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Devotion for July 29
By Bryan Chapell
Let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that acknowledge his name. Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God. (Heb. 13:15-16) Because our holy God knows our thoughts and motives, as well as our…
Rejecting the Ways of the Sluggard
By John Pennylegion
Let us work when it’s time to work, rest when it’s time to rest, and make the most of every opportunity. In June 2022, the national unemployment rate was just 3.6%. But that figure, encouraging as it sounds, doesn’t tell the whole employment story. Nor does it mean the effects of the “Great Resignation” have…
Devotion for July 28
By Bryan Chapell
One thing have I asked of the Lord, that will I seek after: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord and to inquire in his temple. (Psalm 27:4) I’ll never forget my first “date” with my wife. I…
Devotion for July 27
By Bryan Chapell
When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you; when you walk through fire you shall not be burned, and the flame shall not consume you. (Isa. 43:2) Is it really true that the trials of this world will not overwhelm God’s children? The…
Devotion for July 26
By Bryan Chapell
I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing. (John 15:5) The independent spirit of a friend’s daughter resulted in a car accident. Because she had no means of paying for the damage…
Devotion for July 25
By Bryan Chapell
Our assurance of Jesus’ sacrificial, inseparable, and undying love inspires our love for him, and stirs our hearts to honor him.
Devotion for July 22
By Bryan Chapell
By our pain we gain understanding of the dimensions of Christ’s grace that is needed to outweigh our suffering.
Devotion for July 21
By Bryan Chapell
The ones that we are most likely to influence for Christ are those closest to us. And, if they are not walking with Christ, they are the ones most likely to have sinned against us.
Giving Rural Ministry a Closer Look
By Megan Fowler
Before moving to Grove City, Pennsylvania, in 2016, Seulgi Byun was a bona fide cosmopolitan. The cities he has called home include London, Boston, Tokyo, Seoul, Melbourne, and Singapore. Grove City, on the other hand, sits 50 miles from the closest city and has a population of roughly 7,800. As Byun, an associate professor of…
Devotion for July 20
By Bryan Chapell
Christ himself submitted to his Father in order to teach us what biblical submission is.