Tag: Devotional

  • MOMENT WITH GOD

    A Devotional on Every Biblical Book Preface For years, I lacked a devotional life. I believed that as a professional Bible scholar I was getting plenty out of the Bible already, but I was mistaken. It took a three-week trip to India—where I was separated from my cell phone and surrounded by incredible believers in…

  • MORNING & EVENING

    Did earth or heaven ever behold a sadder spectacle of woe! In soul and body, our Lord felt himself to be weak as water poured upon the ground. The placing of the cross in its socket had shaken him with great violence, had strained all the ligaments, pained every nerve, and more or less dislocated…

  • TENT MAKING FOR ETERNITY

    Connect The TestamentsDeuteronomy 18:1-20:20; 2 Corinthians 5:1-10; Psalm 37:23-40 Paul, the tent maker, knew the temporal nature of human-made structures. For someone who made and probably repaired tents, he knew all their flaws and tendencies for wear. So it’s not a stretch for him to draw the connection from tents to mortality: “For we know…

  • BECOMING A QUIET PERSON

    I wear several hats. I am a father, a husband, a pastor, a friend, a brother and a son. On some days, I change hats easily. Today I don’t feel like I have done a very good job of balancing the roles of pastor and father. As my two older boys move through high school,…

  • MORNING & EVENING

    The hill of comfort is the hill of Calvary; the house of consolation is built with the wood of the cross; the temple of heavenly blessing is founded upon the riven rock—riven by the spear which pierced his side. No scene in sacred history ever gladdens the soul like Calvary’s tragedy. Light springs from the…

  • THE GLOBAL RESET BUTTON

    Connect The TestamentDeuteronomy 15:1-17:20; 2 Corinthians 4:7-18; Psalm 37:1-22 When I was a kid, I loved playing Super Nintendo—especially Donkey Kong. Despite my love for it, it would just make me angry at times. When I couldn’t handle the way the game was panning out, I would slam down the controller and hit the reset…

  • QUIET TIME DISCIPLESHIP

    Dave greeted me in the hall one Wednesday night and asked if I had a few minutes to talk. After a full evening of teaching, I thought about asking him to call me in the morning. But there are times when schedules must be changed. I sensed that this was one of them. His casual…

  • MORNING & EVENING

    Amid the rabble rout which hounded the Redeemer to his doom, there were some gracious souls whose bitter anguish sought vent in wailing and lamentations—fit music to accompany that march of woe. When my soul can, in imagination, see the Saviour bearing his cross to Calvary, she joins the godly women and weeps with them;…

  • COMPELLED TO WORSHIP

    Connect The TestamentsDeuteronomy 12:29-14:29; 2 Corinthians 4:1-6; Pslam 36 When we experience God’s mercy, it shows. Our instincts change and our priorities shift from gratifying our own ego to making much of God. We stop fearing what others think of us and find our identity grounded in Christ. It’s a transformation that shows God is…

  • QUIET TIME TOOLS

    Yesterday I noticed several loose doorknobs in our house. I am not particularly handy, but I do have several screwdrivers and a small can of oil. In no time the doorknobs were fixed. In the same way, a few tools can keep our quiet time in good working order. We don’t need to be very…