Devotionals
House Churches, Not Cathedrals
Read: Romans 16:5; Acts 20:17-20 Greet also the church in their house. (Rom. 16:5) The great medieval Notre-Dame Cathedral of Paris reopened to the public in December 2024 after a
Kent Fry May 5, 2026
Read: Romans 16:5; Acts 20:17-20 Greet also the church in their house. (Rom. 16:5) The great medieval Notre-Dame Cathedral of Paris reopened to the public in December 2024 after a
Read: Romans 16:3-4; Acts 18:1-4 . . . who risked their necks for my life. (Rom. 16:4) In one of the churches I served, the story is still told about
Read: Romans 16:1-2; Galatians 3:28 I commend to you our sister Phoebe. (Rom. 16:1) Francis of Assisi is often attributed as saying, “Preach the gospel—use words if necessary.” Phoebe, the
Read: Romans 16:1-16, 21-23 Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the churches of Christ greet you. (v. 16) As a pastor coming to a new church, one of
Read: Romans 16:17-26; 15:22-24 I appeal to you, brothers, to watch out for those who cause divisions. (16:17) A teacher once told me that good books are best approached by
Read: Psalm 145:1-16 Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised, and his greatness is unsearchable. (v. 3) In September of 2022 my husband and I traveled to Michigan’s
Read: Revelation 22:1-17 They will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads. (v. 4) Are you feeling weary today? Are you tired of the tedium in
Read: Revelation 2:1-11 To the one who conquers I will grant to eat of the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God. (v. 7) “Where are the
Read: James 1:1-12 Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial because, having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of life. (v. 12 NIV) I remember my