Revive Our HeartsIn a culture where standing for biblical truth can feel increasingly costly, Psalm 56 reminds us that faith is stronger than fear. Learn how David’s example can help you hold the line when pressure mounts.
Revive Our Hearts
In a culture where standing for biblical truth can feel increasingly costly, Psalm 56 reminds us that faith is stronger than fear. Learn how David’s example can help you hold the line when pressure mounts.
Do you ever feel like you are not at home here on earth? That the world’s gone crazy and you just can’t wrap your mind around it all? There’s a reason for that…this is not your home. C. S. Lewis said, “If I find in myself desires which nothing in the world can satisfy, the only logical explanation is that I was made for another world.” Solomon reminds us, Read more...
Stevens BrookesinDr.Daniel
Healthy Weight Loss Means Caring for the Body God Entrusted to YouThe first thing most people check when starting a diet is the number on the scale. Drop a few pounds in a matter of days, and it's easy to feel encouraged — this is working.But losing weight quickly doesn't...
Nancy C. Williams
But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord. 2 Co…
Sheryl H. Boldt
Isn’t it interesting that although we’re often guilty of making snap judgments about others, we gravitate toward people who exercise nonjudgmental love?
NASHVILLE - Prayer has long been a source of strength, hope, and transformation for millions of people around the world. It is our earnest requests to God that connect us to foundational truths that align our minds and hearts with His will for our lives.Jentezen Franklin is one of America's...
Nancy C. Williams
How does Jesus want you to view His children? Can you recognize their needs and respond with the Gospel message?
NASHVILLE – John and Dorla Schlitt, are a couple whose remarkable marriage has thrived for more than 50 years. While John is best known as the powerful voice behind the legendary Christian rock band Petra, he and Dorla have built a lasting partnership that has weathered the unique challenges of...
Tricia Thornton
For many parents, summer arrives like a finish line. We limp toward the last day of school convinced that once the schedules disappear, life will suddenly feel lighter. Easier. Slower.But often, that is not what happens.Instead, many families find themselves oddly unsettled. Parents feel exhausted instead of refreshed. Kids become...
Jay GardeninGrace Notes
Some endings in music feel like arrival. They resolve tension, lift the listener upward, and close with a sense of triumph.But Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 6 (Pathétique, French for “emotional” or “sorrowful”) moves in a very different direction. It suggests that not every journey ends in victory—some end in fading.Across the...
Hope inHope Reads
There's a version of Bible reading most of us know well.You sit down in the morning, maybe with coffee. You open to wherever you left the bookmark. You read a few verses, maybe a chapter. And somewhere in the middle of it, you realize your mind drifted — to your...
HANANIAHinScripture & Soul
There's a particular kind of love that makes you stand in a doorway watching your child sleep, wishing you could protect them from everything. Praying Scripture over them is one way that love becomes action. These bible verses to pray over your children are meant to be spoken — at...
HANANIAHinBibleHolic
You've probably sung it on a bright Sunday morning. But the day the psalmist was actually celebrating had nothing to do with good weather — and everything to do with a rescue that looked impossible. "This is the day that the Lord has made" is one of the most upbeat...
By Elizabeth Prata I heard a really interesting thought on a Facebook short, of all places. It was a clip from an NPR interview with Dave Eggers, author, publisher, and Pulitzer finalist. The show …
Deborah is one of the most remarkable women in the Hebrew Bible. She is the only woman in the Old Testament who was involved in a military struggle to deliver her people from oppression. As a proph…
Sheryl H. Boldt
Spend time thanking God for specific ways He has shown up for you. I know some of your trials were painful and didn’t have a good ending. But, if you can (with the Holy Spirit’s help), ask God to reveal how He loved you and carried you through those times.
Jesus’ heart for the lost is clear: He’ll drop everything to find them. As we learn to live like Jesus, will we do the same?
Lilka Finley RaphaelinDaybreak Devotions and Nighttime Prayers
Hear, my children, the instruction of a father, And give attention to know understanding. -- Proverbs 4:1 (NKJV)Please Pray: Thank you Heavenly Father for caring for us. May we seek You earnestly in all that we do. In Jesus’ Name. Amen.
