Was the census by Caesar Augustus a coincidence?
In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. . . . And everyone went to his own town to register. Luke 2:1, 3 (NIV) Jesus was...
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What my mother taught me about giving gifts
We are from God, and whoever knows God listens to us; but whoever is not from God does not listen to us. This is how we recognize the Spirit of truth and the spirit of falsehood. 1...
Was it coincidence or was it God?
“Look at the birds: they do not plant seeds, gather a harvest and put it in barns; yet your Father in heaven takes care of them! Aren’t you worth much more than birds?” (Matthew 6:26 TEV) Is...
Turn your prayers into conversations
“Then he returned to his disciples and found them sleeping. ‘Couldn’t you men keep watch with me for one hour?’ he asked Peter.” (Matthew 26:40 NIV) Read this devotional as a prayer: Help me, Lord, to develop...
Faith involves taking risks
“Faithful is He who calls you, and He also will bring it to pass.” (1 Thessalonians 5:24 NASB) As we follow Jesus, he will move us deeper into faith by asking us to take risks. But they...
You cannot make yourself the light of the world
“You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it...
Kansas City Quarterback Brady Quinn speaking about Jovan Belcher’s murder/suicide
“The one thing people can hopefully try to take away, I guess, is the relationships they have with people. I know when it happened, I was sitting and, in my head, thinking what I could have done...
The joy of crushed bones
Let me hear joy and gladness; let the bones you have crushed rejoice. Psalm 51:8 (NIV) In the school of Christ, brokenness is a good thing. Here’s why: It’s impossible to become intimate with God unless we...
What is biblical humility?
For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I tell this one, “Go,” and he goes; and that one, “Come,” and he comes. I say to my servant, “Do this,” and he does...
God spoke you into existence
Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations. Jeremiah 1:5 (NIV) Dear friend, you were started as an...