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 also began to wail. A traveler seated next to her …
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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 against pavement. The sparks ignited the 2018 Carr Fire—a wildfire …
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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 state when I found it. I was pumping gas when …
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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 reputation so bad that rabbis wouldn’t even permit cattle to …
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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 was affected by extreme migraine headaches for days. If this …
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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 process that adds to a cheese’s flavor and texture. Before …
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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 flashing lights glared through my windshield, illuminating the words “hazardous …
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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 thank-you cards for him to send out after he met …
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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 a great fistful. But his hand is so full that …
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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 on a porch. “Daddy, I got this!” he said. He …
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