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The Daily Devotional
Have you ever overheard someone say something nasty about you? You walked by their cubicle at work, read that email you weren’t supposed to be CC’d in, or heard from someone else what your “friend” said about you.
The Daily Devotional
Couldn’t Jesus have paid the price for humanity’s sin without going to the cross? In all four gospels, we see the gruesome picture of the passionate narrative of Jesus's crucifixion.
The Daily Devotional
Do you ever struggle to separate truth from fiction? In an age of fake headlines and inflated narratives, knowing what or who to believe is tough.
The Daily Devotional
Have you ever felt unqualified to be a Christian? Maybe you feel embarrassed over all your mistakes or the times you’ve “let God down.” Gradually, the more you obsess over your failures, the harder you find it to spend time with God.
The Daily Devotional
Have you ever felt frustrated with how mysterious God seems to be? You want a clear sign of what to do, but he seems to speak in riddles. You pray for clarity, but all you seem to get are fuzzy answers.
The Daily Devotional
Do you live today as though you will live forever? It’s easy to build our plans, vacations, and goals as though nothing will ever change, but Jesus’ words in Mark 12 demonstrate how fragile life can be.
The Daily Devotional
Do you seek God all the time? Psalm 105 celebrates God's faithfulness to his covenant with Abraham and his people.
The Daily Devotional
It feels like church culture tends to shift from one extreme to the other. While many Western churches in previous generations erred on the side of stuffy fundamentalism...
The Daily Devotional
How do you respond when Jesus doesn’t meet your expectations? In Matthew 21, Jesus travels from Jericho to Jerusalem on a Roman road about 30 kilometers long, passing through Bethphage and the Mount of Olives, which rises about three hundred feet higher than the temple hill.
The Daily Devotional
Are you tired of praying, and do you feel like God isn’t working in this world? The longer we pray and seem to hear no response, the easier it can be to grow discouraged. It’s especially tough when we think the world keeps getting worse.
The Daily Devotional
How much of your life is shaped by the reality of who Christ is? In John 11, we see the story of Jesus and Lazarus—“a shortened form of the Hebrew name ‘Eleazar,’ which means ‘whom God helps.’”[1] The irony of this meaning will soon become apparent...
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What comes to mind when you read the story of the Prodigal Son? If you’re like many Christians, you have a pretty good grasp of this story and might be able to fill in most of the details. But maybe you've missed the most important part.