Below you'll find a list of all posts from 2022
Read Acts 22:1 through 24:27 When Steve came to church after an absence of several Sundays, Sue welcomed him and told him she’d missed him. “I was in drug rehab for the thirteenth time,” he explained. Touched by his openness, she assured him she would pray for him. Like Steve, Saul, later known as Paul, found himself in a difficult …
Read Deuteronomy 9:1 through 11:32 The Lord gives us a very short time with our children, grandchildren, and nieces and nephews. Before long, they have grown up and are on their own. God wants people to spend those brief years sharing and demonstrating His love to those youngsters and His desire to be their Lord and Savior. Teach them to …
Read Numbers 28:1 through 31:54 When God called for a census of Israel’s fighting men in Numbers 26, the total was just over six hundred thousand soldiers. When God commanded Moses to attack the Midianites in Numbers 31, He told Moses to only send twelve thousand of these men into battle. Yet the Israelites won a great victory. The list …
Read Acts 11:19 through 12:25 Some of the most important heroes in our world go largely unnoticed. These people simply do what needs to be done, and give little thought to whether others notice and appreciate their work. Some of these heroes volunteer to tutor children after school, others visit the elderly in nursing homes, and still others volunteer to …
Read Acts 7:1 through 8:40 Matt was known as a good guy in his workplace. His coworkers watched how he conducted himself and interacted with others. When rumors of downsizing and restructuring started rolling through the company, many stopped by Matt’s office looking for a word of comfort. “What matters,” he would say, “is that whatever happens, wherever we go, …
Read Exodus 30:11 through 32:35 Moses and the Israelites had already lived an incredible miracle. But, when Moses did not arrive quickly enough from His encounter with God, fleshly desires lured the nation to take matters into their own hands. When the people saw that Moses was so long in coming down from the mountain, they gathered around Aaron and …
Read Matthew 23:1 through 24:51 “He ain’t heavy; he’s my brother” started simply enough—a brief story in an 1880s Scottish Presbyterian book on Jesus’ parables telling about a girl happily carrying her younger brother. In the 1940s, it became the slogan of Catholic Father Flanagan’s Boys Town. It continues to spread. This unpretentious statement became popular because it appeals to …
Read Exodus 12:1 through 15:27 Soon after God delivered Israel from the bondage of Egypt, they were threatened by Pharaoh’s army, close behind them. The Red Sea parted, allowing a broad opening with a wall of water on the right and the left. Then with His attention to the smallest detail, the sea floor was made comfortable to walk on. …
Read Genesis 46:5 through 48:22 The time had finally come. After years of separation, Joseph would finally see his father, Jacob. As soon as Joseph appeared before him, he threw his arms around his father and wept for a long time (Genesis 46:29). Joseph stood before his father, having seen God’s vision fulfilled. This scene of restoration is only one …
Read Genesis 31:1 through 32:32 News of Esau’s pending arrival terrified Jacob, and with good cause. Jacob had stolen his brother’s blessing by deception and trickery. Esau had sworn to kill him. Twenty years later, Jacob worried that his brother was still seeking revenge. After all, why would Esau be approaching with four hundred men? Jacob strategized to protect his …