Devotionals

One of God’s most enjoyable gifts is skillful creativity. God has endowed mankind with varying degrees of imagination in the exercises of their talents, and some to a superlative degree. It’s what makes shows like America’s Got Talent or The Voice so popular. It’s why art galleries, museums and fashion shows exist. Examples of ingenuity in the Bible include: Exodus 28:2–3 And you shall [...]

If you have ever lived in a forested area you are probably familiar with the danger of fires.  They are, quite literally, a force of nature.  Under the right conditions a wildfire is an overwhelming, unappeasable, consuming event. Proverbs 30:15–16 The leech has two daughters: Give and Give. Three things are never satisfied; four never say, “Enough”: Sheol, the barren womb, the land never [...]

What happened on this day in history? On June 24, 1535, the Anabaptist commune of Münster was captured and its leaders tortured and killed. The commune was made up of radical Anabaptists who, through violence, took control of Münster in 1534 in an attempt to set up a theocracy. The self-appointed leaders of this group of Anabaptists based their authority and their many immoral [...]

If I gave you 60 seconds to tell me which is better, a paper planner or a digital one, I bet you could do it without hesitation. “Writing it down helps me sort out my thoughts.” “Digital saves money.” “I love the design of paper planners.” “I can set a reminder in a digital one.” We conduct research to find the perfect notebook or [...]

A fun piece of Bible trivia is that there is actually no verse that reads, “Be in this world but not of it.” The sentiment is identifiable in several Scriptures, but not the frequently cited phrase. The axiom is largely based on the words of Jesus in His “high priestly prayer.” In this prayer Jesus earnestly advocates for Christians by asking the Father the [...]

There is something mesmerizing about period pieces in which the owners of a manor have a retinue of servants—a butler, scullery maid, valet, footmen. The owners are dressed by others and have their hair brushed by others. They don’t cook their own food, open their own doors or perhaps, even raise their own children. It is a world so foreign to us that it [...]