Today’s Devotional: Obedience in the absence of authority
After Jesus ascended into heaven, the disciples had a choice: they could either return to their old ways or continue on the path that Jesus set before them. It was like leaving a kid at home for the...
View ArticleToday’s Devotional: Life is Short. Life is Unexpected.
Four years ago the World Cup turned me into a raving soccer fan for a month. I found myself watching matches on the local Spanish stations just to keep up with the day-to-day action. Anyone who would...
View ArticleToday’s Devotional: Unity and Agreement
While it’s not always easy to get a group of people to agree on something, it usually can be done. After all, agreements are mutually beneficial. You might not get everything you want, but you’ll...
View ArticleToday’s devotional: Christianity in the age of narcissism
Much has been written in recent years about “Generation Me,” a generation of people obsessed with themselves. Our thoughts and activities, the argument goes, have come to revolve completely around our...
View ArticleToday’s devotional: are you a Pharisee?
Have you ever been called a “Pharisee”? I hope not—it’s a term deeply associated with arrogance, legalism, and hypocrisy. It’s one of the harshest insults you can throw at a Christian, because it...
View ArticleToday’s devotional: Prayer is critical!
Despite their close association with Jesus, the twelve disciples were not models of spiritual maturity. On the contrary—it’s hard to read many New Testament passages without rolling our eyes at their...
View ArticleToday’s Devotional: Reading and Believing
Even though our devotional today from Our Daily Bread is short, it’s an excellent reminder of why studying the Bible is such a spiritually valuable use of our time. Reading the Bible forces us to...
View ArticleToday’s Devotional: How do we know that Jesus Loves Us?
If you’re anything like me, you find it hard to love someone if they don’t reciprocate your love. That’s not to say you don’t try, but it’s just hard to love someone who has given you no evidence that...
View ArticleToday’s Devotional: Jesus’ Journey
When we consider Jesus’ life, it’s easy to gloss over his birth and jump straight to his death and resurrection. But it’s worth remembering that his journey to bring us salvation began in an...
View ArticleToday’s Devotional: A Prophet in His Hometown
The Today devotional reflects this morning on the tension that Jesus experienced because he was both human and divine. In Luke 4:28-30, Jesus returns to Nazareth where he grew up only to find outright...
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