August 1, 2020 | Matthew 28:16-20 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue Even as a young child, Amy Jensen McCaulley would gather her two younger brothers in the backyard and teach them Bible lessons. After graduating from Moody Bible Institute in 1980, Amy dedicated her life to teaching children from a biblical worldview. Recently, one of her […]
July 31, 2020 | 1 Peter 2:4–12 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue As we end our journey through Joshua, it is important to remember how we fit in the bigger picture. It’s easy to dismiss the people and events of this book as long ago and far away. But the implications of their quest shed significant […]
July 30, 2020 | Joshua 24:28–33 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue Many books of the Bible end with turmoil, strife, or unanswered questions. Not Joshua. The book ends on a satisfying, harmonious note with calmness in the land and peace among people. As Israelites’ quest ended and they could finally settle down in their long-awaited Promised […]
P July 29, 2020 | Joshua 24:1–27 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue Do you know that the average person makes roughly 30,000 decisions in a single day? Some choices are small, such as “How long should I brush my teeth?” Others are life-altering, such as “Should I marry this person?” Life is full of choices. And […]
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 […]