Today in the Word Devotional
Today in the Word Devotional
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When a reporter from the New York Journal contacted Mark Twain to find out whether rumors that he was seriously ill or perhaps even dead were true, Mark Twain told him that the rumors had confused him with his cousin who had been ill in London
What does it mean to be “heavenly minded”? The negative stereotype is of a person whose head is in the clouds. Their hope is so fixed on the world to come that they are useless in this present world. I would say that today, we move too far in t
The comic books of my youth often included ads for bodybuilder Charles Atlas, who promised to turn a 98-pound weakling into a well-muscled specimen of a man. This was just one of a much larger genre of ads aimed at both men and women using befo
Even though it is something we must all face, many people are uncomfortable when talking about death. Anticipating death is not easy, even for those who believe in the hope of the resurrection. The certainty of death makes most people anxious.
Although it is not a universal practice, many Christians bury the dead facing east. This is based in part on the promise of Matthew 24:27: “For as lightning that comes from the east is visible even in the west, so will be the coming of the Son
I would imagine that more than one church has a sign inscribed with 1 Corinthians 15:51 outside the door of the nursery: “We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed.” Paul, of course, talks about a different kind of change in this verse.
When I was a professor, I sometimes assured my students that there were no stupid questions. I did find, however, that there are other kinds. Some questions are annoying. Others are disingenuous. Many are ill-informed. In verse 35, Paul raises
Sometimes, the best way to reveal the flaw in another person’s reasoning is to show how inconsistent it is. Often, these inconsistencies surface when we examine the difference between what people say and what they do. This may help us understan
Today, people refer to “canceling” as a way of expressing their disapproval of something or someone in a public forum. People cancel others to try to stop the spread of objectionable ideas. And those who have been canceled see it as the suppres
If you took a poll of favorite holidays, Easter might not be first on most people’s lists. Christmas would probably rank higher. While the early church might reverse this order, they recognized the fundamental connection between the two events.
The Christian hope is a hope with skin on it. From the moment He left the tomb, Jesus took pains to prove that the resurrection He underwent was bodily in nature. “Look at my hands and my feet. It is I myself!” Jesus told the disciples in Luke
When we hear the word “confession,” we automatically think of bad behavior or an admission of guilt. To confess can also mean to declare. Many churches align themselves with statements that are known as confessions of faith. In verses 9–10, the
When I announced my retirement, the thing most people wanted to know was what I would do with my time. “I am going to sit on the beach and think about God,” I told them. It was an exaggeration, of course. I live in Michigan, so the beach is too
Antinomian is a word that combines a Greek preposition that means “against” with the Greek word for “law.” It may seem as if this is a good way to describe Paul’s view. Yet in Romans 3:31 Paul asserts the opposite: “Do we, then, nullify the law
In traditional wedding vows, a husband and wife pledge themselves to one another “till death do us part.” As long as they are both alive, the marriage contract will be intact. In his letter to the Romans, the apostle Paul explains that, just as
Is it possible to place too much emphasis on faith? Some Christians worry that preaching a gospel of faith will lead to what they describe as “easy believism.” Some in Paul’s day accused him of preaching a gospel where we can “go on sinning so
C. S. Lewis observed that the Bible speaks about faith in two senses. First, it describes faith as belief. Faith is a matter of accepting what the Bible asserts to be true, as true. The second description of faith is linked to dependency. Faith
I've often heard that when we get to heaven, we may be surprised by who we find there. Saul (later known as Paul) would certainly have surprised many who knew him. For years he had fiercely opposed Christ followers. Saul described his own conve
A familiar saying asserts that “seeing is believing.” However, when it comes to biblical faith, this order is reversed. Those who look at the world through eyes of faith must train their vision to perceive reality as the Scriptures define it. S
What did the disciples think would happen next after Jesus proved to them that He was alive following the resurrection? We get a clue from the question they asked in verse 6 of today’s reading: “Lord, are you at this time going to restore the k
Pastor and author Erwin Lutzer has called failure “the back door to success.” But at first, it often just feels like failure. When we stumble, we may find it difficult to get back up and start again. Even after seeing the risen Christ, Peter se
In the first days of my faith, I envied the original disciples. As I read the Gospels, I wished I could have walked with Jesus and listened to His teaching as they did. I would have liked to know what His voice sounded like or see how He smiled
Empiricism is a philosophy that says truth is based on experience. The scientific method is an empirical approach that tests ideas through repeatable observations that produce the same result. The refusal of Thomas to believe the word of those
On more than one occasion, the apostles argued amongst themselves about which of them was the greatest. If they had understood Jesus’ statements about rising from the dead, they might also have argued about which of them would see Him first. It
On the surface, faith seems like it should be easy. The old chorus that urges us to “only believe” may make faith sound like something we can turn on like a light switch. To have faith, one needs only to believe. But simple does not mean easy.
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