Almost Daily Devotional
Almost Daily Devotional
Cliff Ravenscraft
The Almost Daily Devotional is a podcast that I, Cliff Ravenscraft, started back in March of 2008. I had just recently left my career in insurance to pursue podcasting full-time. Launching my own business was not an easy task and I was often overcome with stress, anxiety, and depression on a monthly basis, wondering if I was going to be able to make this all work out. There is no doubt that God was there for me every step of the way. Looking back, I wonder how I could have had such little faith. This podcast was produced from March 2008 through December 2011. While many of my beliefs about faith and God may have shifted since these episodes were produced, I am so thrilled that I have the archives of this faith based podcast from this season of my life. If you have a desire to learn more about my faith journey beyond 2008, check out my "Encouraging Others Through Christ" podcast. If you have a desire to learn more about my business journey beyond 2008, chick out my main podcast titled "The Cliff Ravenscraft Show" in your favorite podcast directory.
166 Almost Daily Devotional – THE FINAL EPISODE
Writing these show notes and posting this final episode of the Almost Daily Devotional to the website is somewhat bittersweet. I've made the decision that it is time to finally retire this podcast. In the episode, I share the full story of why I am ending the Almost Daily Devotional podcast. The good news is […]
Dec 21, 2011
44 min
165 Almost Daily Devotional – Life Without Following The Rules
It's been just over a month since our family made the decision to “stop going to church.” I'm sure that many people wondered just how far off the path I might get when it comes to my priorities and my spiritual life. Heck, I'll be honest and tell you that I had wondered the same […]
Oct 26, 2011
37 min
164 Almost Daily Devotional – Who Do You Follow?
I have recently come to a place in my journey of faith where I have learned how important it is that my relationship with Jesus is the foundation for my relationship with God, our Father. For too long, I've focused too much on what other people think or teach. I do believe that sound doctrin […]
Oct 10, 2011
29 min
163 Almost Daily Devotional – Let Me Love You
Ever since I've recently been made increasingly aware of God's unconditional love for me, a love that I do not have to do ANYTHING to earn, it seems as though God is connecting me with an amazing number of people who are experiencing this same exact truth. In this episode, I share nearly six minutes […]
Sep 29, 2011
19 min
162 Almost Daily Devotional – He Loves You Anyway
Have you ever felt that you had to adhere to a certain set of rules or principles to be worthy of God's love for you? For me, I have no problem believing that we are saved by faith in God's Grace alone and not by works. However, somewhere along the lines, I became convinced that, […]
Sep 26, 2011
36 min
161 Almost Daily Devotional – Jesus Is The Son of God
I was reading the book of John, in chapter five, when I came across the part where the Jewish leaders were giving Jesus a hard time. Jesus had just healed a man who had been sick for 38 years. The issue is that they were upset with Jesus because he worked on the Sabbath. The […]
Feb 4, 2011
19 min
160 Almost Daily Devotional – Begging Jesus To Stay
New Insights From The Woman At The Well I have read and heard the story of Jesus and the Samaritan Woman so many times throughout my life. However, when I was reading through the story things time, there were two things that stood out to me that I had never picked up on before. If […]
Feb 2, 2011
15 min
160 Almost Daily Devotional – Begging Jesus To Stay
New Insights From The Woman At The Well I have read and heard the story of Jesus and the Samaritan Woman so many times throughout my life. However, when I was reading through the story things time, there were two things that stood out to me that I had never picked up on before. If […]
Feb 2, 2011
15 min
159 Almost Daily Devotional – Reading The Word of God Word Daily
Benefits I’ve Noticed From Reading God’s Word Daily In this episode of the Almost Daily Devotional, I share my thoughts on what it’s been like to actually wake up early every single morning and make reading God’s Word the first thing I do each day, for an entire month. PLEASE UNDERSTAND that I’m not sharing […]
Jan 31, 2011
24 min
158 Almost Daily Devotional – Did I Just Find A New Label For Myself?
The Next Christians: The Good News About the End of Christian America, by Gabe Lyons was referred to me by my good friend D.G. Hollums. I've only just got into the book, I think I'm on chapter three. So far, I'm liking the direction the book seems to be taking. It talks about how our […]
Jan 28, 2011
17 min
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