Topic:Quiet Awe Bible in a Year: Numbers 9–11; Mark 5:1–20 How many are your works, Lord! In wisdom you made them all; the earth is full of your creatures. Psalm 104:24 My life often feels frenzied and hectic. I hurry from one appointment to the next, returning phone calls and …
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Topic:A Safe Place December 2, 2018 A Safe Place Read: Psalm 17:1–9 Bible in a Year: Ezekiel 42–44; 1 John 1 I call on you, my God, for you will answer me; turn your ear to me and hear my prayer. Psalm 17:6 My brothers and I grew up on …
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Topic:A Mother’s Love November 23, 2018 A Mother’s Love Read: Psalm 91:1–6 Bible in a Year: Ezekiel 20–21; James 5 He will call on me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble, I will deliver him and honor him. Psalm 91:15 When Sue’s parents divorced …
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Topic:A Hidden Ministry November 21, 2018 A Hidden Ministry Read: 2 Corinthians 1:8–11 Bible in a Year: Ezekiel 16–17; James 3 On him we have set our hope that he will continue to deliver us, as you help us by your prayers. 2 Corinthians 1:10–11 A big academic project was …
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Topic:On the Wrong Side? November 20, 2018 On the Wrong Side? Read: Philippians 1:12–18 Bible in a Year: Ezekiel 14–15; James 2 What has happened to me has actually served to advance the gospel. Philippians 1:12 When the bridge to Techiman, Ghana, washed out, residents of New Krobo on the …
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Topic:Don’t Stop Building! November 18, 2018 Don’t Stop Building! Read: Ezra 5:1–5 Bible in a Year: Ezekiel 8–10; Hebrews 13 The eye of their God was watching over [them] . . . and they were not stopped. Ezra 5:5 When an opportunity came to take on a new role at …
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Topic:Thanks for Who God Is November 16, 2018 Thanks for Who God Is Read: Psalm 95:1–7 Bible in a Year: Ezekiel 3–4; Hebrews 11:20–40 Let us come before him with thanksgiving . . . for the Lord is the great God. Psalm 95:2–3 Among the thousands of sentiments printed on …
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Topic:Bound to Encourage November 14, 2018 Bound to Encourage Read: Hebrews 10:19–25 Bible in a Year: Lamentations 3–5; Hebrews 10:19–39 Let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds. Hebrews 10:24 The Steven Thompson Memorial Centipede is a cross-country meet unlike any other. Each …
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Topic:Confident Hope November 11, 2018 Confident Hope Read: Philippians 1:19–26 Bible in a Year: Jeremiah 50; Hebrews 8 For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain. Philippians 1:21 Dr. William Wallace was serving as a missionary surgeon in Wuzhou, China, in the 1940s when Japan attacked …
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Topic:What We Can Do November 9, 2018 What We Can Do Read: Philippians 2:1–11 Bible in a Year: Jeremiah 46–47; Hebrews 6 In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus. Philippians 2:5 Even though confined to his bed, 92-year-old Morrie Boogaart knit hats for the …
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