October 4, 2020 | Psalm 46 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue In October 1527, Martin Luther’s life looked bleak. He had been hiding for years because of his commitment to salvation by faith alone. In August, the bubonic plague swept the area where he lived. It must have felt like the world was falling apart. In […]
October 3, 2020 | Psalm 45 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue The Battle of Gettysburg was costly. In just three days of fighting, there were more than 50,000 casualties. The nation was weary of war and wondered if it would ever end. In his famous Gettysburg address, Abraham Lincoln presented a vision for the future: “[T]hat […]
September 30, 2020 | 1 Samuel 31:1–13 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue Although this Old Testament book gets its name from Samuel, one of its main characters, its primary focus is the contrast between Saul and David. Saul’s story unfolds like a great tragedy. His failure is foreshadowed at the outset, and all subsequent events move […]
David Adedeji Adeleke, better know on stage as Davido expressed his versatility in music. He did this as he joined the praise team in church on drums. Watch video below👇🏾 Source Mentiasie.com
September 29, 2020 | 1 Samuel 30:1–31 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue “Out of the frying pan and into the fire” describes the feeling when you pass from one trouble only to find yourself in another difficult situation. Just when you breathe a sigh of relief that your troubles are over, you find yourself in a […]
September 28, 2020 | 1 Samuel 29:1–11 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue Some television drama series involve multiple storylines. These complex narratives weave in and out but are usually all part of one larger story. The same is true of biblical narratives. As storm clouds gathered for Saul, David was facing a different kind of jeopardy […]
September 27, 2020 | 1 Samuel 28:3–25 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue Many people find silence to be awkward. Studies have shown that long pauses in conversation can produce negative emotions in some people. Maybe this happens because silence is often perceived as a sign of disagreement. Seek the LORD while he may be found; call […]
September 25, 2020 | 1 Samuel 26:1–25 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue New Tribes missionaries Martin and Gracia Burnham were kidnapped and held for more than a year by terrorists in the Philippines, an ordeal that ended with Martin’s death. In the book that describes her experience, Gracia tells how the Scriptures were a source of […]
The founder of Action Chapel International, Archbishop Nicholas Duncan-Williams has advised married couples. He said it was wrong for couples to treat themselves with disdain. In a sermon to his congregation, this was what he said; “To those of you who are wives and are married, remember; once upon a time, you were single. “You […]
September 21, 2020 | 1 Samuel 21:1–22:20 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue In his first inaugural address, delivered at the height of the Great Depression, Franklin Delano Roosevelt famously declared, “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself—nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance.” Fear is a powerful […]