Lilka Finley RaphaelinDaybreak Devotions and Nighttime Prayers
Hear, my children, the instruction of a father, And give attention to know understanding. -- Proverbs 4:1 (NKJV)My father was an interesting man. He was also quite intelligent. I didn’t realize how much so until after he died. Henry Finley grew up impoverished in Florida during the Great Depression. He...
Esther KiminPray & AbideA devotional series on Andrew Murray's Abide in Christ | Chapter 8"Of God are ye in Christ Jesus, who was made unto us wisdom from God, both righteousness and sanctification, and redemption."— 1 Corinthians 1:30---There is a question that quietly follows many sincere believers through their days: Am I truly...
Years ago, one of the most popular television shows was Mission Impossible. It invited viewers inside of a fascinating intelligence operation to observe the work of highly trained individuals. Jim, the hero, would step into a phone booth, find a tape and play it. The tape would describe a dangerous, life-threatening operation. At the conclusion of the tape, a voice would say, “Jim, in case you choose to accept this assignment, please remember that we will deny that we knew you.” That line perfectly captured the idea of deniability - the act of disowning any connection or responsibility.
Eliezer Gonzalez
Psalm 143:8 — David longs to hear of God's steadfast love. In Jesus, that prayer is answered. You are loved, and that changes everything.
Jay GardeninGrace Notes
Some music doesn't demand attention. It doesn't try to impress or overwhelm. Instead, it feels like something you return to—quietly, almost instinctively—when you need rest.The second movement of Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2 carries that kind of presence. From the opening, nothing rushes in. The music unfolds slowly, as if...
HANANIAHinScripture & Soul
It's 3 a.m. The house is silent, everyone else is asleep, and your mind is running laps it refuses to stop. If that's where you are right now, this page is for you. These bible verses for sleeplessness are short on purpose — words you can pray in the dark...
HANANIAHinBibleHolic
It's an odd phrase if you stop to think about it. You can't literally taste God. So why does the psalmist invite us to "taste and see"? "Taste and see that the Lord is good" is one of Scripture's most sensory, daring invitations — a call not just to believe...
Carol McLeod
One of God’s greatest gifts is the legacy of faith that is passed from one generation to the next. In this heartfelt excerpt from Twenty-four + One: A Mother’s Story of Faith, Love and Miracles , Ash Ruddy shares a deeply personal Mother’s Day story and reflects on the faithful women who helped s
Wanda Alger
For Bobby and me, this issue was settled years ago. Because it directly impacted both our marriage and our ministry, we spent several years trying to figure it out. Looking back, I realize there were three major things I had to settle in my own heart before I could walk in peace regarding my role as a woman in ministry...
Every so often the ground of the Levant opens to reveal something that reframes how we think about the land we study. The latest discovery comes from the slopes of the Carmel, near the town of Fure…
Hobbies can (and should) be a vital part of our wellbeing. But not all hobbies are created equal. How restorative are yours?
By Elizabeth Prata SYNOPSIS: There are three men named Justus in the Bible. Each one only gets a mention. Let’s find out about one of them, the Justus of Acts 18.
Connie HarperinDaybreak Devotions and Nighttime Prayers
My son, give me your heart, and let your eyes observe my ways. – Proverbs 23:26 (CSB) Please Pray:Father God, thank You for Your example. Teach us to be Godly leaders for those that would look up to us so that we can point the way to You. Lord, I...
Connie HarperinDaybreak Devotions and Nighttime Prayers
My son, give me your heart, and let your eyes observe my ways. – Proverbs 23:26 (CSB) My dad took my young nephew hunting one snowy day. It rarely snows here in the south, and Daddy thought it would be a good time to follow animal tracks. Dad carried the...
Esther KiminPray & AbideAndrew Murray's Abide in Christ, Chapter 7: Abide in Christ as Your Wisdom (1 Corinthians 1:30)"But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption." — 1 Corinthians 1:30, KJVWe live in an age of information. Bible commentaries,...
