5
Day 32: Colossians 1:16
November 1st, 2024
READ COLOSSIANS 1:16We all have those moments when we’re fascinated by creation. We look at the vast world around us and find ourselves amazed by what we see. Maybe you enjoy hiking up in the mounta... Read More
2
Day 31: Genesis 3:22-24
November 1st, 2024
READ GENESIS 3:22-24I love technology. I love my tablet, my phone, my laptop. I couldn’t do most of what I do without technology. But when I write, I love to start with pen and paper. There is som... Read More
0
Baptism Celebration Discussion Questions
October 28th, 2024
“19 Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; and lo, I am wit... Read More
2
Day 30: Genesis 3:20-21
October 24th, 2024
READ GENESIS 3:20-21Has anyone ever shown you grace when you knew you deserved far worse? I'll never forget the soccer game as a teenager when I got into a fistfight, earned a red card, and was ejecte... Read More
1
Day 29: Genesis 3:17-19
October 24th, 2024
READ GENESIS 3:17-19 Our kids are at the phase of life where their best excuse when they get into trouble is: “It’s not my fault!” Apparently, that is literally the oldest excuse in the book, and we k... Read More
1
Day 28: Genesis 3:16
October 24th, 2024
READ GENESIS 3:16 As I reflect on Genesis 3:16, I can’t help but think about the tension that exists in many relationships today. The struggle for control, misunderstandings, and unmet expectations al... Read More
2
Day 27: Genesis 3:14-15
October 24th, 2024
READ GENESIS 3:14-15There’s a tension we all feel—a deep sense that something isn’t right with the world. Whether it’s our own personal struggles, broken relationships, or the evil we witness daily, w... Read More
3
Day 26: Genesis 3:12-13
October 24th, 2024
READ GENESIS 3:12-13 “It wasn’t my fault!” As a parent, I hear this all the time. One of my kids will do something they shouldn’t have done, then when I correct them, they immediately explain to me ho... Read More
0
The Beginning: Genesis 2:4-17
October 21st, 2024
“9 Out of the ground the Lord God caused to grow every tree that is pleasing to the sight and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and... Read More
3
Day 25: Genesis 3:9-11
October 16th, 2024
READ GENESIS 3:9-11 I used to navigate life wearing a mask, presenting a façade of strength and composure. “I’m fine, I’m good, life is great.…” These were the rehearsed lines I delivered in conversat... Read More
2
Day 24: Genesis 3:7-8
October 16th, 2024
READ GENESIS 3:7-8I remember being asked a simple, yet profound, question years ago while playing disc golf with one of our student leaders: “What is the hardest part about marriage?” My brain quickly... Read More
1
Day 23: Genesis 3:6
October 16th, 2024
READ GENESIS 3:6In Genesis 3:6, we read the account of original sin and the fall of mankind. Eve was tempted by the crafty serpent in the Garden of Eden, and she disobeyed God’s command to not eat of ... Read More
1
Day 22: Genesis 3:4-5
October 16th, 2024
READ GENESIS 3:4-5 Satan is a liar. Don’t ever forget that truth! Genesis 3:1 describes him as “more cunning than any animal of the field which the Lord God had made.” Then, in Gen 3:4-5, the very ... Read More
1
Day 21: Genesis 3:2-3
October 16th, 2024
READ GENESIS 3:2-3I am the proud father of two little girls - one six-year-old, and one three-year-old. Naturally, now that I’m a parent, so many passages of scripture have taken on a whole new meanin... Read More
0
The Beginning: Genesis 2:1-3
October 14th, 2024
“1 Thus the heavens and the earth were completed, and all their hosts. 2 By the seventh day God completed His work which He had done, and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had do... Read More
4
Day 20: Genesis 3:1
October 10th, 2024
READ GENESIS 3:1 This scene opens with the woman, full of innocence, living her best life in paradise. I imagine the garden suddenly growing silent as ominous music begins to play, signaling the serpe... Read More
2
Day 19: Genesis 2:22-25
October 10th, 2024
READ GENESIS 2:22-25Genesis 2:22-25 illustrates the first wedding between man and woman, blessed by God, and it serves as a perfect example of our relationship with Christ.We see the first woman made ... Read More
4
Day 18: Genesis 2:21
October 10th, 2024
READ GENESIS 2:21I often forget that I’m reading Bible stories from the comfort of the "cheap seats." I know how these stories end, but the people living them did not. As a result, it’s easy for me to... Read More
2
Day 17: Genesis 2:18-20
October 10th, 2024
READ GENESIS 2:18-20 It is not good for man to be alone. God Himself is never alone; as a triune being, Elohim is in constant community with Himself. Relationship is in His very nature. Yet, even thou... Read More
1
Day 16: Genesis 2:15-17
October 10th, 2024
READ GENESIS 2:15-17 These verses offer us a profound glimpse into God’s heart in creation. He placed Adam in the Garden of Eden, entrusting him with the responsibility to cultivate and care for it. T... Read More
0
The Beginning: Genesis 1:26-28
October 7th, 2024
“26 Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; and let them rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over the cattle and over all the earth, and ov... Read More
3
Day 15: Genesis 2:10-14
October 3rd, 2024
READ GENESIS 2:10-14I love a good map. In these verses, we get a description of the rivers and lands surrounding and flowing through the Garden. Unfortunately, we do not know anything about two of the... Read More
1
Day 14: Genesis 2:8-9
October 3rd, 2024
READ GENESIS 2:8-9Milton, my oldest son, is majoring in French Horn Performance at the University of Alabama. His dream is to play in a symphony orchestra one day. Why go to Alabama to study French Ho... Read More
2
Day 13: Genesis 2:7
October 3rd, 2024
READ GENESIS 2:7Does God have hands to form mud, or lungs to breathe life? As a young child, I used to think in these literal terms. However, Genesis 2:7 intends to communicate something infinitely mo... Read More
Categories
Recent
Archive
2024
January
April
June
July
August
Summer in the Psalms: Psalm 122What Are These Gifts?Why Should We Care?Taking ActionHow Do We Use Our Gifts?When Should I Use My Gifts?UR the Church: PresenceLife-giving PresenceRespectful CuriosityEnriched Life Encouragement PowerGod's PeaceTransformational IdentityNurturing RelationshipsIron Sharpens IronWorth ItDisciple MakingUR the Church: Gifts and ServiceMeet Priscilla HeckmanUR the Church: DiscipleshipBe Prepared to be GenerousDeveloping a Generous MindsetStewardship of What Belongs to GodThe Benefits of Being GenerousResponding to Opportunities to be Generous
September
UR the Church: EncouragementSkin in the GamePractice Makes ProgressAll InPay it ForwardPutting In the WorkUR the Church: GenerosityUR The Church: DedicationDay 2: Genesis 1:3-5Day 1: Genesis 1:1–2Day 3: Genesis 1:6-8Day 4: Genesis 1:9-13Day 5: Genesis 1:14-19The Beginning: Genesis 1-2:1Meet Kayla JurekDay 6: Genesis 1:20–23Day 7: Genesis 1:24 – 25Day 8: Genesis 1:26-27Day 10: Genesis 1:29-31Day 9: Genesis 1:28The Beginning: Genesis 1:1-25