Great Joy
Listen to Today’s Devotion When the angels announced the arrival of the Messiah, they proclaimed “good news of a great joy” (Luke 2:10 RSV). They did not proclaim “bad news of a great duty.” Where…
Advantages of a Truthpartner Online Account
If you’re a Truthpartner, thank you for supporting the Truth For Life ministry. It is through your faithful monthly giving and prayer that we’re able to reach so many, in all corners of the world.…
Betrayal and the Last Supper: Lessons from Judas and Jesus
Imagine the hands of thirteen men at the Last Supper—twenty-six hands passing the bread, passing the cup, running fingers through hair, wiping crumbs from beards, one moment on the lap, the next on the table.…
Joy and Abundance
Listen to Today’s Devotion Jesus was accused of much, but of being a grump, sourpuss, or self-centered jerk? Nope! People didn’t groan when he appeared. They didn’t duck for cover when he entered the room.…
Hymn: “All Ye That Pass By” by Charles Wesley
All ye that pass by, to Jesus draw nigh; To you is it nothing that Jesus should die? Your ransom and peace, your surety He is; Come, see if there ever was sorrow like His.…
No Ordinary Night
Listen to Today’s Devotion Only one word describes the night that Jesus came—ordinary. No reason to expect a surprise. An ordinary night with ordinary sheep and ordinary shepherds. And were it not for a God…
Wallpaper: Wait for the Lord
“Wait for the LORD; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the LORD!” Psalm 27:14 Click below to download your image: Apple Devices:iPadsiPhones Other Devices:Android PhonesAmazon FireMicrosoft Surface Social MediaFacebook BannerFacebook PostTwitter PostInstagram Post…
A Great Descent
Listen to Today’s Devotion Gabriel had his orders: take the message to Mary. Must be a special girl, he assumed. But Gabriel was in for a shock. Mary was a Jewish peasant who’d barely outgrown…
The Danger of Self-Assurance: Lessons from the Apostle Peter
Scripture calls us to a measure of confidence. But what happens when that confidence is misplaced or misdirected? In the garden of Gethsemane, Peter’s self-assurance led him to foolishly attack one of the men who…
What Gabriel Never Expected
Listen to Today’s Devotion Prior to Bethlehem God gave us his messengers, his teachers, his words. But in the manger God gave us himself. Extraordinary, don’t you think? I imagine even Gabriel scratched his head…