Esther KiminPray & AbideAndrew Murray's Abide in Christ, Chapter 6: God Himself Has United You to Him (1 Corinthians 1:30)"But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption." — 1 Corinthians 1:30, KJVWhat if the pressure to maintain your union...
I’ve shared the story of how I entered full-time vocational ministry perhaps a hundred times, but never on this blog. Today, I thought it appropriate to do so. It was the fall of 1990, and my…
Eliezer Gonzalez
Suffering is never wasted on a Christian. Romans 5:3-4 shows how suffering produces perseverance, character, and an unshakeable hope in the risen Jesus.
Stevens BrookesinDr.Daniel
Caring for Your Skin Is Part of Caring for the Body God Entrusted to You"Should I be taking collagen?" "I keep seeing 'procollagen' on skincare labels — is that the same thing?"If you've spent any time in the skincare aisle, you've probably run into both words. But most people couldn't...
Jay GardeninGrace Notes
Some moments in music feel larger than music itself. They don’t just develop a theme—they reshape how we experience unity, emotion, and hope.Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 builds toward one of the most famous arrivals in classical music: the entrance of the chorus in the final movement. Through the first three...
Mike Genung
Gareth Lane is the senior pastor – or Vicar – as it’s called in Great Britain, of the Church on Berryfields in Aylesbury, UK, which he has led the past 12 years. He has been married to his wife Jenny for nearly 30 yrs and Read More
HANANIAHinScripture & Soul
Sitting beside a hospital bed, holding the hand of someone you love who is hurting, is one of the most helpless feelings in the world. You want to do something — and praying Scripture over them is something real you can do.These bible verses to pray over a sick loved...
HANANIAHinBibleHolic
It may be the most beloved sentence in the entire Bible — read at funerals, memorized by children, whispered in hospital rooms. And its quiet opening claim is bolder than it first appears."The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want" is the first line of Psalm 23, and everything...
The Triune God is our entrance into New Jerusalem as shown by the three gates (depicting the Triune God) on each of the four sides of the city (proclaiming availability to all peoples). He becomes …
If you have ever asked this question: Why am I losing focus and concentration? This post will help you. First, let me show you signs that shows you that you are already losing focus and concentration. Related: How to maintain Focus and concentration Signs you’re already losing focus and concentration The following are signs […]
By Elizabeth Prata SYNOPSIS: This study explores the biblical instances where Elisha and Paul “stared intently” at individuals, examining whether these fixed gazes reflected divine reve…
A recent report from The Jerusalem Post has once again drawn attention to one of the most important religious sites in ancient Israel. During the annual excavations at Tel Shiloh, archaeologists wo…
Engage in sacred Scripture - read John 8:37-47. Why is My language not clear to you? Because you are unable to hear what I say. You belong to your father, t ...
Carlene Hill ByroninDaybreak Devotions and Nighttime Prayers
“Better is the end of a thing than its beginning; the patient in spirit are better than the proud in spirit.” – Ecclesiastes 7:8 (NRSVUE)Please Pray: God, you are the only perfect Father there is. That doesn’t stop us from expecting perfection in our human fathers. We’ve given up the...
Carlene Hill ByroninDaybreak Devotions and Nighttime Prayers
“Better is the end of a thing than its beginning; the patient in spirit are better than the proud in spirit.” – Ecclesiastes 7:8 (NRSVUE) Everything that went wrong in our family was my father’s fault. At least, that’s how my mother told it. I was the oldest of the...
Revive Our Hearts
Because we do it so often, we don’t need any help in waiting. But we do need help waiting well. Psalm 27 gives us a clear blueprint.
Lisa Price
Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, [c]by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption- Ephesians 4:30 NASB Contrary to popular belief the Holy Spirit is not a force, inspiratio…
The call to preparation to meet God is a call of mercy. God does not owe us a warning, but he provides warnings throughout scripture.
