Wyoming Baptist Blog

TOMORROW It’s Wednesday morning, the day after the election. By the time you read this, maybe all the ballots will have been counted, and we’ll have a clear winner. Maybe not. All I know right now is that, when I’m stressed, I find it hard to pray. But, I also know...

THE WAY Did you know Christians didn’t always refer to themselves as “Christians”? Toward the end of the Book of Acts, the Apostle Paul tells us that in the earliest days of our history, we were called “The Way.” I like it. It’s dynamic. There’s movement there, built...

DEMENTIA In the last few years of my grandmother’s life, she experienced significant cognitive decline. She began to talk like she was back in the 1950s. Her memories of that time were sharp, but she couldn’t alway remember who I was. She stopped eating well and would...

SOMETHING ELSE It’s election season. As Christians, how can we live out our Christian faith when we vote? Is it even possible? Let’s see what scripture has to say about it…   Prayer Holy God — our Creator, Redeemer, and Sustainer — guide us this morning by your...

GODS The Bible is a book about God. We might even say it’s a book that defines God and what it means to be in relationship with God. That makes the Bible sound like a dictionary, doesn’t it? And yet, I doubt anyone would really describe it that way. There’s simply too...

This week, Dr. Kelly Blewett brings us a reflection on reading, or "practicing," scripture for our Thursday devotional. I hope you all find it as meaningful and enjoyable as I did! Thank you, Kelly!   PRACTICING SCRIPTURE One of the most demanding musical...

DEBTLESS They called him “Father Grande.” On hot, sweaty days, he would give kids lifts in his jeep through tall fields of sugarcane. Most of these rides were joyous moments of laughter shared among friends. One, however, wasn’t. Today’s devotional is the story of...

FEASTING For as long as I can remember, I’ve been fascinated by the idea of the Bible as an actor. I don’t just want to know what the Bible is, I want to know what it does. How does the Bible work? What is God trying to do through it? How should it make me feel? I’ve...

MANY Last week, we talked about what can be gained by sticking together, even when it means we might sometimes rub each other the wrong way. Togetherness, we said, goes to the heart of who we are as human beings. We need each other. We’re fundamentally social people....