Daily Devotionals
- Forward Day By Day - September 20, 2024
“Well-behaved women rarely make history.” I’ve always been attracted to this statement. I’m a bit of a rule-breaker, and I’ve frequently taken risks. I moved to a big city for college and traveled to foreign countries alone. I’ve jumped o [...] - Forward Day By Day - September 19, 2024
I’ve always been blessed with wise teachers, mentors, and counselors. Having lived in many cities on my own from a young age, I’ve had to rely on the guidance and understanding of many. Some have come into my life for a season, serving as a weath [...] - Forward Day By Day - September 18, 2024
I can relate to Paul’s experience of being “very much annoyed.” I’m very much annoyed by drivers who seem to have nowhere to go, by policy and politicians who prioritize greed over need, by family members who project frustrations onto me, or [...] - Forward Day By Day - September 17, 2024
Today, the church recognizes the life of Hildegard of Bingen, a saint from the Middle Ages who is remembered as a mystic, musician, writer, naturopathic physician, and prophetic counselor to royals. Hildegard lived an extraordinary life as an abbess [...]
- God’s Justice and Grace - September 20, 2024
English Romantic painter John Martin (1789-1854) is known for his apocalyptic landscapes depicting the destruction of civilizations. In these fantastic scenes, humans are overwhelmed by the magnitude of the destruction and powerless against the appro [...] - Finding Wise Joy - September 19, 2024
The pandemic was winning. That’s how it looked to John Persoff, an emergency room doctor at a large hospital committed to saving patients with Covid. How could he give his best? During off hours, he relaxed by taking enlarged photos of something sm [...] - God’s Patient Love - September 18, 2024
When I give our beautiful, fluffy Norwegian Forest cat Mystique belly rubs and play with her, or when she falls asleep on my lap in the evening, it’s sometimes hard to believe that she’s the same cat we met years ago. Mystique used to live on the [...] - Grafted into God’s Family - September 17, 2024
During a visit with my father to his beloved Ecuador a few years ago, we visited the family farm where he grew up. I noticed a group of strange trees. My dad explained that when he was feeling mischievous as a boy, he would take a discarded branch fr [...]
- What Do We Believe?
What must we believe to be justified by God? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Romans 4:22–25 to examine the fundamental truths we must embrace. Watch Now - The Chief Ends of Man? How Westminster Weds Glory and Joy
One of the most well-known quotes about the Puritans comes from controversial journalist and critic H.L. Menken, who in 1925 claimed that the Puritans had “the haunting fear that someone, somewhere, may be happy.” 1 Recently, there has been a re [...] - American Church, Is Your Christ Too Cheap?
Why do so many American Christians bear the marks of worldliness? Too often in our churches, Christ is too cheap, heaven is too distant, and earth is too big. Listen Now - DG’s Slogan, Coined 36 Years Ago Today
“God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in him.” How did John Piper craft this memorable motto? Tony Reinke tells the story. Listen Now
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