#thebravepray - A Nighttime Prayer

The Sacred Work of an Honorable Life - A Nighttime Prayer

So let’s not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don’t give up. – Galatians 6:9 (NLT)Please Pray:Dear Triune God, Father, Son, and Holy SpiritIn a world that moves fast and loud and shallow,teach me the...

May 31, 20252 min readHonor Bravery Trust Prayer

Brenda Seefeldt

The Sacred Work of an Honorable Life

So let’s not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don’t give up. – Galatians 6:9 (NLT)To live an honorable life is one brave decision to the next brave decision to the next brave decision. Because...

May 31, 20254 min readHonor Bravery Trust Devotional

Brenda Seefeldt

Teens Expect to Learn in Church - Bravester

Teens expect to learn about Jesus in church. So find a church that provides a learning environment about Jesus.

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Brenda Seefeldt

We Need More Daydreams - Bravester

I’m bravely calling for more boredom and more time to daydream. In the space between anxiety and boredom is where creativity flourishes.

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Brenda Seefeldt

I Used All of My Goodness at School - Bravester

As a parent you get the afterschool version of your teen. It is an emotional storm. But you can offer your teen the most help.

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God Chose You to Be Their Dad: 10 Messages for My Husband This Father’s Day

This Father’s Day, go beyond the gift. Point that father-figure in your life to the heavenly Father for strength in his calling as a dad.

Jun 12, 202512 min read

Chris Carpenter

'How to Train Your Dragon' Expands on Message of Finding Common Ground in Live-Action Reboot

Sometimes, despite centuries filled with tradition and rules that may or may not cooperate with modern society, we need to seek change for the ultimate good for ourselves but more importantly the people around us. For example:Telling time a via a mechanized clock rather than relying on the sun;Driving a...

Jun 13, 20255 min readHow to Train Your Dragon Dean DuBlois Hope Trust Common Ground

Karen Farris

Father's Homecoming

Late in my dad’s life, he shared the following homecoming story.He had been stationed at an Air Force base in Okinawa, Japan, and was finally returning home. Alongside him on the ship were his wife and their blond-haired toddler, who had been born overseas. Waiting among the throngs of people...

Jun 13, 20252 min read

Sharon Jaynes

Prayer Can Change a Person’s Heart

We had a lot of prayer happening in the comment section of last week’s devotion. So today, let me share a story about the power of prayer in one family’s life. Allan was a tough man. Raised by a single mom with five siblings, he learned how to scrap his way through life and climb to the top of humanity’s heap through sheer determination and grit. Read more...

Jun 10, 20255 min read