Daily Devotionals
- Forward Day By Day - July 15, 2024
In this portion of Joshua, a woman named Rahab, a Canaanite and a sex worker, helps Israelite spies escape safely from Jericho. According to the Gospel of Matthew, she will eventually become the mother of Boaz, who marries the biblical heroine, Ruth. [...] - Forward Day By Day - July 14, 2024
Amos is an unlikely prophet, one of many in scripture. Throughout history, God has called all kinds of people to share God’s message with the world. Sometimes, people overlook them and fail to listen to them. I love the Bible so much that sometime. [...] - Forward Day By Day - July 13, 2024
I normally begin preaching by praying, “In the name of God, who loves, who is love, Amen.” If I am called to offer a spontaneous prayer, I typically end it: “And we ask all this in the name of Jesus, through the power of the Holy Spirit, Amen.� [...] - Forward Day By Day - July 12, 2024
I was excited to serve on the Episcopal Church’s inaugural delegation to the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women in 2015. Several delegates joined a march on International Women’s Day, and it reminded me of the civil rights marches i [...]
- Devoted to Prayer - July 15, 2024
“I’ve been praying for you for fifty years,” said the elderly woman. My friend Lou looked into her eyes with profound gratitude. He was visiting the Bulgarian village that his father grew up in and left as a teenager. The woman, a believer in J [...] - Better Together in Christ - July 14, 2024
Dr. Tiffany Gholson had seen crime impact her small American city of East Saint Louis, Missouri in many ways. By 2023, however, the town recorded a 31 percent drop in homicides and a 37 percent drop in crime overall. What happened? A partnership. Wor [...] - Worship First - July 13, 2024
I’d never planned to start a non-profit organization about adult friendship, and when I felt called to do so, I had so many questions. How would the charity be financed, and who should help me build it? My greatest help on these matters ended up co [...] - Uncovered Sins - July 12, 2024
A thief broke into a phone repair shop, smashed the glass of a display case, and began pocketing phones and more. He tried to conceal his identity from the surveillance camera by covering his head with a cardboard box. But during the burglary, the bo [...]
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Will God condemn someone for being born into another religion? Pastor John responds to a former Muslim deeply worried about her loved ones. Listen Now - The Battle for Sexual Purity
How does Satan use sexual desire against us? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens the Scriptures to show how Satan tries to convince us that his way is more satisfying than God’s. Watch Now - Savor Christ in Every Psalm: The Joy of Singing with Jesus
For the greater part of church history, Christians have viewed the Psalms through the lens of fulfillment in Jesus Christ. In particular, they have read the Psalms as the songs of Jesus — songs sung by Jesus in his life on earth, and songs in whic [...] - What Is the Law of Christ? Galatians 6:1–5, Part 2
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