The best place to start is always at the beginning. In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus is giving his perspective on what Kingdom life looks like. Yet to be in the Kingdom of Light, one has to be a citizen of the Kingdom and that is what I believe Read more
I once had a conversation with a colleague about the Sermon on the Mount and its relevance to missions. It turns out we had similar thoughts about the same passage of Scripture, and at the end of our phone conversation he asked me to consider writing up some devotional thoughts Read more
Jeremiah 37 NLT Zedekiah son of Josiah succeeded Jehoiachin son of Jehoiakim as the king of Judah. He was appointed by King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon. But neither King Zedekiah nor his attendants nor the people who were left in the land listened to what the Lord said through Jeremiah. Nevertheless, Read more
Hebrews 10-12 NLT For God’s will was for us to be made holy by the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ, once for all time (10:11), For by that one offering he forever made perfect those who are being made holy. (10:14), But God’s discipline is always good for Read more
Judges 2 NLT After Joshua sent the people away, each of the tribes left to take possession of the land allotted to them. And the Israelites served the Lord throughout the lifetime of Joshua and the leaders who outlived him—those who had seen all the great things the Lord had Read more
Matthew 23 NLT Don’t let anyone call you ‘Rabbi,’ for you have only one teacher, and all of you are equal as brothers and sisters. And don’t address anyone here on earth as ‘Father,’ for only God in heaven is your Father. And don’t let anyone call you ‘Teacher,’ for Read more
Matthew 11 NLT “To what can I compare this generation? It is like children playing a game in the public square. They complain to their friends, ‘We played wedding songs, and you didn’t dance, so we played funeral songs, and you didn’t mourn.’ For John didn’t spend his time eating Read more
Ecclesiastes 1 NLT History merely repeats itself. It has all been done before. Nothing under the sun is truly new. Sometimes people say, “Here is something new!” But actually it is old; nothing is ever truly new. We don’t remember what happened in the past, and in future generations, no Read more
Genesis 1 NLT Then God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. And God saw that the light was good. Then he separated the light from the darkness. God called the light “day” and the darkness “night.” And evening passed and morning came, marking the first day… Then Read more
Luke 1 NLT Gabriel appeared to her and said, “Greetings, favored woman! The Lord is with you!” Confused and disturbed, Mary tried to think what the angel could mean. “Don’t be afraid, Mary,” the angel told her, “for you have found favor with God! You will conceive and give birth Read more