July 24, 2021 | Exodus 12:1–28 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue God had heard the cries of His people Israel in bondage in Egypt. He’d sent Moses to Pharaoh with the message, “Let my people go!” He’d also sent increasingly serious plagues to match Pharaoh’s increasingly hardened heart and to demonstrate to everyone that the gods […]
July 23, 2021 | Genesis 22:1–18 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue If you visit Jerusalem you can see the Dome of the Rock, an Islamic shrine built in the late seventh century and long recognized as one of the world’s great architectural masterpieces. This is also said to be the site of Solomon’s Temple (2 Chron. […]
July 22, 2021 | Leviticus 4:32–35 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue Have you ever worn a brand new white shirt only to mar it with an accidental food stain? Even when you try your best to remove the offending mark, the shirt no longer has the same pristine appearance. The blemish is all you see. In […]
July 8, 2021 | John 1:29-42 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue In William Blake’s poem “The Lamb,” a child asks the small creature, “Dost thou know who made thee?” The answer is found in the second stanza: “He is calléd by thy name, For he calls himself a Lamb: He is meek and he is mild, […]