July 15, 2020 | Romans 12:9–21 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue The amount of death and destruction described in the book of Joshua is not for the squeamish. Historian John Bright somewhat jokingly writes, “You simply cannot preach from this book, and you ought not to teach it to children. Shield our gentle ears from violence […]
July 15, 2020 | Romans 12:9–21 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue The amount of death and destruction described in the book of Joshua is not for the squeamish. Historian John Bright somewhat jokingly writes, “You simply cannot preach from this book, and you ought not to teach it to children. Shield our gentle ears from violence […]
July 12, 2020 | Joshua 6:17–25 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue Imagine the bedlam that occurred after the walls of Jericho came tumbling down. As bricks crumbled and dust clouded the air, the Israelite army rushed into the city. The enemies fled for their lives as Jericho was overtaken. Rahab and her family were in hiding, […]
July 4, 2020 | Joshua 1:10-18 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue Where did we get the phrase “United we stand, divided we fall”? The concept is a biblical one (Mark 3:25), but the phrase was penned in 1768 by John Dickinson, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America. In “The Liberty Song” […]
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 […]
July 3, 2020 | Joshua 1:1–9 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue Imagine you heard on the evening news that a band of nomads was attempting to take over a fortified city. Nobody would think they stood a chance, especially if their experienced leader had just died. As Joshua led the Israelites into the Promised Land, it […]
July 1, 2020 | Deuteronomy 34:1–12 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue If you were asked to name a famous basketball player, Michael Jordan might immediately come to mind. Jordan helped the Chicago Bulls claim 6 championships in 8 years and become one of the greatest basketball dynasties of all time. In 1998, Jordan decided it was […]
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 28, 2020 | 1 Corinthians 1:18–31 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue Educator Michael Bycraft argues that failure can be a valuable experience for children. He explains: “If we have always taught our kids that every test must be an A+, then how do we support them when it isn’t?” He argues there’s a better approach: […]