February 1, 2020 | Esther 1:1–8 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue The opening montage of The Great Gatsby movie from 1974 includes the following images: newspaper clippings from the society column, the façade of a stately mansion, silk monogrammed bedding, and a gold-plated vanity set, lying next to an opulent pocket watch and ring. Each camera […]
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January 31, 2020 | Hebrews 13:20–25 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue This month we have been inspired by the examples of fellow believers. Each of them was committed to reading God’s Word and understood its transformative power. Evangelist Dwight Lyman Moody often said, “The Bible was not given to increase our knowledge, but to change our […]
January 30, 2020 | Acts 10:23–48 DEVOTIONS. This Month’s Issue Mary McLeod Bethune was the 15th of 17 children, the first of her parent’s children born out of slavery. Mary attended Moody Bible Institute in 1895, where she prepared for missionary service to Africa. Unfortunately, her application was denied by a mission board because of […]
January 29, 2020 | Exodus 4:1–12 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue Dr. Erwin Lutzer served as senior pastor of Chicago’s Moody Church for 36 years. Preaching has been part of his life for decades, but many may not know that he had to overcome shyness. As a requirement to graduate from high school, students had to […]
January 28, 2020 | Acts 17:10–15 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue As a teenager at Oxford, George Whitefield spent hours upon hours devouring the Scriptures, in both English and in their original languages. After reading the text, he would often pray over “every line and every word,” until it became a part of him. One biographer […]
GLORIFYING GOD NO MATTER WHAT January 27, 2020 | 1 Corinthians 9:19–27 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue Through her ministry, Joni & Friends, Joni Eareckson Tada shares the hope of the gospel and gives practical help to people impacted by disability. Her passion comes from personal experience. In 1967, at age 17, Joni took a dive […]
The veteran N.B.A. icon, aged 41, and his daughter Gianna were included in a helicopter that crashed near Calabasas, Calif. Nine passengers died in the crash, including the pilot, said Alex Villanueva(Los Angeles County sheriff). other passengers involved in the crash were John Altobelli, a baseball coach, his wife, Keri, and daughter Alyssa. For now, […]
January 26, 2020 | John 16:25–33 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue Moody’s seventh president, Joseph M. Stowell, received plenty of attention growing up as a pastor’s kid. However, he admits it was not always the good kind of notoriety. Congregants expected the young Stowell to stand up straight and be an example. The young Joe would […]
BLOOD-BOUGHT GRACE January 25, 2020 | Romans 8:28–39 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue John Piper, author, speaker, and pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis, is known for his passion and zeal. Recently, he spoke on his favorite verse in the Bible, Romans 8:32. “When all is said and done, we owe every good in our […]
January 24, 2020 | Philippians 4:4–13 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue Although blind from infancy, Fanny Crosby went on to write more than 9,000 hymns, many of which are still sung today, including: “Blessed Assurance,” “All the Way My Savior Leads Me,” “To God Be the Glory,” and “Jesus Keep Me Near the Cross.” A […]