Jesus Came for the Outcast
Listen to Today’s Devotion The woman at the well. Decades of loose living had left her tattooed and tabooed and living with a boyfriend who thought a wedding was a waste of time. Gossipers wagged…
Bring Everyone In
Listen to Today’s Devotion The book of Titus 2:11 (NCV) assures us that “God’s grace that can save everyone has come.” We humans aren’t prone to this “whoever” policy. We’re prone to pecking orders. We…
God’s Whoever Policy
Listen to Today’s Devotion “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” What a wonderful promise from…
Full of Grace and Truth
Listen to Today’s Devotion “Jesus was full of grace and truth” (John 1:14). Not just grace, but truth. Not just truth, but grace. Grace told the adulterous woman, “I do not condemn you.” Truth told…
Appreciate Fun
Listen to Today’s Devotion Jesus was a likable fellow, and his disciples should be the same. Now I’m not talking debauchery, drunkenness, and adultery. I’m not endorsing compromise, coarseness, or obscenity. I am simply crusading…
As Christ Accepted You
Listen to Today’s Devotion One of the most difficult relationship questions is, “What do we do with Opposite You?” Your Opposite You is the person with whom you fundamentally disagree. You adhere to different codes…
Our Need for Jesus
Listen to Today’s Devotion Matthew was a public tax collector. As crooked as a corkscrew. Everyone kept his distance from Matthew. Everyone, that is, except Jesus. Jesus said to him, “‘Follow me and be my…
Jesus Receives You
Listen to Today’s Devotion How does God accept us? I know how he accepted me. I was a twenty-year-old troublemaker on a downhill path. I’d spent five years claiming to be God’s son on Sunday…
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…
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.…