Devotionals
Jesus Felt Betrayed
Read: Matthew 26:40-46 Could you not watch with me one hour? (v. 40) When I experienced my miscarriage, I was the first in my group of family or friends to wade
Rachel Lohman October 3, 2022
Read: Matthew 26:40-46 Could you not watch with me one hour? (v. 40) When I experienced my miscarriage, I was the first in my group of family or friends to wade
Read: Isaiah 53:1-12 He was . . . acquainted with grief. (v. 3) Reflecting on Jesus’ sorrowful heart in the garden of Gethsemane may provide space for you to ponder the emotional experience of
Read: Matthew 26:36-46 My soul is very sorrowful, even to death. (v. 38) The garden of Gethsemane scene may be familiar to you. One spring weekend, this story was no longer
Read: Luke 11:9-13 The heavenly Father [will] give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him! (v. 13) Parenting coach and therapist Mary Van Geffen said in a 2021 Instagram post:
Read: Titus 2:1-8 The grace of God . . . teaches us . . . to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives. (vv. 11-12 NIV) In 1972, Stanford University conducted a study of “delayed gratification.” The now-famous
Read: Matthew 11:28-30 I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. (v. 29) My best friend once recounted play-wrestling with his three-year-old son. The
Read: Hebrews 10:19-25 Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful. (v. 23) In Beyond Good and Evil, Friedrich Nietzsche wrote, “The
Read: Matthew 5:13-16 Let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works. (v. 16) As a pastor, I regularly encounter people outside the church who say,
Read: Romans 2:1-4 God’s kindness is meant to lead you to repentance. (v. 4) In his memoir, actor Danny Trejo describes how he once accidentally stumbled into an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting