Words of Hope Weekday Devotions

Send us Fan Mail The devotion for today, Monday, August 18, 2025 was written by Thomas Riggs and is narrated by Michael Benham.  Today’s Words of Inspiration come from Proverbs 4:17-18 But the path of the just is like the shining sun, That shines ever brighter unto the perfect day. The way of the wicked is like darkness; They do not know what makes them stumble. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail The devotion for today, Friday, August 15, 2025 was written by Rev. Dr. Gary Kindley, and is narrated by Judy Anderson.  Today’s Words of Inspiration come from Hebrews 10:39 (NRSVUE) But we are not among those who shrink back and so are lost but among those who have faith and so preserve our souls. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail The devotion for today, Thursday, August 14, 2025 was written by Dr. Pat Saxon and is narrated by Larry Carter.  Today’s Words of Inspiration are In Celebration of the Life of Andrea Gibson and are Lines from their words of inspiration: “When nothing softens grief, may grief soften me.” “When I realized the storm was inevitable, I made it my medicine.” “In the end, I want my heart...

Send us Fan Mail The devotion for today, Wednesday, August 13, 2025 was written by Charlie C. Rose  and is narrated by Angela Whorton. Today’s Words of Inspiration come from Proverbs 16.24 Pleasant words are a honeycomb, Sweet to the soul and healing to the bones. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail The devotion for today, Tuesday, August 12, 2025 was written by Kris Baker and is narrated by Jay Williams.  Today’s Words of Inspiration come from Isaiah 24:1-13: See, the Lord is going to lay waste to the earth   and devastate it; he will ruin its face   and scatter its inhabitants— it will be the same   for priest as for people,   for the master as for his servant,   for the mi...

Send us Fan Mail The devotion for today, Monday, August 11, 2025 was written by Jan Nunn and is narrated by Adam Carter.  Today’s Words of Inspiration come from Philippians 4:6-7: Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and...

Send us Fan Mail The devotion for today, Friday, August 08, 2025 was written by Thomas Riggs and is narrated by Larry Carter. Today’s Words of Inspiration come from Philippians 4:11-13 I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation... I can do all t...

Send us Fan Mail The devotion for today, Thursday, August 07, 2025 was written by Dan Peeler and is narrated by Larry Carter.  Today’s Words of Inspiration come from Luke 7.31-35: “To what then will I compare the people of this generation, and what are they like? They are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling to one another, ‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we wa...

Send us Fan Mail The devotion for today, Wednesday, August 06, 2025 was written and narrated by Hardy Haberman.  Today’s Words of Inspiration come from Luke 12:22-26 He said to his disciples, “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat, or about your body, what you will wear. For life is more than food and the body more than clothing. Consider the ravens: they neither so...

Send us Fan Mail The devotion for today, Tuesday, August 05, 2025 was written by Donald (Luke) Day and is narrated by Jay Williams. Today’s Words of Inspiration come from J. McQuiston from his book, Always We Begin Again: "At the beginning of each day, after we open our eyes to receive the light of that day; as we listen to the sounds that surround us, we must resolve to treat each hour as th...

Send us Fan Mail The devotion for today, Monday, August 04, 2025 was written by Jonathon McClellan and is narrated by Jay Williams. Today’s Words of Inspiration come from Exodus 33:14 “And God said, “My presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.” Support the show

Send us Fan Mail The devotion for today, Friday, August 01, 2025 was written by Dan Peeler and is narrated by Michael Benham.  Today’s Words of Inspiration come from Acts 17. 5-7 But the Temple religious leaders were jealous, and…attacked the house of Jason, seeking to bring [Paul and his companions] out to the crowd. And when they could not find them, they dragged Jason and some of the brothers b...

Send us Fan Mail The devotion for today, Thursday, July 31, 2025 was written by Donna Jackson and is narrated by Larry Carter.  Today’s Words of Inspiration come from Romans 11: 33-34 Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable his judgments, and his paths beyond tracing out! "For who has known the mind of the Lord, or who has been his counselor?" Sup...

