Daily Devotionals
- Forward Day By Day - July 26, 2024
In the book of Joshua, God pauses the sun’s journey across the sky so that God’s people miraculously have enough hours of daylight to win a decisive military battle. I may never have needed light to fight a war or seen the sun miraculously stop i [...] - Forward Day By Day - July 25, 2024
I have had cats my whole adult life. At first, I adopted them as strays and from shelters. Then, I started fostering cats who had just given birth along with their newborn kittens. Fostering newborn kittens is a very time-consuming task, and the surv [...] - Forward Day By Day - July 24, 2024
When I was young, I loved attending Holy Week services. My family still jokes about the time my sister and I played “Holy Thursday,” washing each other’s feet and giving each other “communion” with watered-down cranberry juice and white bre [...] - Forward Day By Day - July 23, 2024
I have spoken these words aloud many times during funerals. Preaching at funerals can be difficult because people from many different faith traditions are often present, and they are all seeking consolation. I always share what I believe to be true a [...]
- In Small Ways - July 27, 2024
When she was struck by cancer, Elsie was prepared to go home to heaven to be with Jesus. But she recovered, though the disease left her immobile. It also left her wondering why God had spared her life. “What good can I do?” she asked Him. “I do [...] - Jesus Removes the Stain - July 26, 2024
“Are. You. KIDDING?!” I yelled, digging through our dryer looking for my shirt. I found it. And . . . something else. My white shirt had an ink spot on it. In fact, it looked like a jaguar pelt: blacks splotches coated everything. I clearly hadn� [...] - Really Live - July 25, 2024
Thousands of people prayed for Pastor Ed Dobson when he was diagnosed with ALS in 2000. Many believed that when they prayed in faith for healing, God would answer immediately. After twelve years of the disease causing Ed’s muscles to atrophy little [...] - Our True Refuge Is God - July 24, 2024
After his wife died, Fred felt he could endure the pain as long as he had his Monday breakfasts with his buddies. His fellow retirees lifted his spirits. Whenever sadness came, Fred would think about the next time he’d enjoy their company again. Th [...]
- Requiring Circumcision and Breaking the Law: Galatians 6:11–13
Legalism in Paul’s day and legalism in our own day share a similar root: the desire to impress fellow humans. Watch Now - Love’s Tender Affection
How can we love other Christians with sincere brotherly love? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Romans 12:9–13 to show how God enlarges our hearts to love with tender affection. Watch Now - God’s Beloved Sun: Enjoying His Pleasure in Creation
Two red finches dance around a bird feeder in my front window, their crimson wings painting the morning air. Beyond them, the rising sun sends golden light dripping through the leaves of my crabapple tree to pool in patches on the front lawn. A few [...] - Does God Delight in Me? His Pleasure in (Imperfect) Holiness
If we could distill God’s will for his people into a simple prayer, we may do no better than an often-repeated plea from Robert Murray M’Cheyne: “Lord, make me as holy as a pardoned sinner can be made” (Memoir and Remains of Robert Murray M� [...]
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