“You belong to your father, the devil… When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies.” John 8:44a,c, NIV When lies become a lifestyle, it is hard to break free of those bad habits. This is why I have such a low estimation of a cheater’s … Continue reading "Lifestyle of Lies Problem"
Robert WilliamsinThe 91st Minute
Welcome back to the concluding chapter of our Everton FC feature on 'The 91st Minute'. In Part 1, we explored how a Methodist church in 1878 created St. Domingo's FC—the team that would become Everton—as a mechanism of 'prevenient grace' to keep the young men of Liverpool out of the...
Jay GardeninGrace Notes
Some emotions do not arrive all at once. They build gradually, almost unnoticed, until they become impossible to contain.Barber’s Adagio for Strings follows a single emotional path. From the opening measures, the melody rises slowly, each phrase reaching a little higher than the last. Time seems to stretch as the...
HANANIAHinScripture & Soul
There is no set of words that fixes grief. If you are reading this in the rawness of loss, please know that first: Scripture does not rush you, and neither will this page.What the Bible does offer is companionship — honest words that sit with you in sorrow and quietly...
Hope inHope Reads
You sat in the church parking lot after the service, unable to go back inside. Not because you were angry. Just because something in you had gone quiet in a way you couldn't explain.When Feelings We're Taught to Suppress Turn Out to Be the Most Honest Thing About UsYou've been...
HANANIAHinBibleHolic
It's one of the most quoted lines in worship songs and on coffee mugs — but almost nobody knows it was first spoken to a crowd of people who were sobbing.The the joy of the Lord is my strength meaning only fully lands when you see where it came from:...
By Elizabeth Prata Scroll to bottom after photo for mini-library suggestions of books on grace. What are these incomparable riches of God’s grace? First, Christ Jesus. “But God, who is …
Jesus tells a story about a woman who would not take no for an answer—a woman who models for us why we should pray persistently...
Mary Rooney ArmandinDaybreak Devotions and Nighttime Prayers
I can never escape from your Spirit! I can never get away from your presence! If I go up to heaven, you are there; if I go down to the grave, you are there. If I ride the wings of the morning, if I dwell by the farthest oceans, even...
Mary Rooney ArmandinDaybreak Devotions and Nighttime Prayers
I can never escape from your Spirit! I can never get away from your presence! If I go up to heaven, you are there; if I go down to the grave, you are there. If I ride the wings of the morning, if I dwell by the farthest oceans, even...
But God said to Balaam, “Do not go with them; you shall not curse the people, for they are blessed.” Now please, you also stay here tonight, and I will find out what else the Lord will say to me.” Numbers 22:12, 19 NASB
Stevens BrookesinDr.Daniel
Caring for Your Body Is Part of Faithful Living, TooWhen people think of a blood sugar test, they usually picture fasting glucose — the test where you skip breakfast, avoid food the night before, and have blood drawn first thing in the morning. If the number comes back normal, it's...
Esther KiminPray & AbideAndrew Murray's Abide in Christ, Chapter 5: Abiding in Christ by Faith (Colossians 2:6–7)If abiding in Christ is the goal, what is the means? Murray's answer in Chapter 5 is deceptively simple — and it is the same answer for every stage of the Christian life.Faith. The same faith by...
Robert WilliamsinThe 91st Minute
Welcome back to the 'Root & Legacy' series on The 91st Minute. In our previous global features, we witnessed how faith can build an ark for the displaced. Today, we return to the rough, rain-soaked streets of 19th-century England to explore an era where the Church did not merely stay...
Jay GardeninGrace Notes
Some musical moments stay with you long after the last note fades — not because they were loud, but because they felt earned.The finale of Stravinsky’s The Firebird is one of the clearest examples of this.It opens in stillness — a single melody, noble and unhurried, with no grand announcement....
HANANIAHinBibleHolic
Some Bible verses are so famous we stop hearing them. They get printed on mugs and posted as captions until the words blur into background noise — and we lose what they actually mean.This guide is a collection of famous bible verses explained the way they were meant to be...
HANANIAHinScripture & Soul
When life gets heavy, most of us don't need more words — we need the right words. And often the most steadying thing we can do is take a verse of Scripture and simply pray it back to God.This guide gathers bible verses to pray over the specific, named moments...
