“Jews demand miraculous signs and Greeks look for wisdom, but we preach Christ crucified: a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles, but to those whom God has called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God.” (1 Corinthians 1:21-24 NIV84) The Jews and the Greeks of Paul’s […]
07/01/2023 Daily Devotion – The wisdom of God!
“It is because of him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God — that is, our righteousness, holiness and redemption.” (1 Corinthians 1:30 NIV84) An important concept must be understood when contemplating the ideas of truth, reality and wisdom. If the ideas do not correlate to reality, then […]
05/29/23 Daily Devotion – Is Christianity Reasonable?
“While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, he was greatly distressed to see that the city was full of idols. So he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and the God-fearing Greeks, as well as in the marketplace day by day with those who happened to be there.” Acts 17:16–17 (NIV84) The Spirit […]
05/28/23 Daily Devotion – Are we a thinking people5
“Then they took him and brought him to a meeting of the Areopagus, where they said to him, ‘May we know what this new teaching is that you are presenting? You are bringing some strange ideas to our ears, and we want to know what they mean.’ (All the Athenians and the foreigners who lived […]
03/16/23 Daily Devotion – Something’s wrong!
“When all the people who had gathered to witness this sight saw what took place, they beat their breasts and went away.” (Luke 23:48, NIV84) Jesus had given up His life. The three hours of darkness had ended. The cursing, shouting and accusations had stopped. What seemed to have been a tsunami of rage and emotion […]
03/09/23 Daily Devotion – Humanity’s tendency is not life!
“For if men do this when the tree is green, what will happen when it is dry?” (Luke 23:31 NIV) Jesus was being led by Roman soldiers to the place of the Skull, where he would be crucified. Simon of Cyrene was carrying Jesus’ cross and two criminals were in the procession as well. Women were […]
03/08/23 Daily Devotion – Their shouts prevailed!
“But with loud shouts they insistently demanded that He be crucified, and their shouts prevailed. So Pilate decided to grant them their demand.” (Luke 23:23-24) This verse alone disproves the idea of majority rules. Why? Because the majority isn’t always right. It doesn’t matter if you’re in the minority or in the majority. What matters […]
03/07/23 Daily Devotion – Sometimes we don’t want to hear the answer to our own question!
“They all asked, ‘Are you then the Son of God?’ He replied, ‘You are right in saying that I am!’” (Luke 22:70) This verse frustrates me so much! It’s like when Pilate was standing with Jesus and asked, “What is truth?” to the One who is the Way, and the Truth, and the Life. In […]
11/28/2022 Daily Devotion – ‘Father, please remove all obstacles!’
“As the crowds increased, Jesus said, ‘This is a wicked generation. It asks for a miraculous sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah. For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so also will the Son of Man be to this generation. The Queen of the South will rise […]
10/11/2022 Daily Devotion – Who is Jesus?
“As Christians we need to be confident about who this Jesus was and is. He is more than a great prophet. He is who all prophets point to.”
