Topic:A Singer’s Heart Bible in a Year: Isaiah 50–52 1 Thessalonians 5 Come, let us sing for joy to the Lord; let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation. Psalm 95:1–7 The praise song drifted downstairs . . . at 6:33 on a Saturday morning. I didn’t think …
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Topic:Slow, but Sure Bible in a Year: Isaiah 47–49 1 Thessalonians 4 Though it is the smallest of all seeds, yet when it grows, it is the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree. Matthew 13:31–35 I ran into an old friend who told me what he’d been up …
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Topic:Preach or Plow? Bible in a Year: Isaiah 45–46 1 Thessalonians 3 From [Christ] the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work. Ephesians 4:4–16 According to the family legend, two brothers, one named Billy …
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Topic:Thriving Together Bible in a Year: Isaiah 43–44 1 Thessalonians 2 Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. Colossians 3:5–16 My husband, Alan, stood below the towering lights illuminating the athletic field, as a member of the …
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Topic:God Holds Us Bible in a Year: Isaiah 41–42 1 Thessalonians 1 I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. Isaiah 41:1–10 South African Fredie Blom turned 114 in 2018, widely recognized as the oldest living man. Born in 1904, the year the Wright Brothers built their Flyer II, …
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Topic:Loving the Stranger Bible in a Year: Isaiah 39–40 Colossians 4 Love them as yourself, for you were foreigners in Egypt. Leviticus 19:33–37 When I moved to a new country, one of my first experiences left me feeling unwelcome. After finding a seat in the little church where my husband …
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Topic:Missing: Wisdom Bible in a Year: Isaiah 37–38 Colossians 3 Give your servant a discerning heart . . . to distinguish between right and wrong. 1 Kings 3:5–12 Two-year-old Kenneth went missing. Yet within three minutes of his mom’s 9-1-1 call, an emergency worker found him just two blocks from …
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Topic:Fighting Life’s Dragons Bible in a Year: Isaiah 34–36 Colossians 2 Having disarmed the powers and authorities, he made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross. Colossians 2:9–15 Have you ever fought a dragon? If you answered no, author Eugene Peterson disagrees with you. In A …
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Topic:A Critical Reaction Bible in a Year: Isaiah 32–33 Colossians 1 The one who is patient calms a quarrel. Proverbs 15:1–2, 31–33 Tough words hurt. So my friend—an award-winning author—struggled with how to respond to the criticism he received. His new book had earned five-star reviews plus a major award. …
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Topic:Do We Matter? Bible in a Year: Isaiah 28–29 Philippians 3 Satisfy us in the morning with your unfailing love, that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days. Psalm 90:1–2, 10–17 For some months now I’ve been corresponding with a young man who’s thinking deeply about …
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