What we choose to remember
We can create memories by noticing and recording ordinary wonders, then revisit them with the Lord, enjoying his goodness together.
A New Year in the Story
A Devotion for the Season of Christmas Based on Psalm 90:12-17 Opening Scripture So teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom… Let the favor of the Lord our God be upon us, and establish the work of our hands upon us; yes, establish the work of our hands! […]
Net Menders
Matthew 4: First Steps (4) Pray Psalm 110.5-7.The Lord is at Your right hand;He shall execute kings in the day of His wrath.He shall judge among the nations,He shall fill the places with dead bodies,He shall execute the heads of many countries.He shall drink of the brook by the wayside;Therefore He shall lift up the head. Sing Psalm […]
Power, Not Word
State of the Church: The Celtic Revival (4) A Christian not middling but perfect, a priest not worthless but outstanding, a martyr not lazy but pre-eminent, says: “It is now that I am beginning to be a disciple of Christ.” As for you, like that Lucifer who was cast out of heaven, you thrive on […]
Taking Paul to Heart
We don’t have to guess about how to get men praying together. Paul tells us right here. Our reading from If Men Will Pray for today is found on pages 36, 37: “In order to get men praying, Paul approached their pastor. Timothy was probably the main pastor (later to be called ‘bishop’) of all the churches in […]
NEW YEARS DAY: The Holy Name of Jesus
There is no joy or peace in pride and self-seeking. When we have the submissive mind that Christ had, then we will have the joy and peace that He alone can give.
Pax Romana
Acts 23:23–35 (ESV) Then he called two of the centurions and said, “Get ready two hundred soldiers, with seventy horsemen and two hundred spearmen to go as far as Caesarea at the third hour of the night. Also provide mounts for Paul to ride and bring him safely to Felix the governor.” And he wrote […]