May 5, 2021 | 1 Thessalonians 2:7–12 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue Any new parent will agree that caring for a newborn baby is an act of selfless love. The newborn baby relies completely on parents to meet its needs for food, physical closeness, and safety, while the little one mostly eats, sleeps, cries, and fills […]
May 4, 2021 | 1 Thessalonians 2:1–7 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue Whom are you trying to please: people or God? In their commentary on 1 Thessalonians, John F. Walvoord and Mark Hitchcock wrote: “The most basic test of any service rendered for God is the question, ‘Is it pleasing to Him?’ Our little houses of […]
May 3, 2021 | 1 Thessalonians 1:4–10 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue Welsh missionary Timothy Richard arrived in China in 1870. For 45 years, he preached the gospel; distributed Scripture and Christian literature; organized famine relief; and founded schools, orphanages, and training programs. When this faithful servant died in 1919, he was recognized as one of […]
May 2, 2021 | 1 Thessalonians 1:2–3 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue Gratitude helps build community. That’s why California educator Mike Fauteux built an online tool to promote more gratitude in schools. Called GiveThx, this app provides a way for students to write thank-you notes to each other. Teachers can even start “gratitude waves” aimed at […]
May 1, 2021 | 1 Thessalonians 1:1 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue A hub of political and economic power. People known for idol worship. Welcome to Thessalonica, the capital city of the Roman province of Macedonia. This month we’ll begin by reading Paul’s first letter to the Thessalonians, probably written from Corinth in about 51 A.D., […]
April 30, 2021 | James 5:13–18 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue Dutch Christian and Holocaust survivor Corrie Ten Boom was known as a woman of prayer. She once said, “What wings are to a bird and sails to a ship, so is prayer to the soul.” As we end our study on powerful prayers from the […]
April 29, 2021 | Ephesians 3:14–21 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue Robert Munger, a Presbyterian minister, once wrote a small booklet titled “My Heart, Christ’s Home.” In story form, he depicts Jesus being welcomed into our heart as a guest. As Jesus explores each room, and even the hidden hall closet, Munger makes the case that […]
April 28, 2021 | Ephesians 1:15–23 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue As faculty at a Bible college, we want our students to go beyond just studying the Bible. We want them not just to know about God but also to grow in their relationship with Him. We want them not just to believe in God but […]
April 26, 2021 | Acts 6:1–7 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue Will Graham said that his grandfather, the Rev. Billy Graham, once gave him life-changing advice: “Pray. Pray. Pray,” said Graham, then added, “Study. Study. Study.” Will said, “Whatever walk of life you are in, I hope that you can hear my grandfather’s instruction and take […]