Asking Our Father
Read Matthew 7:7-11 Years after it happened, our son told us about some bullying he’d experienced in middle school. We hurt for him, but we also wondered, “Why didn’t you...
Sabbath Day: Saturday, April 17
This week, we have been studying a portion of the Sermon on the Mount, as well as other New Testament letters, that address judgment. We’re often told not to be...
Don’t Judge Me!
Read Galatians 6:1-5 “Don’t judge me!” It’s a phrase often uttered in jest between friends over awkward dance moves or strange food combinations. It’s often yelled in defense of...
Real Perspective
Read Romans 14:10-19 I’ve always been fascinated by those ambiguous pictures that can be viewed multiple ways (the effect is called the Gestalt Switch). The first one I remember seeing...
How Do You Define Grace?
Read James 4:7-12 In verse 6, which directly precedes our passage today, James tells us that God gives us grace. That is why we “submit, then” to God. One...
What We Learn From Silk
Read Colossians 3:12-17 Legend has it that silk was discovered by Chinese Empress Leizu, or Xi Ling-shi, wife of Emperor Huang Ti, about 3000 BC. In one story, she is...
We All Need Grace
Read Romans 2:1-11 Our passage today specifies that none of us is morally qualified to judge another human being. When we look around the world and see lawlessness caused...
The Best Construction
Read Matthew 7:1-6 Concluding His teaching on the spiritual life, Jesus transitions His teaching to talk about human relationships. How should we relate to our neighbors? He begins by saying...
Sabbath Day: Saturday, April 10
This week we have pored over the resurrection passages in all four gospels: Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. Each one is an account of what happened after Jesus’ death but...
The High Price of Pride
Read John 20:24-31 ‘Mixed emotions’ perfectly describes how I initially felt upon discovering the invitation to participate in the writing of this devotional. I enjoyed the honor of being...