April 13, 2022 | Jeremiah 21:1–10 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue In the early church, believers shared whatever they had to meet one another’s needs. Barnabas sold some property and gave the money to the apostles to distribute. Noticing the praise he received, Ananias and his wife Sapphira decided to do the same…almost. They gave part […]
March 4, 2022 | Joshua 6:22-25 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue What does it mean to live by faith? The essence of faith is to take God at His word and trust in Him. In both Testaments, believers were called to rely upon God for forgiveness and salvation. Those who live in faith depend upon God […]
February 14, 2022 | Philippians 2:19-30 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue What makes a perfect pastor? Churches searching for a pastor today will often develop a profile of the kind of person they are hoping to find. They might want someone with an advanced theology degree, a powerful style of preaching, or a history of successful […]
February 8, 2021 | Romans 4:13–25 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue David Macaulay has authored a popular series of books for children (and loved by many adults) that describe The Way Things Work. Using colorful and precisely detailed illustrations, he explains the inner workings of things we encounter every day, such as computers or light or […]
November 29, 2020 | Acts 27:1–44 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue During a violent storm at sea, the 18th-century evangelist John Wesley experienced a crisis of faith. While everyone around him seemed terrified, a band of believers known as Moravians were untroubled. While others screamed, they sang hymns. Wesley, who was already a preacher and considered […]
November 28, 2020 | Acts 26:1–32 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue Faith and reason are often viewed as opposites. In the beloved Christmas film, Miracle on 34th Street, the lawyer Fred Gailey tells Susan, “Faith is believing in something when common sense tells you not to.” While there indeed is more to faith than common sense, […]
FEAR AND FAITH September 26, 2020 | 1 Samuel 27:1–28:2 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue Feeling a bit discouraged today? Being a Christ-follower does not mean you will never have difficult days. “Usually cheerful as we may be, we must at intervals be cast down,” declared 19th-century preacher Charles Spurgeon, “The strong are not always vigorous, […]
September 20, 2020 | 1 Samuel 20:1–42 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue When Jesus began His public ministry, His family was shocked. At one point, when He was preaching to a large crowd in a house, his family members tried to remove Him by force, claiming that He had lost His mind (Mark 3:21). Jesus […]
September 19, 2020 | 1 Samuel 19:1–24 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue According to tradition, the emperor Constantine saw a vision of a blazing cross against the sun and words which said, “In this sign, you will conquer.” Constantine’s troops placed this symbol, made up of the Greek letters Chi and Rho, on their shields. He […]
September 17, 2020 | 1 Samuel 17:1–58 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue I was not raised in a Christian home. For the first 20 years of my life, I read very little of the Bible. But even as a child I knew the story of David and Goliath. The Scripture’s account of David’s defeat of the […]