Devotions

Warm sunlight through green leaves on a vine, symbolizing spiritual growth and the fruit of the Spirit

What the Fruit of the Spirit Actually Means (It...

Most people read the fruit of the Spirit like a spiritual report card. Nine categories. Nine ways to feel like you are falling short. But that is not what Paul...

What the Fruit of the Spirit Actually Means (It...

Most people read the fruit of the Spirit like a spiritual report card. Nine categories. Nine ways to feel like you are falling short. But that is not what Paul...

A single narrow path cutting through a vast open landscape with wide sky, feeling of clarity and direction

What "I Am the Way, the Truth, and the Life" Ac...

This verse makes people uncomfortable. It is supposed to. Jesus was not offering one option among many. He was making a claim that changes everything, and He meant it.

What "I Am the Way, the Truth, and the Life" Ac...

This verse makes people uncomfortable. It is supposed to. Jesus was not offering one option among many. He was making a claim that changes everything, and He meant it.

golden sunrise over landscape Jeremiah 29 11 hope and a future

What Jeremiah 29:11 Actually Means (Because It ...

Jeremiah 29:11 is the most quoted verse in American Christianity. It is also the most misunderstood. God absolutely has plans for you. But the people He said it to first...

What Jeremiah 29:11 Actually Means (Because It ...

Jeremiah 29:11 is the most quoted verse in American Christianity. It is also the most misunderstood. God absolutely has plans for you. But the people He said it to first...

open Bible with wooden cross John 3 16 For God so loved the world

What John 3:16 Actually Means (The Most Famous ...

Everyone knows John 3:16. Almost nobody stops to read it slowly. There are seven ideas packed into one sentence, and each one could change the way you understand the entire...

What John 3:16 Actually Means (The Most Famous ...

Everyone knows John 3:16. Almost nobody stops to read it slowly. There are seven ideas packed into one sentence, and each one could change the way you understand the entire...

A single warm light glowing in a quiet dark space, symbolizing God's intimate presence with the brokenhearted

What "The Lord Is Close to the Brokenhearted" A...

Psalm 34:18 is not a verse for when things get better. It is a verse for right now. For the moment you are in. For the break that has not...

What "The Lord Is Close to the Brokenhearted" A...

Psalm 34:18 is not a verse for when things get better. It is a verse for right now. For the moment you are in. For the break that has not...

hiker with arms raised on mountain summit at sunset Philippians 4 13 I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me

What Philippians 4:13 Actually Means (It Is Not...

I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me" was not written by a man celebrating a victory. It was written by a man sitting in a Roman prison,...

What Philippians 4:13 Actually Means (It Is Not...

I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me" was not written by a man celebrating a victory. It was written by a man sitting in a Roman prison,...