Topic:God’s Care for Us August 22, 2018 Read: Genesis 3:1–13 Bible in a Year: Psalms 110–112; 1 Corinthians 5 The Lord God made garments of skin for Adam and his wife and clothed them. Genesis 3:21 My young grandsons enjoy dressing themselves. Sometimes they pull their shirts on backwards and often the younger one puts his shoes on the wrong …
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Topic:A Prayer to Point Us Home August 21, 2018 Read: Luke 23:44–48 Bible in a Year: Psalms 107–109; 1 Corinthians 4 Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God. John 1:12 One of the first prayers I learned as a little boy was “Now I …
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Topic:In Progress or Completed? August 20, 2018 Read: Hebrews 10:5–14 Bible in a Year: Psalms 105–106; 1 Corinthians 3 For by one sacrifice he has made perfect forever those who are being made holy. Hebrews 10:14 It’s satisfying to finish a job. Each month, for instance, one of my job responsibilities gets moved from one category to another, from “In …
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Topic:Marvelous Maker August 19, 2018 Read: Psalm 104:24–34 Bible in a Year: Psalms 103–104; 1 Corinthians 2 How many are your works, Lord! In wisdom you made them all; the earth is full of your creatures. Psalm 104:24 As an amateur photographer, I enjoy capturing glimpses of God’s creativity with my camera. I see His fingerprints on each delicate flower …
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Topic:Sky Garden August 18, 2018 Read: Psalm 102:1–2, 18–28 Bible in a Year: Psalms 100–102; 1 Corinthians 1 He looked down from His holy height. Psalm 102:19 NASB While in London, a friend arranged for my wife Marlene and me to visit the Sky Garden. On the top floor of a thirty-five-story building in London’s business district, the Sky Garden …
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Topic:Jesus Reached Out August 17, 2018 Read: Matthew 14:22–33 Bible in a Year: Psalms 97–99; Romans 16 Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught him. Matthew 14:31 Sometimes life gets busy—classes are hard, work is exhausting, the bathroom needs to be cleaned, and a coffee date is on the day’s schedule. It gets to the point where I force …
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Topic:Heart Hunger August 16, 2018 Read: John 6:32–40 Bible in a Year: Psalms 94–96; Romans 15:14–33 I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty. John 6:35 Riding along with my husband on some errands, I scrolled through emails on my phone and was surprised at …
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Topic:The Lord Speaks August 15, 2018 Read: Job 38:1–11 Bible in a Year: Psalms 91–93; Romans 15:1–13 Will the one who contends with the Almighty correct him? Job 40:2 We can find nearly every argument in the book of Job about why there is pain in the world, but the arguing never seems to help Job much. His is a …
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Topic:The Gift of Time August 13, 2018 Read: Luke 6:37–38 Bible in a Year: Psalms 87–88; Romans 13 A generous person will prosper; whoever refreshes others will be refreshed. Proverbs 11:25 I headed into the post office in a big hurry. I had a number of things on my to-do list, but as I entered I was frustrated to find …
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Topic:Help from Heaven August 12, 2018 Read: Joshua 10:6–15 Bible in a Year: Psalms 84–86; Romans 12 Surely the Lord was fighting for Israel! Joshua 10:14 SOS, the Morse code signal, was created in 1905 because sailors needed a way to indicate extreme distress. The signal gained notoriety in 1910 when used by the sinking ship Steamship Kentucky, saving all …
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