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Devotion for September 8, 2025

Found Wanting Deuteronomy 5:1–22 You shall learn [the statutes and the rules] and be careful to do them. Deuteronomy 5:1 As we look at the Ten Commandments, we find ourselves wanting. We have not worshiped God as we ought. We have worshiped idols, albeit of our own making. We have not fully honored his name….

Acts and the Formation of the Church

Iain Duguid’s latest work, “Turning the World Upside Down” (Crossway, 2025), is an accessibly-written exposition of Acts 1–8.

Devotion for September 5, 2025

The Real Battle Numbers 33:1–4 On their gods also the Lord executed judgments. Numbers 33:4 A historian might look at the story of the exodus from Egypt and say, “Moses must have been a great leader, and the victory there was his victory. He succeeded in rallying the people to the point at which they…

Devotion for September 4, 2024

Look to Jesus Numbers 21:4–9 If a serpent bit anyone, he would look at the bronze serpent and live. Numbers 21:9 For the Israelites to be saved from their snakebites, the only thing required was that they believe God’s word about the bronze snake and look to it as he commanded them. So also are…

Should Christians Make Mental Images of Christ?

While most candidates and ministers agree that we should not use images in worship, many feel less certain about the idea of inward mental images—particularly of Jesus.

Devotion for September 3, 2025

Eyes on God Numbers 13:26–33 Let us go up at once and occupy it, for we are well able to overcome it. Numbers 13:30 Twelve spies were sent into the Promised Land. As far as the land itself was concerned, the reports of the twelve spies agreed: it was a land flowing with milk and…

Forai: Creating Much More Than Jewelry

Forai, which stands for “Friends of Refugees and Immigrants,” is both a business and a ministry–employing refugee women as artisans to sew and create jewelry. 

Devotion for September 2, 2025

The Humble Spirit Numbers 11:24–30 Would that all the Lord’s people were prophets, that the Lord would put his Spirit on them! Numbers 11:29 For some reason, two of the elders of Israel were not present when the Spirit of God came upon the others. They had remained in the camp. But when the Holy…

Blair Smith | God the Father: Creator of Heaven & Earth

In this episode of “What Christians Believe,” host Derek Rishmawy and guest Blair Smith delve into the first line of the Nicene Creed, exploring the theological implications of believing in one God, the Father Almighty, creator of heaven and earth.

Devotion for September 1, 2025

Jubilee Leviticus 25:8–13 In this year of jubilee each of you shall return to his property. Leviticus 25:13 Jubilee was the year, occurring every fifty years, in which all land holdings in Israel were to revert to their original family owners. Nothing in our experience exactly parallels this year of Jubilee. But the intent of…

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