A Weekly Devotional Newsletter for 2026
Coming March 2026
From the latest posts . . .
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When grace finds you, it doesn’t meet you halfway. It goes all the way into enemy-occupied territory and brings you out.”
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When we lose our grip on the Old Testament, we don’t become “simpler” Christians—we become thinner ones.”
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Sometimes God Does His Greatest Work In The Wilderness
Mark 1:2-8 ESV God often works through people we would expect. He used kings like David, prophets like Isaiah, and priests from established lines. But throughout Scripture, God also delights in using the unlikely—the overlooked, the unconventional, the wilderness voices. John the Baptist stands as one of the clearest examples of this pattern. If you…
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Discipleship Matters
“If Anyone Would Come After Me…” — Discipleship in Luke 9:23 In Gospel of Luke 9, Jesus turns a corner. Just before verse 23, Peter confesses that Jesus is “the Christ of God” (9:20). Immediately after that confession, Jesus predicts His suffering, rejection, death, and resurrection (9:22). That’s the first cross in the passage—the cross…
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The Gospel of Mark
“The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.” – Mark 1:1 Mark not only opens the text but also provides an introduction to the entire gospel. His account serves as a historical narrative of Christ’s actions leading up to his ascension, highlighting His lasting impact that continues to resonate today.. More specifically,…
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Family Devotion: The Great Commission
Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. 17 And when they saw him they worshiped him, but some doubted. 18 And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them inthe name of the Father and of the Son and…
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Reforming the Church: Taking Action
Short post: Thoughts from John Calvin’s book, The Necessity of Reforming the Church. One of the most striking aspects of The Necessity of Reforming the Church is Calvin’s insistence that true reformation must not be delayed. He wrote, “I was not permitted to delay with further hesitation, since the matter required immediate change.” After carefully…
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Family Devotions With Matthew Henry
Recently, my wife and I decided to do something a little different for our devotions together. Instead of picking up something new or trendy, we went way back—back to the beginning of our marriage. Back then, we did something that might sound a little strange by modern Christian devotional standards: we used Matthew Henry’s commentary…
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Dry Bones
Taken from a sermon preached in January 2026 A new year always carries a quiet question beneath the celebrations: Can things really be different this time? We talk about new beginnings, fresh starts, and renewed commitments, but deep down many of us wonder whether change is possible—or whether we are standing once again on dry…
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Three Snow Day Observations from the Book of Ezra
The recent Snowpocalypse has been relatively uneventful—and for that, I am thankful. I hope it stays that way. Snow days have a funny way of slowing life down just enough to expose how restless we really are. After everyone at our house began to feel a bit stir-crazy, I decided to take some time for…
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Is ‘Doctrine’ a Bad Word?
“But as for you, speak the things which are proper for sound doctrine.” – Titus 2:1 I was talking with a Christian friend the other night at church, and our conversation drifted toward something we had noticed more and more in the modern American church: the word doctrine is almost made to feel like a…
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Business as Usual
This is a section of a sermon preached Sunday, January 18th, 2026 Now we return to Luke 17, where Jesus is teaching about the kingdom. He compares the coming of the kingdom to the days of Noah and the days of Lot. Most people assume he means it will be like those days because of…
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