Today in the Word Devotional Podcast
1) The Living Stone
Pondering today’s reading, musician Michael Card wrote the song “Living Stones”: “See, in Zion He is known / As a chosen precious cornerstone / And the ones who come to trust i...Show More
2) The Bread of Life
The Sugarfire Smoke House in St. Louis claimed first prize at the Sandwich World Championship. Chef David Molina won the award for his “Cuban Reuben,” which included smoked ham, pulled por...Show More
3) Light of the World
Philosopher J. P. Moreland described how Disneyland in California has an entire work crew assigned to do nothing but light bulbs. They keep a record of the park’s thousands of light bulbs, and r...Show More
4) Mediator Between God and Humanity
The expression “skin in the game,” often encountered in the world of business and finance, is used when people have a personal stake in reaching a goal. They see their work as much more th...Show More
5) Our Redeemer
R. A. Torrey, the second president of Moody Bible Institute, explained why Jesus’ sacrifice meets the need of every person: “The gospel, with a crucified Christ at its center, meets t...Show More
6) Our Risen Lord
Tim Keller wrote about the necessity of Jesus’ resurrection: “If Jesus rose from the dead, then you have to accept all that he said; if he didn’t rise from the dead, then why worry a...Show More
7) The Suffering Servant
In his sermon, “The Man of Sorrows,” nineteenth-century preacher Charles Spurgeon expressed faith-filled amazement that Jesus was fully God and fully man: “He who was ‘despised...Show More
8) The Lamb of God
For our wedding day, Julia and I chose the music carefully. We wanted the ceremony to be worshipful, focused ultimately on God and not us. For this reason, one of the songs we picked was “Lamb o...Show More
9) The New Adam
J.R.R. Tolkien, author of The Lord of the Rings, coined the term “eucatastrophe,” which means “good catastrophe.” When it looks like a hero is doomed…but then the plot t...Show More
10) Second Person of the Trinity
It may be difficult to understand why Jesus wanted or needed to be baptized by John. After all, Jesus had no sins of which to repent. But Jesus made it clear that being baptized was the Father’s...Show More