“There, but for the grace of God, go I.” This statement looks like such a “humble” thing to say. However, it serves to minimize abuse and centers compassion on the abuser, not his victims. People who say these things do not “get it.” They fail to understand how the abuse of infidelity abuse works. In … Continue reading "“There, but for the grace of God, go I” Minimization"
Nostaligia is a kind of sad pleasure. As in, I was nostalgic this week when I thought about walking last week. Before I took that one step.
Keri WillisinDaybreak Devotions and Nighttime Prayers
“So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.” -- John 8:36 Backpacking through the Sierras, my eight-year-old son wanted to keep every interesting rock he found. Do you know how many interesting rocks are in the Sierras? By the end of the day his little backpack...
Keri WillisinDaybreak Devotions and Nighttime Prayers
"So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.” -- John 8:36Please Pray:Heavenly Father, You are the maker and master of forgiveness. Please show me the blind spots in my heart, where I have hurt others and how I need to reconcile, and how I may be...
Esther KiminPray & AbideAndrew Murray's Abide in Christ, Chapter 4: As the Branch in the Vine (John 15:5) ─── Jesus chose a vine and its branches as the image for the most intimate thing He wanted to say about our union with Him. Not a building and its stones, not a king and...
Image generated via AI. You’ve seen them. The trucks going down the highway with the signs, flags, flashing lights, and usually with a pilot car, all of which inform you that an oversized load is c…
Stevens BrookesinDr.Daniel
Standing in the oral care aisle, a question comes up often: is an everyday mouthwash like Listerine enough, or do I need something stronger?From a Christian perspective, caring for our health isn't just about living longer — it's part of stewarding well what God has entrusted to us. First Corinthians...
Eddie Jones
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Robert WilliamsinThe 91st Minute
Welcome to the final chapter of 'The 91st Minute' World Cup 2026 Special. In Part 1, we stood inside the historic Estadio Azteca to understand the spiritual weight of our 'cloud of witnesses.' In Part 2, we explored the 16-year rematch of Mexico vs South Africa as a profound picture...
A few weeks ago, I was sitting in a Sunday service — not leading, just sitting — and I found myself doing something I almost never do. I was watching.Not the screen. Not the worship leader. I was watching the congregation. The older woman in the third row who had...
Public Service Announcement: The marriage vow of “forsaking all others” excludes emotional affairs, too! I say this to emphasize the need to take emotional affairs seriously. When a spouse cares more about how a third party partner feels than their own spouse, they are breaking their sacred marriage vows. They have given their heart to … Continue reading "PSA: Emotional Affairs Are Excluded, Too!"
Jay GardeninGrace Notes
We all walk through seasons of heavy rain. There are days when life feels like an unrelenting storm, testing our faith and slowing our steps. But as God’s creation reminds us, no storm lasts forever. The clouds eventually part, and His faithfulness shines through the clearing sky.Beethoven’s Pastoral Symphony beautifully...
Hope inHope Reads
You do the right things. You show up. You serve, you give, you pray — and somewhere in the middle of all of it, you notice that you feel nothing. Not rebellion. Just emptiness.The Exhaustion Nobody Names Out LoudThat feeling doesn't come with a crisis attached. There's no dramatic falling...
HANANIAHinBibleHolic
Search "demon" today and you will mostly find horror movies and internet myths.The popular picture — red skin, horns, a pitchfork — owes far more to medieval art and Hollywood than to the Bible. So when people go looking for a biblically accurate demon, the way the "biblically accurate angels"...
HANANIAHinScripture & Soul
It is one of the most quoted promises in the Bible, and also one of the most mysterious: a peace that "surpasses all understanding."A peace that does not make sense. A calm that shows up where, by every reasonable measure, there should be panic. People have testified to it in...
