by Jon | Oct 14, 2019 | 1 Peter, 2016, Daily Devotional
Today’s Reading: 1 Peter 1:13-2:10 The New Testament uses a number of different descriptive images to show us what the church is like. Peter talks about a church building. Not the physical building that surrounds us here which is composed of wood and stone, but...
by Jon | Oct 13, 2019 | 1 Peter, 2016, Daily Devotional
Today’s Reading: 1 Peter 1:1-12 God always provides for our needs. We tend to get caught up in the material or monetary aspects of God’s provisions. Missionary statesman Hudson Taylor had complete trust in God’s faithfulness. In his journal he wrote: Our...
by Jon | Oct 12, 2019 | 2016, Daily Devotional, James
Today’s Reading: James 5:1-20 James, in his most practical style, calls us to be completely sold out to God. A life that is God-filled will look considerably different from a worldly lifestyle. James gives us three C’s that we cannot afford in our lives....
by Jon | Oct 11, 2019 | 2016, Daily Devotional, James
Today’s Reading: James 4:1-17 Has anyone ever told you, “I want you to stop it! If you can’t say something good about somebody, don’t say anything at all.”? Yet, why do we find it so hard to live up to that old saying? Despite our seemingly casual attitude...
by Jon | Oct 10, 2019 | 2016, Daily Devotional, James
Today’s Reading: James 2:18-3:18 A crippled boy was once hurrying to catch a train. Carrying gifts under his arm, he was struggling with his crutches. Suddenly, a man bumped into him, knocking his parcels in all directions. The man then paused and scolded the boy...
by Jon | Oct 9, 2019 | 2016, Daily Devotional, James
Today’s Reading: James 1:19-2:17 Alexander Graham Bell was an amazingly talented person. He invented the multiple telegraph, the audiometer – which is used to test your hearing, the tricycle landing gear you find on planes, and a host of other less...
