July 28, 2020 | Joshua 23 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue Our second child was born the day Billy Graham died. I still remember being in the hospital room as the breaking news of Graham’s death was reported. Understandably, I only heard a small portion of the tributes that poured in on that day, but there […]
July 27, 2020 | Joshua 22 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue Have you ever been misunderstood? Or, have you ever misunderstood someone else, in particular, what they believe about God? I know I have. It is easy to jump to assumptions about others. We need to remind ourselves to inquire and not infer. It is […]
July 26, 2020 | Joshua 21 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue Hidden Figures, a book and then movie released in 2016, tells the true story of three female African American mathematicians who worked for NASA and played a pivotal role in launching astronaut John Glenn into orbit. Even though they quietly worked behind the scenes, their […]
July 25, 2020 | Joshua 20:1–9 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue Embassies throughout the world provide a safe haven for their nation’s citizens. In times of trouble, the embassy is one place where citizens can seek help. In our text today, the Lord requested Joshua to build cities of refuge (v. 1). These cities would provide safe […]
July 24, 2020 | Joshua 14:6–15 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue Have you ever received an inheritance? Maybe you were left a special memento or a sum of cash from a parent, grandparent, or friend? While the gift itself is important, the most significant part of the inheritance is whom it came from. In chapters 13–19, […]
July 23, 2020 | Joshua 13:1–7 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue You are never too old (or too young) for God to use you! Evangelist Billy Graham noted that God’s plan for us is not limited by our age: “Scripture is filled with examples of men and women whom God used late in life, often with […]
July 22, 2020 | Joshua 10:28 – 12:24 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue In Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings, Sauron the Dark Lord of Mordor amasses enormous armies to take over middle earth and spread hate and evil. Peter Jackson’s films capture the scope and scale of these armies like never before, illuminated on the […]
July 21, 2020 | Joshua 10:16 – 27 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue When we think about war, we may tend to either romanticize it or discard it altogether. But those who have served in the armed forces know it is brutal. Today’s text recalls the graphic reality of war for Joshua and his army. After […]
July 20, 2020 | Job 38:2–15 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue When you think about God and science, do they seem pitted against one another? Some people wrestle with accepting biblical accounts that seem to go against the natural order of things. They ask questions such as: Was the world created by the spoken word of […]
July 19, 2020 | Joshua 10:1–15 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue The annual Midnight Sun Game is held in Fairbanks, Alaska, on June 21, the longest day of the year. The game is played through the midnight hour and never uses artificial lights. For residents, it is a way to reflect on the passing year and […]