Seeking the Extraordinary

Inspirational devotionals to help discover God’s extraordinary presence in your ordinary day

Jay Madden Jay Madden

A Terminal Degree

Jay remembers when he received his doctorate that it was described as a “terminal degree.”

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Rebecca Madden Rebecca Madden

Listening and Discernment

We had no idea what God was calling us to next—nor when, so it became a serious time of listening and discernment for us.

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Rebecca Madden Rebecca Madden

The Gift of Creation

Gerald Fagin writes, “We lose sight of the giftedness of creation because it is always with us.”

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Rebecca Madden Rebecca Madden

Restoration

These are the words Dan spoke: “Your whole story matters to God.” At that moment, something deep inside me shifted.

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Jay Madden Jay Madden

Vulnerable Confession

When we think of confession, we most often think of confessing our sins to God and one another. However, confession is about more than sin.

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Jay Madden Jay Madden

Get Well

When we resist the gift of the Sabbath let us be reminded of Jesus’ question, “Do you want to get well?”

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Rebecca Madden Rebecca Madden

Surrender to Love

In David Benner’s book Surrender to Love, he says that all love always contains sparks of the divine presence of God. Wow!

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Rebecca Madden Rebecca Madden

Beautiful Feet

They walked mile after mile facing hardships and persecution that we can’t imagine.

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Jay Madden Jay Madden

Elite Status

We love the perks of membership whether it’s at the airport or on the golf course.

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Jay Madden Jay Madden

Anybody and Everybody

In Romans chapter 10, the Apostle Paul explains the inclusive nature of the gospel—its availability to anyone and everyone that calls on the name of the Lord.

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Rebecca Madden Rebecca Madden

Phoebe

According to scholars, Phoebe is most likely the person that carried Paul’s letter to Rome.

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Jay Madden Jay Madden

The Rooster Crows

Church tradition has it that for the rest of his life the crow of a rooster brought tears to the eyes of the Apostle Peter.

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Jay Madden Jay Madden

Losing the Plot

In the space of just a few pages, I had completely lost the plot of the story.

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Jay Madden Jay Madden

Do Dogs Go to Heaven?

On this flight, the man said, “Well my dog just died, and I am wondering if dogs go to heaven?”

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Rebecca Madden Rebecca Madden

Plowing Alone?

Jesus offered his followers an opportunity to be paired up with Him.

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Rebecca Madden Rebecca Madden

Am I Crazy?

Some days, I think to myself, “Am I crazy to have bet my life and work on faith in God?”

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Rebecca Madden Rebecca Madden

A Tent

I have been a bit weepy as I have listened to Christmas songs and wrapped gifts this season. Anyone else?

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