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Devotionals

Devotionals2021-04-21T13:37:41+00:00

Devotionals by Chaplain (Col) Stephen W. Leonard, USA, Ret.

Expecting Death

By Chaplain (Col) Stephen W. Leonard, USA, Ret. “And just as it is appointed for man to die once, and after that comes judgment, so Christ, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time, not to deal with sin but to save »

Free Will

By Chaplain (Col) Stephen W. Leonard, USA, Ret. “The mind of a person plans his way, but the LORD directs his steps.” Proverbs 16:9 Free will appears to be exactly that to the heart of man, but the Lord is always the One who determines the full »

Halloween

By Chaplain (Col) Stephen W. Leonard, USA, Ret. All Hallows Eve “You believe that there is One God. Good! Even the demons believe that—and shudder.”James 2:19 It rolls around every year at the end of October, interestingly, the day before Reformation Day. But Halloween is so much »

Second Chance?

By Chaplain (Col) Stephen W. Leonard, USA, Ret. …but made alive in the spirit, in which He went and preached to the spirits in prison, because they formerly did not obey, when God’s patience waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was being prepared, in which a »

Judas

By Chaplain (Col) Stephen W. Leonard, USA, Ret. “But Jesus said to him, ‘Judas, would you betray the Son of Man with a kiss?’ “ Luke 22:48 He is, in many ways, from our human perspective, an enigma. Why, after spending so much time in Jesus’ presence »

Disaster

By Chaplain (Col) Stephen W. Leonard, USA, Ret. “…You are my refuge in the day of disaster.” Jeremiah 17:17 Hundreds of trees on the ground, two homes damaged by fallen trees, pathways and roads blocked, no power, and no water, Hurricane Helene left disaster in its wake. »

For You Are With Me!

By Chaplain (Col) Stephen W. Leonard, USA, Ret. “Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.” Psalm 23:4 Every generation on this earth faces danger. »

Getting Their Attention

By Chaplain (Col) Stephen W. Leonard, USA, Ret. “Not everyone who says to me, ‘LORD, LORD, did we not prophesy in Your Name, and cast out demons in Your Name, and do many mighty works in Your Name?’ And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; »

Work: A Joyful Endeavor

By Chaplain (Col) Stephen W. Leonard, USA, Ret. “I perceived that there is nothing better for them than to be joyful and to do good as long as they live; also that everyone should eat and drink and take pleasure in all his toil—this is God’s gift to man.” »

Speaking Publicly?

By Chaplain (Col) Stephen W. Leonard, USA, Ret. “I will speak of Your statutes before kings and will not be put to shame, for I delight in Your commands because I love them.” Psalm 119:46-47 “Oh, I could never do that! I cannot ever speak before the »

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