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1 Corinthians 12:1–14 (read online ⧉) You have probably read this passage many times, and probably heard a few sermons on it. You might have even delved into it during your investigations of your spiritual gifts. And we will get to that. However, there is…

Galatians 4:12–20; 2 Peter 1:16–2:3; 1 John 4:1–6 (read online ⧉) While yesterday’s devotional was about the doctrine (and reality) of the Trinity, this isn’t the only issues that face Christians as they try to discern True teaching versus false. While many divisions in the…

Mark 7:1–8; Mark 12:38–40; Luke 14:7–14 (read online ⧉) To some degree, we all have a desire to be needed, acknowledged, valued, and heard. Often these are decried as pride. Yet, research (and life) consistently show that a child who is acknowledged, valued, and heard…

Psalm 104:24–35; Joel 2:18–29; Romans 8:18–24 (read online ⧉) We have lost a lot in the modern age. One of the things is awareness of the land. In the current COVID-19 situation, we may be regaining some of that, as prices go up with agricultural…

Exodus 34:1–7; Numbers 14:26–38; Jeremiah 31:27–34 (read online ⧉) For those of us whose American individuality is almost hardwired into us, it seems inconceivable that God would punish us for other’s sins, especially for those who sinned before we were born. In fact, in many…