July 16, 2022 | Proverbs 5:1–23 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue We often say that we love all sorts of things. We love books, songs, shirts, movies, coffee, pizza, dogs, a sports team, or our spouses. It can be confusing when we use the same word to talk about two radically different things. After all, we […]
If you have followed the mentiasie Brand for some time now, you will notice that there is a section for morning devotion. The devotion is published daily and aimed at inspiring our readers. The devotion for this month is so special for me. I am saying this because this is the month my “Main Man” […]
July 1, 2022 | Proverbs 1:1–6 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue Today, we have more entertainment options than ever before. Children can watch cartoons on more devices than most of us ever imagined when we were their age. As adults, we can stream nearly any television show or movie. There are more movies, more shows, more […]
April 30, 2022 | Jeremiah 52:1–11 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue Baruch was a faithful friend of Jeremiah, as well as his scribe. He was the secretary who wrote down his prophecies, often putting his own life at risk! He even received his own individual prophecy from the Lord, in which God promised him that his […]
April 29, 2022 | Jeremiah 50:1–10 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue American philosopher and theologian Jonathan Edwards once preached: “In that He is God, He is worthy to be sovereign over all things. Sometimes men are the owners of more than they are worthy of. But God is not only the owner of the whole world, […]
April 28, 2022 | Jeremiah 49:1–6 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue In one Avengers movie, the Hulk (a good guy) battles Loki (a bad guy). Loki shouts, “Enough!…I am a god, you dull creature,” but the Hulk slams him to the ground anyway. As he walks away, the Hulk smiles and mutters, “Puny god.” You trust […]
April 27, 2022 | Jeremiah 48:1–9 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue If you visit the British Museum in London, you can see an archaeological artifact significant to today’s reading. The Mesha Stele, also known as the Moabite Stone, was discovered in 1868. The stone dates from about 840 B.C. and celebrates King Mesha of Moab’s victories […]
April 26, 2022 | Jeremiah 46:13–24 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue The days leading up to deployment are busy and stressful. Soldiers, families, and their leaders finalize plans and gather needed equipment. Every detail must be cared for so they can successfully engage in the battle ahead. The day of disaster is coming upon them. JEREMIAH […]
April 25, 2022 | Jeremiah 44:7–23 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue Are you wise or foolish? The book of Proverbs has a lot to say about foolish and sinful choices: “The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and pay the penalty” (Prov. 22:3). And these actions have consequences: “The waywardness of […]
April 24, 2022 | Jeremiah 43:1–7 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue Basketball player Kyrie Irving made a stir before the 2017 NBA All-Star Game by revealing that he believed in a flat earth. Flat-earthers, as they are called, are convinced that the earth is flat instead of round. Kyrie, along with a number of others, see […]