Be Full of Joy
Listen to Today’s Devotion Philippians 4:4 commands, “Be full of joy in the Lord always. Again I will say, be full of joy.” How can you be full of joy when you’ve got bills to… Be Full of Joy
Prescription for the Anxious Heart
Listen to Today’s Devotion Anxiety in a limited dose is a good thing. Healthy anxiety prompts us to pay bills, eat right, and stay out of snake pits. A dose of anxiety is helpful. A daily… Prescription for the Anxious Heart
What Believers Owe to Spiritual Wanderers
In any flock of sheep, some are assertive and move forward, some hang toward the back, and others manage somehow or another to drift off on their own, stragglers and wanderers. These kinds of groups… What Believers Owe to Spiritual Wanderers
Thought Management Toolbox
Listen to Today’s Devotion Three big ideas are critical for taming our thoughts: Practice Picky Thinking (thought prevention). Just because you have a thought doesn’t mean you need to think it. Identify UFOs (thought progression).… Thought Management Toolbox
Biblical Meditation
Listen to Today’s Devotion Paul wrote, “Let the peace that Christ gives control your thinking” (Colossians 3:15 NCV). How does this happen? The answer appears in the next verse: “Let the word of Christ dwell… Biblical Meditation
Fruitful Fearlessness in the Face of Suffering
When believers face suffering, how are we to respond, and how are we to love and care for one another in the midst of it? The apostle Peter addressed these concerns as he wrote his… Fruitful Fearlessness in the Face of Suffering
Reading the Bible Rightly: Three Basics of Biblical Interpretation
If you’ve ever been with a woodworker at a task, you’ll know the kind of care that is required with a sharp blade. The same is true of a surgeon laying out the instruments of… Reading the Bible Rightly: Three Basics of Biblical Interpretation
The Implanted Word
Listen to Today’s Devotion James, the half-brother of Jesus, gave this admonition: “Receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls” (James 1:21 ESV). What a grand invitation! It’s not enough to… The Implanted Word
Wallpaper: Spoke Into Existence
“The God who spoke the world into existence by a word; He, stooping from His majesty, … makes a covenant with you.” —C. H. Spurgeon Click below to download your image: Apple Devices:iPadsiPhones Other Devices:Android… Wallpaper: Spoke Into Existence
Uproot Toxic Thoughts
Listen to Today’s Devotion Ephesians 4:23-24 (CEV) reads, “Let the Spirit change your way of thinking and make you into a new person.” How? I have a three-word answer to that question: Uproot and Replant.… Uproot Toxic Thoughts