Ephesians 1:1-6 – God Chose You!As we dive into the book of Ephesians, it’s good to have a little background. So here it is…Book: EphesiansGenre: Epistle (letter)Author: The Apostle PaulAudience: Paul...  Read More

BIBLE PASSAGE[Please read and meditate on the passage before (or after) reading the devotion.]Jesus’ Easter Encounters – The 10 DisciplesThe frightened 10 disciples were hiding behind closed doors whe...  Read More

BIBLE PASSAGE [Please read and meditate on the passage before (or after) reading the devotion.]Jesus’ Easter Encounters – Simon PeterIts first hint is in Mark’s Gospel when the angel tells the frighte...  Read More

BIBLE PASSAGE[Please read and meditate on the passage before (or after) reading the devotion.]Jesus’ Easter Encounters – the two travelers to EmmausSometimes, when we are too close to something, we mi...  Read More

BIBLE PASSAGE[Please read and meditate on the passage before (or after) reading the devotion.]To finish the week we just started, we will do four devotions I have called “Jesus’ Easter Encounters.” Th...  Read More

BIBLE PASSAGE[Please read and meditate on the passage before (or after) reading the devotion.]These verses are not found in all the ancient manuscripts from which we get the New Testament, which is wh...  Read More

BIBLE PASSAGE[Please read and meditate on the passage before (or after) reading the devotion.]Hallelujah! The day, the event that the whole world, indeed all history, was looking forward to was here. ...  Read More

BIBLE PASSAGE[Please read and meditate on the passage before (or after) reading the devotion.]Reminder: There will be no daily devotion tomorrow, Sunday. Hopefully, most of you will be in a House of W...  Read More

BIBLE PASSAGE[Please read and meditate on the passage before (or after) reading the devotion.]At the end of six agonizing hours, Jesus dies. But he didn’t go as one defeated. He dies “with a loud cry”...  Read More

BIBLE PASSAGE[Please read and meditate on the passage before (or after) reading the devotion.]A very probable timeline of Jesus’ crucifixion is: at 9 am he is nailed to the cross (v.25), at Noon the s...  Read More

BIBLE PASSAGE[Please read and meditate on the passage before (or after) reading the devotion.]Mark is so simple in his telling, “And they crucified him”. No present-day media hype, no detailed descrip...  Read More

BIBLE PASSAGE[Please read and meditate on the passage before (or after) reading the devotion.]The secular world finally had its hands on Jesus. Or so they thought. The Roman soldiers, a representation...  Read More

BIBLE PASSAGE[Please read and meditate on the passage before (or after) reading the devotion.]When Pilate examined Jesus, who was brought to him on a political charge that warranted death, he saw thro...  Read More

BIBLE PASSAGE[Please read and meditate on the passage before (or after) reading the devotion.]Reminder: There will be no daily devotion tomorrow, Sunday. Hopefully, most of you will be in a House of W...  Read More

BIBLE PASSAGE[Please read and meditate on the passage before (or after) reading the devotion.]It is possible to say the right thing at the wrong time. (On the other hand, there is no right time to say...  Read More

BIBLE PASSAGE[Please read and meditate on the passage before (or after) reading the devotion.]The world by nature is in conflict with Jesus and anybody and anything that stands with him. Sometimes tha...  Read More

BIBLE PASSAGE[Please read and meditate on the passage before (or after) reading the devotion.]Gethsemane is one of the most personal moments of Jesus that is revealed to us. It is here that we see Jes...  Read More

BIBLE PASSAGE[Please read and meditate on the passage before (or after) reading the devotion.]The Lord’s Supper, Holy Communion, or Eucharist is one of the most meaningful acts of worship in Christian...  Read More

BIBLE PASSAGE [Please read and meditate on the passage before (or after) reading the devotion.]How confident are we in our relationships? Can we ever say with finality that we will never disappoint – ...  Read More

BIBLE PASSAGE[Please read and meditate on the passage before (or after) reading the devotion.]Reminder: There will be no daily devotion tomorrow, Sunday. Hopefully, most of you will be in a House of W...  Read More

BIBLE PASSAGE[Please read and meditate on the passage before (or after) reading the devotion.]Children do this well – keeping watch for a parent to come home after some time. The parents' return is an...  Read More

BIBLE PASSAGE[Please read and meditate on the passage before (or after) reading the devotion.]This passage is either bypassed or explained away as something in the future that will not affect God’s pe...  Read More

BIBLE PASSAGE[Please read and meditate on the passage before (or after) reading the devotion.]We, humans, tend to have an “edifice complex”, i.e., we love to put our faith in the grandeur of the archi...  Read More

BIBLE PASSAGE[Please read and meditate on the passage before (or after) reading the devotion.]I love the fourth verse of the Christmas carol “In the Bleak Midwinter”: What can I give him, poor as I am...  Read More