Daily Devotion

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24
Sep2021

Straight and level faith walking

by Carolyn Ehrlich

Mark out a straight path … Look after each other so that none of you fails to receive the grace of God (Hebrews 12:12a,15).

23
Sep2021

Spirit-led

by Carolyn Ehrlich

But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law (Galatians 5:18).

22
Sep2021

The gods we worship

by Carolyn Ehrlich

When the crowd saw what Paul had done, they shouted in the Lycaonian language, ‘The gods have come down to us in human form!’ (Acts 14:11)

21
Sep2021

Hosting banquets

by Carolyn Ehrlich

But when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind (Luke 14:13).

20
Sep2021

Making choices: hidden dangers

by Carolyn Ehrlich

The whole plain of the Jordan toward Zoar was well watered, like the garden of the Lord, like the land of Egypt (Genesis 13:10).

19
Sep2021

Childlike humility

by Carolyn Ehrlich

But they kept quiet because on the way they had argued about who was the greatest (Mark 9:34).

18
Sep2021

Save us, O Lord

by Tom Brennen

But surely, God is my helper; the Lord is the upholder of my life (Psalm 54:5).

17
Sep2021

Suffering was never meant to be easy

by Tom Brennen

But rejoice insofar as you are sharing Christ’s sufferings, so that you may also be glad and shout for joy (1 Peter 4:13).

16
Sep2021

Giving an answer in the murkiness

by Tom Brennen

Always be ready to make your defense to anyone who demands from you an accounting for the hope that is in you (1 Peter 3:15).

15
Sep2021

The journey of faith

by Tom Brennen

Let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us (Hebrews 12:1).