Topic:An Anchor When We’re Afraid July 12, 2018 Read: Isaiah 51:12–16 | Bible in a Year: Psalms 4–6; Acts 17:16–34 I, even I, am he who comforts you. Isaiah 51:12 Are you a worrier? I am. I wrestle with anxiety almost daily. I worry about big things. I worry about small things. Sometimes, it seems like I worry about everything. …
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Topic:Strangers Welcome Strangers July 11, 2018 Read: Leviticus 19:1–9, 33–34 | Bible in a Year: Psalms 1–3; Acts 17:1–15 When a foreigner resides among you in your land, do not mistreat them. . . . Love them as yourself, for you were foreigners in Egypt. Leviticus 19:33–34 When my husband and I moved to Seattle to be near his sister, …
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Topic:God of the Depths July 10, 2018 Read: Job 41:12–34 | Bible in a Year: Job 41–42; Acts 16:22–40 There is the sea, vast and spacious, . . . and Leviathan, which you formed to frolic there. Psalm 104:25–26 “When you go to the deep sea, every time you take a sample, you’ll find a new species,” says marine biologist …
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Topic:Be Still, My Soul! July 9, 2018 Read: Psalm 131 | Bible in a Year: Job 38–40; Acts 16:1–21 I have calmed and quieted myself. Psalm 131:2 Picture a parent poised lovingly over a child, finger gently placed in front of nose and lips softly speaking the words—“hush,” “shhhh.” The demeanor and simple words are meant to comfort and quiet …
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Topic:Many Gifts, One Purpose July 8, 2018 Read: 1 Corinthians 12:4–14 | Bible in a Year: Job 36–37; Acts 15:22–41 Just as a body, though one, has many parts, but all its many parts form one body, so it is with Christ. 1 Corinthians 12:12 Corn, also called maize, is the staple food in my home country of Mexico. There …
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Topic:Declaring Dependence July 7, 2018 Read: John 5:16–23 | Bible in a Year: Job 34–35; Acts 15:1–21 Apart from me you can do nothing. John 15:5 Laura’s mom was battling cancer. One morning Laura prayed for her with a friend. Her friend, who had been disabled for years by cerebral palsy, prayed: “Lord, you do everything for me. Please do …
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Topic:Hidden Beauty July 6, 2018 Read: 1 Samuel 16:1–7 | Bible in a Year: Job 32–33; Acts 14 People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart. 1 Samuel 16:7 Our children needed a little coaxing to believe that it was worth putting on snorkeling gear to peer beneath the surface of the Caribbean Sea off …
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Topic:God’s Great Creation July 5, 2018 Read: Psalm 104:1–6, 10–23 | Bible in a Year: Job 30–31; Acts 13:26–52 The birds of the sky nest by the waters; they sing among the branches. Psalm 104:12 On a recent visit with some of our grandchildren, we enjoyed watching a web cam that focused on an eagle family in Florida. Every day …
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Topic:A Perfect World July 4, 2018 Read: Revelation 21:1–5 | Bible in a Year: Job 28–29; Acts 13:1–25 He who was seated on the throne said, “I am making everything new!” Revelation 21:5 Katie was given a school assignment to write an essay entitled “My Perfect World.” She wrote: “In my perfect world . . . ice cream is free, …
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Topic:I See You July 3, 2018 Read: Psalm 121 | Bible in a Year: Job 25–27; Acts 12 The Lord will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore. Psalm 121:8 When Xavier was two, he darted into one aisle after another in a small shoe store. Hiding behind stacks of shoeboxes, he giggled when my husband, Alan, …
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