Day 21: Our Responsibility to Steward

Read it: Hebrews 10:23-25 Live it:  Wow!  I was privileged to write the opening and closing devotions for this month’s Binge the Bible.  Hasn’t this been a wonderful and enlightening journey through the New Testament concerning the church?  In the opening reading we...

Day 20: A Place to Pray

Read it: Isaiah 56:7, Matthew 21:13, Luke 19:46  Live it:  The temple in Jerusalem was a house of prayer and the most sacred place in Israel. Jesus was righteous in His indignation when He forcefully cleared the temple grounds of merchants and money changers. His...

Day 19: A Place to Worship

Read it: Psalm 92:13-15, Psalm 27:4, Psalm 23:6, Psalm 122:1,  Live it:  “I was glad when they said to me, ‘Let us go to the house of the Lord.’” ‭‭Psalms‬ ‭122‬:‭1‬ ‭NLT‬‬ There was one place David loved being in the most. That was in the house of the Lord. The...

Day 18: A Place to Belong

Read it: Ephesians 2:19-22, 1 Peter 2:9-10 Live it:  Recently, I had the privilege to help build a beautiful home for a young family. At the end of construction, we gathered around with our muddy boots and tired hands to hear a word and dedicate the house. The word...

Day 17: A Place to Equip

Read it: Matthew 5:13-16, John 13:35, Galatians 5:22-23 Live it:  We are more than five months through 2025. How are you doing with your one word for the year? My one word for the year is savor, which for me meant that I want to enjoy each moment as it comes. ...

Day 16: A Place to Make Disciple

Read it: Matthew 28:18-19, Acts 1:8 Live it:  The authority that Jesus gives us in our scripture readings today can either be intimidating or empowering. It can be empowering because he says we receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon us, but it can be...