today's devotional post

discover the book
Sep
02

discover the book

by marvin williams (2 comments)
While preaching one Sunday morning, I invited three children to search our church sanctuary for several scrolls with Bible verses written on them. Whenever they found a scroll, I would have them read the words aloud, and then I would give them a prize. You should have seen those kids. They ran, moved chairs, and looked under plants and in purses (they had permission). Their quest for the Scriptures was extremely intense, but exciting. In a similar way, we are to search diligently to discover the importance of the Word of God in our lives.

In 2 Kings 22:1-20, King Josiah and the people... read more »

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needing friends in need

by mike wittmer
Yesterday I got a call from a friend whose car wouldn’t start at a nearby store.  On the way to rescue my friend, I heard a story on the radio about a wealthy athlete who makes more money in a... read more »

heaven or hell

by poh fang chia (one comment)
I’m currently reading The Great Divorce by C. S. Lewis, and remembered a piece of artwork that a friend created that contains a similar allegory:

Artwork by Tomaz Goh
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yet, I sleep!

by marvin williams (3 comments)
“Get up and pray, so that you will not give in to temptation.”

Reading Luke 22 this morning, the echoes of these ancient words reverberated through the corridors of my soul.... read more »

little girls need their daddies

by marvin williams (7 comments)
A while ago I had a conversation with an 8 year old child that simply broke and melted my heart. It was a conversation about her not feeling wanted and loved by her dad. She thought she was the seeming... read more »

when prejudice meets the Word

by marvin williams (one comment)
A couple weeks ago I preached a message from the Book of Malachi. The message was simple but very difficult for me to deliver. The major point from the message was: “Correcting injustice in the world,... read more »

Love Notes . . . a postsript

by jeff olson
After the recent post “Love Notes” went up on ODJ last week on August 11th, I received a kind email from the father of the little girl who left little notes of affection behind for her family before... read more »

premarital counsel?

by tom felten (7 comments)
Had the privilege of attending my nephew’s wedding last Saturday. The couple, both in their early twenties, radiated love and joy as they said their vows. They stated that it was their desire for God... read more »

regret

by mike wittmer (5 comments)
Last night I attended a lecture, and the speaker mentioned that his dissertation advisor, one of the leading theologians of our day, told him that if he had to do it all over again, he would not have... read more »

the kids are all right?

by mike wittmer (14 comments)
This weekend a new movie opens which would have been unimagineable (both scientifically and morally) just a few years ago.  In The Kids Are All Right, the children of two lesbians search for their biological,... read more »

the three widows

by poh fang chia (5 comments)
The bus screeched to a halt at the road junction. Together with three friends, we alighted from the bus into the smothering heat. Across the road, we saw a lady waving at us. She has gotten two other... read more »