When Serving Costs You Time
Devotional Paulo Ribeiro Devotional Paulo Ribeiro

When Serving Costs You Time

Week 35

Serving God has a cost. We often think about that cost in terms of money, comfort or security. But there is another cost that can be particularly difficult for those of us who are used to working, producing and carrying responsibility: time…

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Trusted With Little, Trusted With More
Paulo Ribeiro Paulo Ribeiro

Trusted With Little, Trusted With More

Week 34

What is “little” to you? And what is “much”?

The answer often depends on what we compare it with. A modest salary may seem like very little. A simple job may seem insignificant beside a prestigious career. A routine task may feel unimportant because no one notices it…

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Called to This City, Not the One I Wanted
Devotional Gustavo Borges Devotional Gustavo Borges

Called to This City, Not the One I Wanted

Week 32
Have you ever wondered what you’re doing in your current job, or why you accepted to work in a place like this?

For twenty years, I worked for a multinational insurance company. During that time, I served in different departments and experienced both good and difficult seasons…

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Begin Again
Devotional Elizabeth Strauss Devotional Elizabeth Strauss

Begin Again

Week 26

The alarm goes off. Another day begins...

Something exciting is to come. A new beginning!

You jump out of bed and there is a fluttering in your stomach. A new opportunity, a new challenge, a step into something they have been hoping and praying for. Or...

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Work as Mission: Lessons from Moses and Exodus 18
Article Paulo Ribeiro Article Paulo Ribeiro

Work as Mission: Lessons from Moses and Exodus 18

We live in a country with severe restrictions on the gospel. We have churches, but we cannot share our faith outside that environment. Even so, from time to time, opportunities arise. Some time ago, during one such opportunity, my wife was able to speak about Jesus…

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Too Tired to Pray, Too Busy to Stop
Devotional Praise Mark Devotional Praise Mark

Too Tired to Pray, Too Busy to Stop

Week 25

Recently, I found myself in a season that required more from me than I expected.

I started caring for an elderly woman, the mother of someone who has been a great blessing to me and my family over the years. At the same time, I was still managing my regular work responsibilities…

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Alone in the Crowd
Praise Mark Praise Mark

Alone in the Crowd

Week 24

Most of us spend our days surrounded by people, information, and expectations. We navigate meetings, deadlines, projects, lectures, clients, colleagues, and countless decisions. We are constantly connected, constantly engaged, and constantly responding.

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The Noise We Call Normal
Praise Mark Praise Mark

The Noise We Call Normal

Week 23

Most of us check our phones before our feet touch the floor. It happens without thought—the habitual reach for the device, the immediate intake of messages, news, and notifications. Before the day has properly begun, we are already responding to it…

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Seek First: Simplifying Priorities
Devotional Paulo Ribeiro Devotional Paulo Ribeiro

Seek First: Simplifying Priorities

Week 22

Here's a question worth considering this week: What is my day really centred around??

Not what I say my priorities are. Not what I would write on a list. But what my calendar, my energy, and my first thoughts in the morning actually reveal.

If I am honest, the answer is often not God.

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Simplicity in Daily Living: Creating Space for God
Devotional Paulo Ribeiro Devotional Paulo Ribeiro

Simplicity in Daily Living: Creating Space for God

Week 20

Reading Epistle to the Hebrews 12:1 was the push I needed today.

We have been facing difficult days. Health and work-related issues have weighed heavily on us, but I also need to confess that lately my mind has become a particular battlefield. I have been more introspective than usual.

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Simplicity of the Heart: Undivided Devotion
Devotional Praise Mark Devotional Praise Mark

Simplicity of the Heart: Undivided Devotion

Week 18

A university student once shared how hard it had become to concentrate during prayer and Bible study. Anytime she wanted to spend time with God, her mind would quickly move to assignments, messages on her phone, plans, and worries about succeeding in life. Even while praying, she was already thinking about the next thing to do.

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