July 31, 2021 | Hebrews 13:20–21 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue Commenting on today’s reading, the Africa Study Bible points out: “We can often see if preaching about blessing is false or true by looking at its focus. False teachings about blessings are about meeting our needs, finding our success, and building our strength. Biblical teachings […]
December 31, 2020 | Romans 15:12–13 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue In the midst of personal tragedy and the American Civil War, poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow penned the words to a familiar Christmas carol, “I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day.” He wrote: “And in despair, I bowed my head ‘There is no peace on earth,’ […]