Devotionals by Chaplain (Col) Stephen W. Leonard, USA, Ret.
Transformative
“The King will reply, ‘I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.’ Matthew 25:40 Treat my spouse as I would Jesus? Not going to happen! One has to wonder if we really believe these plain words. »
The Great Global Divide
The Super Bowl is in a few days, as if most of you need to be reminded. Two young men playing in the game for the Denver Broncos started out life in rugged and rough circumstances, and it is a wonder they made it to this point in their lives. »
Striking Oil, or Cultivating it?
“The foolish ones said to the wise. ‘Give us some of your oil; our lamps are going out.’ Matthew 25:8 When I was growing up, many people who owned land, either a small amount or large, were hoping liquid gold might be found underneath it. Oil wells sprouted up in »
Buried Treasure
“But the man who had received the one talent went off, dug a hole in the ground and hid his master’s money. Matthew 25:18 For nearly four centuries numerous adventurers and treasure seekers have searched for the buried gold and silver cache in the Sierra Madre Mountains of New Mexico. »
The Miserable Ones in 2014
“For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark; and they knew nothing about what would happen until the flood came and took them all away. Matthew 24:38-39 Les Miserables, translated the miserable, or »
Gift Bearers from the Nations
“It is too small a thing for you to be my servant to restore the tribes of Jacob and bring back those of Israel I have kept. I will also make you a light for the Gentiles, that you may bring my salvation to the ends of the earth. Isaiah »
Is There A More Important Birth…or Death?
“When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, ‘Let’s go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about.’" Luke 2:15 How differently, the God who truly is, executes His plans and purposes in contrast »
Waiting for Christ in the Midst of Paganism
“Then Simeon blessed them and said to Mary, his mother: ‘This child is destined to cause the falling and rising of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be spoken against, so that the thoughts of many hearts will be revealed. And a sword will pierce your »
Blackest Darkness
"Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord rises upon you. See, darkness covers the earth and thick darkness is over the peoples, but the Lord rises upon you and his glory appears over you. Nations will come to your light, and kings to the »
Advent: Light Piercing the Darkness
“And we have the word of the prophets made more certain, and you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a light shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts. 2 Peter 1:19 It was incumbent upon me »
What Did You Know and When Did You Know It?
“The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness, since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. For since the creation of the world »
