by randydillerjr | Apr 16, 2024 | BNC Daily Devo, Devotional
Last Week Last week, we discovered that to grow in patience, we must train in patience under the proper nutritional and recovery conditions – doing spiritual disciplines such as worshipping together in small groups, having private prayer time, and engaging...
by randydillerjr | Apr 11, 2024 | BNC Daily Devo, Devotional
Last Week Last week, we looked at two manifestations of patience: short-term and long-term. The one difference that we focused on was the frequency. Typically, we’ll experience more short-term opportunities, such as waiting in line (ugh, who wants to do...
by randydillerjr | Apr 10, 2024 | BNC Daily Devo, Devotional
What things test your patience in your world? Is it traffic? Slow internet? Waiting in line at the store? Perhaps it’s a train on the tracks or taking your wife-to-be shoe shopping. (Ask me about that one sometime.) When my girls were younger, they liked...
by randydillerjr | Mar 5, 2024 | BNC Daily Devo, Devotional
In August of 2023, I experienced a first in my life. At 47, a diminishing number of these are left, as my kids quickly remind me. And so I relish the firsts when they come. Except this one. This one, I didn’t. At least not initially. This first was my oldest daughter...
by randydillerjr | Feb 21, 2024 | BNC Daily Devo, Devotional
I am not always the easiest person to be around. If you ask my wife, she will, without equivocation, affirm that statement. I can be hard to love. I can be impatient, stubborn, and prideful at times, refusing to admit when I’ve screwed up even though I know I’ve...
by randydillerjr | Feb 14, 2024 | BNC Daily Devo, Devotional
Many years ago (before kids – so at least 20), I made this elaborate 12 Days of Valentine’s poster. Taking a sheet of poster board, I cut out 12 windows and taped paper in the back with whatever that day’s Valentine’s gift was. I know; it was...
by randydillerjr | Feb 6, 2024 | BNC Daily Devo, Devotional
Admittedly, I don’t watch much TV. It’s not that I’m against TV. I just don’t get into it. But the show’s opening jingles stick with me. And even though I may have watched only one episode, the jingle for Two and a Half Men is bouncing...
by randydillerjr | Feb 1, 2024 | BNC Daily Devo, Devotional
“If you can’t say anything nice, don’t say anything at all.” We’ve all heard that phrase. We’ve used that phrase. Sometimes, we abide by that phrase. But sometimes we don’t. And there’s a lot of opportunity for both. As human beings, we average around 16,000 words in...
by randydillerjr | Jan 23, 2024 | BNC Daily Devo, Devotional
I have a saying that I often share with others: You’re never sitting still in life. You’re either moving closer to God or further away from Him. We tend to drift if we’re not intentionally taking action. I want to take that idea in a slightly...
by randydillerjr | Jan 18, 2024 | BNC Daily Devo, Devotional
I don’t see myself as being a good example as it seems like I have made more mistakes than accomplishments. I have dealt with my own personal battles with sin, with pride being the biggest issue. When I reflect on my past and compare it to my present, I am left...