The Daily Examen

SCRIPTURE: 1 Samuel 14; 1 Chronicles 4; 2 Corinthians 13 Test yourselves to make sure you are solid in the faith. Don’t drift along taking everything for granted. Give yourselves regular checkups. You need firsthand evidence, not mere hearsay, that Jesus Christ is in...

The Pockets of My Life

SCRIPTURE: Judges 8; Psalm 42; 1 Corinthians 15 Psalm 42: 4-5 These are the things I go over and over, emptying out the pockets of my life. I was always at the head of the worshiping crowd, right out in front, Leading them all, eager to arrive and worship,...

Know When to End the Fast

SCRIPTURE: Numbers 7; Psalm 23; Acts 27 Acts 27:33-34 With dawn about to break, Paul called everyone together and proposed breakfast: “This is the fourteenth day we’ve gone without food. None of us has felt like eating! But I urge you to eat something now. You’ll need...

The Writing on the Ground

SCRIPTURE: Habbakuk 1-3; John 8 John 8:9-11 9-10Hearing that, they walked away, one after another, beginning with the oldest. The woman was left alone. Jesus stood up and spoke to her. “Woman, where are they? Does no one condemn you?” 11″No one,...

Good News

SCRIPTURE: Is. 60-62; John 1 1-7 The Spirit of God, the Master, is on me because God anointed me. He sent me to preach good news to the poor,     heal the heartbroken, Announce freedom to all captives,     pardon all prisoners. God sent me to announce the year of his...

Are You Being a Jerk?

SCRIPTURE:  1 Tim. 5-6; Tit. 1-3 Titus 3:8-11 I want you to put your foot down. Take a firm stand on these matters so that those who have put their trust in God will concentrate on the essentials that are good for everyone. Stay away from mindless, pointless...