Send us Fan Mail The devotion for today, Wednesday, July 30, 2025 was written by Charlie C. Rose  and is narrated by Angela Whorton.  Today’s Words of Inspiration come from Titus 3:2  To speak evil of no one, to avoid quarreling, to be gentle, and to show perfect courtesy to all people. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail The devotion for today, Tuesday, July 29, 2025 was written by Carole Anne Sarah and is narrated by Angela Whorton.  Today’s Words of Inspiration come from Ephesians 4:29-31 New Revised Standard Version   Let no evil talk come out of your mouths, but only what is useful for building up, as there is need, so that your words may give grace to those who hear. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail The devotion for today, Monday, July 28, 2025 was written by Donald (Luke) Day and is narrated by Larry Carter.  Today’s Words of Inspiration come from John Cardinal Newman (1801-1890): "Let me preach to you without preaching, not by words alone but by my life example; by the captivating force and sympathetic influence" [of Christ's presence in my life].  Support th...

Send us Fan Mail The devotion for today, Friday, July 25, 2025 was written by Dan Peeler and is narrated by Larry Carter.  Today’s Words of Inspiration come from Ephesians 6.13-17   Therefore, take up the whole armor of God, so that you may be able to withstand on that evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm. Stand therefore, and fasten the belt of truth around your waist, and put on t...

Send us Fan Mail The devotion for today, Thursday, July 24, 2025 was written by Dr. Pat Saxon and is narrated by Michael Benham.  Today’s Words of Inspiration come from Terry Hershey: “… [T]he light of compassion brings people out of hiding, out of unease and fear. The light that invites courage and renewal and resilience. That is light worth spilling. And it is the light of Grace.”  Support the s...

Send us Fan Mail The devotion for today, Wednesday, July 23, 2025 was written by Hardy Haberman and is narrated by Adam Carter.  Today’s Words of Inspiration come from Amos 9:5-7 The Lord, God of hosts, he who touches the earth and it melts,     and all who live in it mourn, and all of it rises like the Nile     and sinks again, like the Nile of Egypt, who builds his upper chambers in the heavens...

Send us Fan Mail The devotion for today, Tuesday, July 22, 2025 was written by Kris Baker and is narrated by Angela Whorton.  Today’s Words of Inspiration come from 1 John 2.9-11 Anyone who claims to be in the light but hates a brother or sister is still in the darkness. Anyone who loves their brother and sister lives in the light, and there is nothing in them to make them stumble. Support the sho...

Send us Fan Mail The devotion for today, Monday, July 21, 2025 was written by Thomas Riggs and is narrated by Larry Carter.  Today’s Words of Inspiration come from Isaiah 1:17 Learn to do good; seek justice, correct oppression; bring justice to the orphan, plead the widow’s cause. And Dietrich Bonhoeffer: “Christianity stands or falls with its revolutionary protest against violence, arbitrariness...

Send us Fan Mail The devotion for today, Thursday, July 17, 2025 was written by Jonathon McClellan and is narrated by Judy Anderson.  Today’s Words of Inspiration come from Psalm 73.26 My flesh and my heart may fail, But God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail The devotion for today, Wednesday, July 16, 2025 was written by Donald (Luke) Day and is narrated by Adam Carter.  Today’s Words of Inspiration come from Corrie Ten Boom: "Worry is like a rocking chair, it keeps you moving but doesn't get you anywhere."  Support the show

Send us Fan Mail The devotion for today, Tuesday, July 15, 2025 was written by Weber Baker and is narrated by Jay Williams.  Today’s Words of Inspiration come from 1 John 3:11-17   For this is the message which you have heard from the beginning, that we are to love one another; not as Cain, who was of the evil one and murdered his brother. And for what reason did he murder him? Because his own dee...

Send us Fan Mail The devotion for today, Monday, July 14, 2025 was written by Dan Peeler and is narrated by Judy Anderson.  Today’s Words of Inspiration come from James 2.5-6   Listen, my dear brothers and sisters: Has not God chosen those who are poor in the eyes of the world to be rich in faith and to inherit the realm he promised those who love him? But you have dishonored the poor. Is it not t...