Today in the Word Devotional Podcast
1) Showing Favoritism
For about six years I coached my son’s baseball team. When they were older, we used sabermetrics to choose the best ball players based upon statistics. Before this evaluation method was introduc...Show More
2) Pure Religion
The word religion often has a negative connotation. Religion makes us think of uptight, legalistic people or churches that adhere to a strict set of rules, hoping to appease God. But James challenges ...Show More
3) True Riches
Is it a blessing to be poor? In Luke 6:20, Jesus said, “Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.” Jesus’ brother James addresses wealth in the context of enduri...Show More
4) God’s Wisdom
As an amateur runner, I read as much as I can about making running easy. One article advised that “runners who smile used less oxygen, ran more economically and had a lower perceived rate of exe...Show More
5) Appearing to James
Adi Dassler began a shoe company in 1924. A few years later, his older brother Rudi joined him. In the 1936 Olympics, Jesse Owens won numerous events wearing the Dassler brothers’ shoes. A feud ...Show More
6) Unbelieving Siblings
Earlier in my career, I worked as an automotive engineer. One of the products I helped develop was the wireless garage-door opener. Now they are common. When a user presses a button to open their gara...Show More
7) The Lord Reigns
What is the message of the book of Lamentations? If we respond too quickly, our answer is liable to be superficial. We might conclude that its major lesson is: “Sin is bad” or “Sin w...Show More
8) Out of the Ashes
Many stories are shaped like a pyramid. They rise to a climax and then descend into the resolution, sometimes called the denouement. Jeremiah’s Lamentations is a little bit like this. The climax...Show More
9) Allowing the Unthinkable
How do you calculate the cost of war? You can count the money spent to support troops, supply arms, and then rebuild the damage. You can add up the number of lives lost on all sides. But there are hid...Show More
10) History of Hunger
Hunger was an important element in Israel’s history before and after the Exodus. God used hunger during the time of Jacob to move Israel down to Egypt. He used it during the journey through the ...Show More