By Elizabeth Prata The dog days of summer are upon us here in the south. High humidity, high temperatures even through the night, the air thick with wetness and bugs. According to Farmer’s Al…
Revelation 21:12-13 describes New Jerusalem saying, “It had a great and high wall and had twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names inscribed, which are the names of the twelve …
Psalm 79 opens with a scene of devastation. The Psalmist laid before the Lord a broken land and a grieving people. He understood their only chance of finding ho
Part 1 of this series on deflation discussed why it is unthinkable. Although sustained deflation is rare, we must be prepared for it. But is deflation really a disaster? Wouldn’t it be a good thing if prices fell? Wouldn’t it be preferable if the median house price fell to $100,000? How about a $10,000 new car?Who wouldn’t want affordable health care, education, energy, or insurance? If technology is making things better and cheaper, then why aren’t we seeing lower costs? No doubt, we are benefiting from advancing technology, but this isn’t the kind of deflation that is disastrous. Technology-based deflation counterintuitively increases demand and causes economic growth (i.e., it is the good kind of deflation, see Jevons paradox).Our Unstable, Debt-Based Monetary SystemNo one (except for centenarians) can remember the Roaring 20s and the 1929-1939 Great Depression that followed. We have lost generational memory.What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun. When economic confidence is severely shaken, people instinctively redeem their currency for gold (a bank run); but if there isn’t enough gold in a bank, the bank fails, potentially leaving its depositors with nothing. This can cause those depositors to go bankrupt, also potentially causing their creditors to go bankrupt. This viscous cycle perpetuates itself until debt leverage is brought low enough to restore confidence. This happened in the gold-backed system of the 1930s. In our current fiat-based system, where currency is not redeemable for anything, this type of disaster could be much worse.The Downward Spiral: How Deflation Perpetuates ItselfImagine a world where everyone’s pay gets cut in half (e.g., AI crashes the labor market), but everyone’s mortgage loan values and payments stay the same. Many people wouldn’t be able to keep up with their payments, and their properties would eventually go into foreclosure. The flood of foreclosures would then cause property values to fall dramatically, further exacerbating the decline. Many wouldn’t be able to sell their properties, because their home values would fall below their home equity. We saw some of this in the 2008 Great Financial Crisis. If people didn’t have money to pay debts, creditors like banks and other financial institutions would eventually go bankrupt. People wouldn’t have money to buy goods and services, eventually causing corporations to go bankrupt. The banks and companies that survive would have to lay off workers and decrease wages. This downward spiral would feed on itself. At some point, the whole system would seize up, causing mass poverty and social unrest.Governments would still owe the many trillions in debt obligations but would have difficulty making payments, because of falling tax revenues. Government deficits would balloon, because they would be still obligated to pay entitlements like Social Security and Medicare in appreciating dollars. Eventually, governments would not be able to continue to finance these types of entitlements and would be forced to reduce or eliminate the benefits.Those who could pay down their debts would be strongly incentivized to do so (because debt would be increasing in value), putting further downside pressure on the money supply (paying down loans reduces the money supply by sending debt to “money heaven”). Many would file bankruptcy or simply not pay their debts. I won’t even bother discussing the massive deflationary risks associated with private equity and derivatives. With each default there would be fewer total dollars in the system, making dollars increasingly valuable.A protracted deflationary unwind would leave most people completely broke and without a job. See my book review for The Great Depression: A Diary by Benjamin Roth for a vivid historical picture. Industry and society would be severely damaged. The townsfolk would eventually come out en masse with their torches and pitchforks. I think you can see why a deflationary spiral is a central banker’s worst nightmare and why the central banks work so hard to avoid deflation, even at the risk of creating too much inflation.Some of you may be thinking that the government would never let this happen, because it can just print money to fix the problem. I tend to believe that too, but we’ll begin to address that likelihood in the next article on why governments can’t fully control deflation.For further study, here is a list of Scriptures on investing. For a broader spiritual view on investing, inflation, deflation, and other topics, read Faith and Finances or do the Building Faith and Finances course.
Amber GinterinDaybreak Devotions and Nighttime Prayers
Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you. – Ephesians 4:32 (NIV)Please Pray:Dear Jesus, learning to forgive without bounds isn’t easy or natural. Words and actions from those around us can cut deep. And yet, You empower us to love, forgive,...
