Topic:Intentional Kindness Bible in a Year: Daniel 1–2 1 John 4 I want to show God’s kindness to them. 2 Samuel 9:3 nlt Boarding a plane alone with her children, a young mom tried desperately to calm her three-year-old daughter who began kicking and crying. Then her hungry four-month-old son …
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Topic:Free from Condemnation Bible in a Year: Ezekiel 47–48 1 John 3 If our hearts condemn us, we know that God is greater than our hearts. 1 John 3:20 As a couple drove their trailer through dry Northern California, they felt a tire blow and heard the scrape of metal …
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Topic:The Lost Envelope Bible in a Year: Ezekiel 45–46 1 John 2 Store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. Matthew 6:20 We were on the way home from a visit with family in another …
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Topic:The Flip Side of Love Bible in a Year: Ezekiel 42–44 1 John 1 Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and from Jesus Christ, the Father’s Son, will be with us in truth and love. 2 John 1:3 The Roman inns during the time of Christ had a …
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Topic:Is There Hope? Bible in a Year: Ezekiel 40–41 2 Peter 3 If God is for us, who can be against us? Romans 8:31 Edward Payson (1783–1827) led an extremely difficult life. The death of his younger brother shook him to the core. He struggled with bipolar disorder, and he …
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Topic:Carefully Crafted Bible in a Year: Ezekiel 37–39 2 Peter 2 Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, to equip his people. Ephesians 4:11–12 In a YouTube video, Alan Glustoff, a cheese farmer in Goshen, New York, described his process for aging cheese, a …
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Topic:Hazardous Materials Bible in a Year: Ezekiel 35–36 2 Peter 1 See, this [live coal] has touched your lips; your guilt is taken away and your sin atoned for. Isaiah 6:7 The sound of a siren increased to an ear-piercing level as an emergency vehicle sped by my car. Its …
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Topic:A Sincere Thank You Bible in a Year: Ezekiel 33–34 1 Peter 5 I will give thanks to you, Lord, with all my heart; I will tell of all your wonderful deeds. Psalm 9:1 In preparation for Xavier’s first job interview, my husband, Alan, handed our son a pack of …
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Topic:Greedy Grasping Bible in a Year: Ezekiel 30–32 1 Peter 4 Better one handful with tranquillity than two handfuls with toil and chasing after the wind. Ecclesiastes 4:6 In the ancient fable The Boy and the Filberts (Nuts), a boy sticks his hand into a jar of nuts and grabs …
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Topic:He’s Got This Bible in a Year: Ezekiel 27–29 1 Peter 3 But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. 2 Peter 3:18 Pastor Watson Jones remembers learning to ride a bike. His father was walking alongside when little Watson saw some girls sitting …
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