July 7, 2020 | Joshua 3:1–17 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue A leadership transition can be difficult. In times of uncertainty, a myriad of questions flood people’s minds: How will we make it? What will our future be like? How will our new leader treat us? Churches and ministries can be especially challenged by the complexity […]
June 30, 2020 | Genesis 50:1–21 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue Do we truly believe that God never fails? Our view of success and failure ultimately depends on what we believe about God and His sovereignty. If God is sovereign, we can trust the good and bad moments of our lives to Him. Joseph modeled this […]
June 29, 2020 | 1 Corinthians 13 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue In his famous sonnet, William Shakespeare praised the steadfast nature of love: The greatest of these is love. 1 CORINTHIANS 13:13 “Love is not love Which alters when it alteration finds, Or bends with the remover to remove. O no! it is an ever-fixed […]
June 23, 2020 | Isaiah 51:1–6 DEVOTIONS. This Month’s Issue Entropy is the natural tendency for things to become more and more disorganized. The second law of thermodynamics describes it as matter’s tendency to lose energy and decline into disorder when left to itself. My sock drawer is the perfect example of entropy! My neatly […]
GOD OPENS PRISON DOORS March 26, 2020 | Acts 12:1–18 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue The Jewish leaders were so jealous of Jesus’ disciples that they arrested them and threw them in prison (Acts 5:17, 18). “But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the jail and brought them out” (v. […]
March 15, 2020 | Ezekiel 43:1–11 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue Have you ever seen the glory of the Lord? There are passages in the Old Testament that describe how incredible that experience must be. In Exodus at the completion of the tabernacle project, the Israelites hold a dedication ceremony. The author describes the magnificent event: […]
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 […]
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 […]
GOD, GOD . . . YES! January 19, 2020 | Revelation 19:1–9 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue William Culbertson served as Moody Bible Institute’s fifth president (1948– 1971). The former pastor was known as someone who deeply cared about the person in front of him and gave that person his undivided attention. Although an introvert, he […]
THE ONLY GOD January 16, 2020 | 1 Timothy 1:12–17 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue Jonathan Edwards was a philosopher, theologian, pastor, and president of Princeton University. Although he became a prominent leader of the First Great Awakening when thousands surrendered their lives to Christ, Edwards never sought the pulpit. One interesting fact: his original passion […]