Topic:Led by His Word Bible in a Year: Zechariah 1–4 Revelation 18 Direct my footsteps according to your word; let no sin rule over me. Psalm 119:133 At the BBC in London, Paul Arnold’s first broadcasting job was making “walking sounds” in radio dramas. While actors read from scripts during …
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Topic:Growing into Giving Bible in a Year: Zephaniah 1–3 Revelation 16 Freely you have received; freely give. Matthew 10:8 “I got you a present!” my two-year-old grandson shouted excitedly as he pressed a box into my hands. “He picked it out all by himself,” my wife smiled. I opened the …
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Topic:A Christmas Visitor Bible in a Year: Habakkuk 1–3 Revelation 15 Sovereign Lord, . . . you may now dismiss your servant in peace. Luke 2:29 On Christmas Eve 1944, a man known as “Old Brinker” lay dying in a prison hospital, waiting for the makeshift Christmas service led by …
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Topic:A String of Yeses Bible in a Year: Nahum 1–3 Revelation 14 Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart. Luke 2:19 One Christmas, my grandmother gave me a beautiful pearl necklace. The beautiful beads glowed about my neck until one day the string broke. Balls …
Read More »Topic: Not Hidden From Him [DCLM Daily Manna 21 December 2019 Daily Devotional by Pastor William Folorunso Kumuyi] Text: Proverbs 20:16-30 16 Take his garment that is surety for a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange woman. 17 Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; …
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Topic:The Giver’s Delight Bible in a Year: Micah 4–5 Revelation 12 Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord. Luke 2:11 Remember Tickle Me Elmo? Cabbage Patch Kids? The Furby? What do they have in common? Each rank among …
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Topic:Failure Is Impossible Bible in a Year: Micah 1–3 Revelation 11 This work had been done with the help of our God. Nehemiah 6:16 “Failure is impossible!” These words were spoken by Susan B. Anthony (1820–1906), known for her immovable stance on women’s rights in the US. Though she faced …
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Topic:Written on the Heart Bible in a Year: Jonah 1–4 Revelation 10 You yourselves are our letter, written on our hearts, known and read by everyone. 2 Corinthians 3:2 As a professor, I’m often asked by students to write letters of recommendation for them—for leadership positions, study-abroad programs, graduate schools, …
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Topic:Lord of the . . . Nails? Bible in a Year: Amos 7–9 Revelation 8 It is God who arms me with strength and keeps my way secure. Psalm 18:32 I was getting into my car when the glint caught my eye: a nail, embedded in my rear tire’s sidewall. …
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Topic:Water into Hope Bible in a Year: Amos 1–3 Revelation 6 Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink. John 7:37 Tom and Mark’s ministry refreshes lives. This is clear in the video they share of a group of fully clad children laughing and dancing in the refreshing …
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