Hope inHope Reads
You finally have a little more than you need. And the first thing you do is figure out how to keep it.That instinct doesn't feel wrong. It feels responsible. It feels like you're finally doing something right — building a cushion, securing the future, taking care of your family. Nobody...
A local businessman was excited to open his new office. A friend, wanting to celebrate with him, sent a beautiful floral arrangement. When the businessman walked in on his first day, he was shocked to see a large wreath with the words “Rest in Peace” prominently displayed. Upset and angry, he immediately called the florist, demanding to know who had played such a cruel joke. The florist quickly realized the mistake and apologized. “Unfortunately,” he added, “there is a man buried in the cemetery who has a wreath on his grave that reads ‘Good luck in your new location.’”
Esther KiminPray & AbideAndrew Murray's Abide in Christ, Chapter 3: Trusting Him to Keep YouMany sincere believers hear the call to abide in Christ and feel, almost immediately, that it cannot be for them. Not because they don't want it — they want it deeply. But they know themselves too well. They've tried...
Image generated via AI. When Miss Scarlett married Rich Uncle Milburn Pennybags, society gasped so loudly that three monocles fell into three champagne flutes across the Eastern Seaboard. The weddi…
Stevens BrookesinDr.Daniel
Enjoying a Gift from God's Creation — WiselyTomatoes show up in so many forms on our tables: in salads, as juice, in pasta sauce, tossed into stir-fries. They're familiar enough to feel ordinary, and that's part of what makes them easy to overlook.For those who see the body as something...
Eliezer Gonzalez
Are you weary? Hebrews 13:20-25 ends with the grace we need most. The God of peace equips you with everything good through Jesus Christ.
Robert WilliamsinThe 91st Minute
Welcome back to 'The 91st Minute' World Cup 2026 Special. In Part 1, we explored the historical weight of the Estadio Azteca and how it mirrors the 'cloud of witnesses' in our spiritual lives. Today, we turn our attention to the specific matchup of the World Cup 2026 opening match:...
Jay GardeninGrace Notes
Not every emotion needs to be explained.There are days when emotions linger without a clear name—sadness, gratitude, longing, or relief. When that happens, the need to understand everything can become its own burden.Sergei Rachmaninoff's Vocalise offers a different approach.Written for voice without words, it exists beyond language. It does not...
“When it was decided that we would sail for Italy, Paul and some other prisoners were handed over to a centurion named Julius, who belonged to the Imperial Regiment.” — Acts 27:1-2 In Acts 27, we follow Paul as a prisoner. He's awaiting trial and has appealed to Caesar as a Roman citizen, so he's put on a ship bound for Italy. That's when things stop going according to plan.“Much time had been lost, and sailing had already become dangerous because by now it was after the Day of Atonement. So Pau
In my book, Divine Violence and the Character of God (Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock, 2022), I discuss Israel’s mission in the world. Here is a summary of how Israel’s mission takes shape through the…
As I turned my calendar to June last week, I felt the tug on my heart. This month contains two significant days, my wedding anniversary and Father's Day. This year, they are back-to-back on the same weekend. On June 20, Forty-five years ago, I walked down the aisle to say my wedding vows.
Robert WilliamsinThe 91st Minute
Welcome to 'The 91st Minute' World Cup 2026 Special. In just a few days, the globe will collectively hold its breath as the referee blows the opening whistle for the World Cup 2026 opening match in Mexico City. The host nation, Mexico, will face South Africa to kick off the...
The prior post is about God’s eternal economy. God went through incarnation, human living, death, resurrection, ascension, and becoming the life-giving Spirit (1 Cor. 15:45) to impart Himself…
Stevens BrookesinDr.Daniel
Anyone who's been through a stomach bug knows the dilemma. You're hungry, but you have no idea what's safe to eat. You feel slightly better, eat something, and end up back in the bathroom. "Should I just not eat at all?"The short answer: starving yourself isn't the solution. Eating the...
In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace. -- Ephesians 1:7 (NIV)Please Pray: Heavenly Father, please forgive me for not forgiving myself. Sometimes, I feel like I have everything figured out and then find myself in sinful situations...
