Day 209: Eat your protein and get your sleep
February 23, 2022
1 Thessalonians 5:6-11; AD 50-51
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Day 208: As Inevitable as Labour Pains
February 23, 2022
1 Thessalonians 5:1-5
Day 207: Don’t grieve as the world grieves
February 21, 2022
1 Thessalonians 4:13-18
Day 188: It’s Not Paul’s Gospel
May 31, 2021
Galatians 1:11-2:10 (AD 48) Paul told the Galatians that he received the gospel from God and didn’t make it up or hear it on the grapevine (1:11-12). It reminds me of this steaming pile of manure from one of the less-great thinkers of the 20th Century: “[Jesus] was and must always be be regarded as … More Day 188: It’s Not Paul’s Gospel
Day 186: A Perfect, Imperfect Solution
May 25, 2021
Acts 15 (AD 48) To follow the chronology of the New Testament we go from James into Acts 15, and ‘The Council at Jerusalem’. As you read, remember that this is history, not doctrine. The key players were all Christians trying to do what’s best, but the edicts that came out of the council for … More Day 186: A Perfect, Imperfect Solution
Day 180: Potty Mouth
April 26, 2021
James 1:19-21 (AD 48) [This and the next devotional are out of synch – for some reason I skipped James 1:19-27 as I went through the letter, so I’m returning only now to those verses.] Before my time, it was common for parents to literally wash their children’s mouths out with soap as punishment for … More Day 180: Potty Mouth
Day 170: Joy in Trials
February 16, 2021
James 1:1-18, part 1 (AD 48) I recently had an exquisitely painful experience with far too much scalpel and far too little (actually zero) anaesthetic. There was no joy for me in that tribulation. And yet. As much pain as I was in, I knew that the cuts being made would save me from much … More Day 170: Joy in Trials
Day 166: Write Some of the Bible, THEN Curse Me Out as Satan’s Child
February 5, 2021
Acts 12:25-13:12 (AD 44) No, sorry, you and I must not declare someone “a child of the devil” if they oppose our Christian work. And can’t strike people dumb just because they start doing Satan’s work in front of us. Paul saw the risen Christ and was directly called by God to be an apostle … More Day 166: Write Some of the Bible, THEN Curse Me Out as Satan’s Child
Day 161: Paul, the Baby Christian, Obeyed His Calling from Day One
January 26, 2021
Acts 9:23-31 (AD 34-37) Even at this early point in Paul’s ministry we can see lessons about spreading God’s Word. For example: Don’t wait to share the gospel, just get on with it. For many people healed by Jesus, their immediate reaction was to praise God and tell people what Jesus had done for them. … More Day 161: Paul, the Baby Christian, Obeyed His Calling from Day One
Day 153: Of Hate & History
December 21, 2020
Acts 6:8-7:38 (AD 31) A short devotional today, because it’s a long reading and getting that done is, of course, the priority. Two things for us to focus on: 1. Hate-filled opposition is inevitable. We don’t want it, we don’t court it, and we certainly shouldn’t deliberately provoke it. But as if the example of … More Day 153: Of Hate & History
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