Tag: bible devotions
The God Who Makes a Way
Isaiah didn’t say, “God made a way,” but that God “makes a way.” He told them, “Remember not the former things,” but “behold” the Lord is “doing a new thing.”
Misplaced Trust and a Covenant with Death
The bed of misplaced trust offers no rest, and the blanket of false hope is of no comfort. Isaiah preached that their rejection of God gave them no peace, no
From “Woe Is Me” to “Here I Am, Send Me”
Isaiah’s experience with the coals of God’s grace leads him from “Woe is me!” to “Here I am! Send me.” He goes from being convicted of his sin, to being
This Picture of Authority Changes Everything
We have a ministry partnership with an orphanage in the Dominican Republic. The kids can get quite rowdy at times. Yet whenever Pastor Pedro steps into the room, the kids
Swinging at Life With a Dull Blade
There’s an old story about two lumberjacks who had a contest to see who could chop the most wood. One was a young, strong man who could chop relentlessly. He
John Wesley: Abounding in Love
We did a sports camp at the very location in Bristol where Wesley erected a chapel and built a school in the mid eighteenth century. In the same field where
Wish Man: Fighting the Wrong Battles
Shankwitz was a motorcycle cop with a troubled past who survived a near-fatal accident during a high-speed pursuit, and was left searching for the meaning of his life. It’s tragic
Feeling Like You Failed Jesus?
When Jesus rose from the dead, He didn’t give a sermon to the world, He went and made breakfast for His friends, and a disgraced Peter. Peter’s whole life seems
A Life That Demands a Gospel Explanation
When Peter exhorted early Christians about responding to suffering, he was teaching them about apologetics of the faith.