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Daily Devotional Meditations and a Biblical Perspective on Current Events
A Study Through Galatians
Don’t Quit! (Galatians 6)
Scripture reading – Galatians 6 Today’s Scripture reading concludes our study of the Epistle to the Galatians. Previous chapters answered enemies who attacked the doctrine of salvation by grace, and were an exposition on the Law and grace of God through Christ. You...
Redeemed, and able to cry, “Abba, Father!” (Galatians 4; Galatians 5)
Scripture reading – Galatians 4; Galatians 5 Today’s Scripture reading is packed with doctrinal content, and I hardly know how to begin. For brevity’s sake, I will limit our devotional to a portion of Galatians 4. In Galatians 3, Paul presented “the law [as] our...
Contending for the Gospel of Grace (Galatians 2; Galatians 3)
Scripture reading – Galatians 2; Galatians 3 We are continuing our study in Paul’s Epistle to the Galatians. Our Scripture reading is Galatians 2 and 3 with the focus of this devotional being limited to chapter 2. We considered in our prior study Paul’s defense of his...
“The Gospel: God’s Grace Through Christ” (Galatians 1)
Scripture reading – Galatians 1 Our chronological study of the Scriptures brings us to Paul’s Epistle to believers living in Galatia (modern Turkey). Ancient Galatia was due north of the isle of Cyprus, and was a thriving Roman province in the 1stcentury. The Greeks...
Marvelous Grace! (Acts 15; Acts 16)
Scripture reading – Acts 15; Acts 16 I introduced you to James, the author of the Epistle of James, in a prior devotional. He was believed to be the half-brother of Jesus (Galatians 1:19), and the head of the church in Jerusalem (Acts 12:17). That same James appears...
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Marriage
A Stingy Soul and A Virtuous Woman (Proverbs 11; Proverbs 12)
Scripture reading - Proverbs 11; Proverbs 12 Click on this link for translations of today's Bible study. We continue our chronological study of the Scriptures in search of “Uncommon Common Sense” in the Book of Proverbs. While time and space limit the scope of...
Prayer
Sleepless Nights? I’ve Got the Answer! (Psalm 148; Psalm 149)
Scripture reading – Psalm 148; Psalm 149 Click on this link for translations of this Bible study. We are nearing the end of our chronological study of the Book of Psalms. Today’s Scripture reading consists of two Psalms (Psalm 148 and 149). Both psalms follow the...
Hard Topics
Sleepless Nights? I’ve Got the Answer! (Psalm 148; Psalm 149)
Scripture reading – Psalm 148; Psalm 149 Click on this link for translations of this Bible study. We are nearing the end of our chronological study of the Book of Psalms. Today’s Scripture reading consists of two Psalms (Psalm 148 and 149). Both psalms follow the...