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Our most desperate prayers come in the times we feel our most desperate needs. If you think about the times in your life when you were most fervent in crying out to God, they will coincide with the deepest needs you have felt. Whether it was a spiritual crisis, a physical illness, a shattering relationship,Continue reading “September 2: Psalms 140-142; 1 Corinthians 14:1-20”

When we are children, we often try to find ways to do whatever we want without our parents or other authorities finding out. We go to great lengths to keep secrets, create stories to cover for what we actually did, and get friends to join us in our subterfuge. Sometimes we might get away withContinue reading “September 1: Psalms 137-139; 1 Corinthians 13”

The subject of spiritual gifts arouses much controversy in Christian circles. While the subject is not quite as heated as it was a few years ago, there are still some significant disagreements among various branches of the church about the number, roles, and availability of the various gifts listed in the New Testament. Many wonderContinue reading “August 31: Psalms 135-136; 1 Corinthians 12”

It seems that is should not be possible for Christians who come together as a family to engage in one of our faith’s central acts of worship while simultaneously engaging in divisive behavior and personal activities that ignore the rest of the body. We may go through times as believers and as churches in whichContinue reading “August 30: Psalm 132-134; 1 Corinthians 11:17-34”

If there is one Christian doctrine that tends to be ignored more than any other, it is the depravity of humanity. The fact that all of us are sinners before God is not what we want to have settled in our consciousness. No one wants to feel guilty about what they have thought or done,Continue reading “August 29: Psalm 129-131; 1 Corinthians 11:1-16”

Much of the dispute going on today within the evangelical church is not over theological issues but cultural ones. The foundations of our cultural positions as Christians are found in the Word of God, so there is definitely a theological basis for our positions if we are making an effort to be true to theContinue reading “August 28: Psalms 120-122; 1 Corinthians 9”

Most of the time a mountain is used as a metaphor in the Bible it is used in reference to God. Mountains are a symbol of strength and permanence. Although we recognize that even mountains do not last forever, in the long stretches of earth’s history the mountains we see are the closest thing inContinue reading “August 27: Psalm 123-125; 1 Corinthians 10:1-18”

As a citizen of the United States, I often hear my fellow citizens talking about their rights. Our rights as citizens is one of the founding principles upon which this country was built. Our Constitution, including the Bill of Rights and its later amendments, is the document that lays down the rules and standards weContinue reading “August 26: Psalms 120-122; 1 Corinthians 9”

(Today’s entry comes from a devotional guide I wrote on Psalm 119 several years ago. I hope to post the entire set online someday, but I hope you will enjoy today’s meditation. Psalm 119, despite its length, is one of my favorites chapters in the ible, focused on the Word of God. The “mem” section,Continue reading “August 25: Psalm 119:89-176; 1 Corinthians 8”

Paul provides a lot of spiritual advice in his epistles to the Corinthians. The church had many controversies and issues that they argued over, and Paul as an apostle had the authority to give them the Lord’s word on each of them. In the church today we often look to 1 and 2 Corinthians whenContinue reading “August 24: Psalm 119:1-88; 1 Corinthians 7:20-40”