of our weekly routine was to attend chapel services together as a school. I cannot remember anything taught during those services, but much of the music we sang still sticks in my heart and in my mind.

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Peace in Our Time

In 2020 we lost the great Rock n Roll artist, Eddie Money of 70’s, and 80’s fame. Maybe it is a little stretch to call him “great”, but he did have some hits over those two decades, such as “I Wanna Go Back”, “Two Tickets to Paradise”, “Think I’m in Love”, and “Baby Hold On.”

Fight, Freeze, or Flight

Over the past couple of years, I have attended a number of church safety training sessions. It is a sad reality that these trainings are now a necessary part of leading a church, but the trainings have been helpful and informative on many levels.

Life in the End

We all inevitably come to a time in our lives when enough is enough. We have done all that we can do and we just cannot do anymore. Life is an exhausting endeavor there are so many trials to endure, hills to overcome, and situations to conquer…

Finding Peace in the Midst of Uncertainty

Like in most families, my family members do not always agree. I am the youngest of three and periodically throughout the year we all get together. Usually, our gatherings involve a shared meal. Inevitably during our meal together diverse topics of the world will come up for discussion…

The Gain Outweighs the Loss

I am certainly no financial expert.  I admit I read the headlines every day about the state of the Stock Market, but truthfully I do not really understand much of it.  But there is one thing that even someone like me can understand…

The Hard Work Is Done

There is no greater feeling than when you finish a hard day’s work or some project that you have been sweating over for hours. As a child I had the great joy and privilege of living…

Christ from Beginning to End

One of the most common responses I hear from couples who are having marital problems is, “I just don’t think I love my spouse anymore.” On the surface what that statement means is that their feelings have changed over the years, but digging down even deeper there is a foundational belief that what brought the couple together in the first place was their love for one another.