Topic:A Flourishing Tree Bible in a Year: Job 32–33 Acts 14 Those who trust in their riches will fall, but the righteous will thrive like a green leaf. Proverbs 11:28 I’ve always had a collector’s heart. As a kid, I collected stamps. Baseball cards. Comics. Now, as a parent, I see the same impulse in my kids. Sometimes I wonder, …
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Topic:Renewed Strength Bible in a Year: Job 30–31 Acts 13:26–52 Praise the Lord . . . who satisfies your desires with good things. Psalm 103:1, 5 Psychiatrist Robert Coles once noticed a pattern in those who burn out while serving others. The first warning sign is weariness. Next comes cynicism about things ever improving, then bitterness, despair, depression, and finally …
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Topic:The Kindness Man Bible in a Year: Job 28–29 Acts 13:1–25 When the Lord saw her, his heart went out to her. Luke 7:13 Disillusioned and wanting a more meaningful life, Leon quit his job in finance. Then one day he saw a homeless man holding up this sign at a street corner: KINDNESS IS THE BEST MEDICINE. Leon says, …
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Topic:Just a Spark Bible in a Year: Job 25–27 Acts 12 The tongue is a small part of the body, but it makes great boasts. James 3:5 “We’re in the library, and we can see the flames right outside!” She was scared. We could hear it in her voice. We know her voice—the voice of our daughter. At the same …
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Topic:Talking Bananas Bible in a Year: Job 22–24 Acts 11 [Barnabas] encouraged them all to remain true to the Lord with all their hearts. Acts 11:23 Never give up. Be the reason someone smiles. You’re amazing. It isn’t where you came from—it’s where you’re going that counts. Some schoolchildren in Virginia Beach, Virginia, found these messages and more written on …
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Topic:The Favorite Bible in a Year: Job 20–21 Acts 10:24–48 As I have loved you, so you must love one another. John 13:34 My husband’s brother lives about 1,200 miles away in the mountains of Colorado. Despite the distance, Gerrits has always been a beloved family member because of his great sense of humor and kind heart. As long as …
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Topic:Navigating Life’s Rapids Bible in a Year: Job 17–19 Acts 10:1–23 I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my loving eye on you. Psalm 32:8 Our Daily Bread “Everybody on the left, give me three strong forward strokes!” our whitewater raft guide shouted. Those on the left dug in, …
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Topic:Simply Ask Bible in a Year: Job 14–16 Acts 9:22–43 Before they call I will answer. Isaiah 65:24 Her doctor said her detached retinas couldn’t be repaired. But after living without sight for fifteen years—learning Braille, and using a cane and service dog—a Montana woman’s life changed when her husband asked another eye doctor a simple question: could she be …
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Topic:Redemption’s Hope Bible in a Year: Job 11–13 Acts 9:1–21 Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved. Acts 2:21 The man seemed beyond redemption. His crimes included eight shootings (killing six) and starting nearly 1,500 fires that terrorized New York City in the 1970s. He left letters at his crime scenes taunting the police, and …
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Topic:Love Passed Down Bible in a Year: Job 8–10 Acts 8:26–40 I am reminded of your sincere faith, which first lived in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice and . . . now lives in you. 2 Timothy 1:5 My daughter has become fascinated with Nancy Drew. In the last three weeks, she’s read at least a dozen …
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