Posted: April 1, 2026
Key Texts: Matthew 16: 21; Matthew 17: 22 – 23; John 19; Luke 22: 1 – 13; Matthew 21: 1 – 11 Additional Texts: Zechariah 9: 9; Zechariah 11: 12 – 13; Zechariah 12: 10; Isaiah 52: 13 – 15; Isaiah 53; Philippians 4: 19; Psalm 23; Matthew 6: 25 – 34; Psalm 84: 11;
Posted: February 22, 2026
Key Texts: Ephesians 6:18; John 17; Matthew 14:1-23; Luke 6:12; Luke 5:1-16; Mark 6:46; Hebrews 7:25; Romans 8:34 Additional Texts: Mark 6; Luke 9:28; Luke 22: 32; John 6:1-27; Luke 23:34, 46; Mark 15:34 Some years ago, my niece, who was in her early years at the time, asked a very thoughtful question during a
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Posted: January 18, 2026
Key Texts: John 5: 1 – 17; Matthew 9: 1 – 8 Additional Texts: Hebrews 11; Matthew 17: 20; 2 Corinthians 5: 7; Mark 9: 23; Ephesians 2: 8 – 9; James 1: 5 – 8 The ‘Show and Tell’ series explores various ways in which Jesus, (often with frankness), showed and told us essential
Posted: January 4, 2026
Key Texts: Mark 6: 1 – 14; Luke 9: 1 – 6; Luke 22: 33 – 38; Matthew 27: 57 – 71 Additional Texts: Matthew 16: 21; Matthew 17: 22 – 23; Matthew 20: 18 – 19; Mark 8: 31; Mark 9: 31; Mark 10: 33 – 34; Luke 18: 31 – 33; John 2:
Posted: November 2, 2025
Show and Tell (11): Unusual Praise Key Texts: John 17; Psalm 107; Psalm 9: 1 – 10; Luke 22: 39 – 46 Additional Texts: Psalm 136; Psalm 34; Proverbs 3: 5 – 6; 1 Thessalonians 5: 18 Previous Entries Linked to this Topic: See the entries in the series ‘Nuggets from Job’. At the time
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Tags: Asking God why, Author blog, autobiography and devotional, Bible Verses on Problems, Bible Verses on Suffering, Blots Flaws and Revelations blog, Christians suffer, Covered by God, Cry out to God, Daily Devotional, Daily Devotions, Dealing with Difficult Times, Devotional for Christians, Help for dark seasons, Help in Suffering, How can we praise God after devastation?, Hurricane Melissa, Hurricane Melissa Prayer, Hurricane Survivors’ Devotional, Praise Him in the v alley, Suffering with God, Walking with God in Difficult Times
Posted: August 10, 2025
Key Texts: John 13: 13 – 30; Luke 22: 1 – 23, 39 – 53; Luke 17: 1 – 4; Mark 14: 10 – 53 Additional Texts: Romans 12:19; Matthew 27:3-4; Psalm 55: 12 – 14; Mark 11: 25; Matthew 6:14-15; Judges 6 As usual the texts will enhance your understanding, but go ahead and
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Posted: June 15, 2025
Key Text: John 8: 1- 47 Additional Texts: John 14 – 17; Genesis 4: 8; 2 John 3: 12; John 5: 16 – 30 Happy Fathers’ Day to those men who are involved in some way in being positive models for children and people at large. If today is not quite joyful for you, I
Posted: June 1, 2025
Key Text: John 2: 1 – 12; Matthew 12: 46 – 50; Luke 14: 26 Additional Texts: John 19: 26 – 27; Exodus 29: 1 – 26; Isaiah 45: 5; Exodus 20: 3 – 5; Isaiah 44: 6 In part one of this series, the rationale for it was shared; Jesus’ life on earth (in
Posted: May 4, 2025
Key Text: Luke 24: 13 – 51 Additional Texts: James 1: 5- 8; Judges 6: 14-23, 33 – 40; Judges 7; John 20: 24 – 30; John 21: 1 – 14; Genesis 17: 17; Genesis 18: 12; Genesis 21: 1-7; Matthew 26: 56 Do you buy the best brands for the assurance they bring? Do
Category: Blog
Tags: Asking God why, Author blog, autobiography and devotional, Bible Verses on Suffering, Blots Flaws and Revelations blog, Christians suffer, Cry out to God, Daily Devotional, Daily Devotions, Dealing with Difficult Times, Devotional for Christians, Help in Suffering, Help with the Christian Walk, Hope Against the Odds, Hope in Suffering, Walking with God in Difficult Times
Posted: March 9, 2025
Key Texts: 1 John 4: 1-6; Nehemiah 1-4, 6-7, 12-13 Supporting Texts: Romans 15:7; John 3: 15-17; 3 Timothy 1: 13-14: Proverbs 4: 23 There are many scriptures connected to this entry which will enhance your understanding; nonetheless, it is possible to understand the key message if your time is limited to do so before
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