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These daily devotionals are written to help you remain rooted and grounded in God's Word each day. We have one devotional for each weekday, and one for the weekend.
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Latest Devotional
He Laughs!
Genesis 17:17a
Then Abraham fell on his face and laughed and said to himself, “Shall a child be born to a man who is a hundred years old?”
One day, when I’m much older and wiser, I hope to write a book that’s been on my mind for a while called ‘Divine Comedy,’ in which I’d investigate the way our sense of humor is a reflection of God in Whose image we’ve been crafted. While Puritans and Reformers did well to remind us of the severity of God’s uncompromising seriousness, they did little to remind us of His unrivaled humor. And I can’t help but read Abraham’s hysterical reaction to God’s promise here not as a disbelief in the impossibility of the miracle, but as an admission of the sheer ridiculousness of the miracle. Because, let’s face it: a 100-year-old man becoming a father is just downright hilarious when you get down to it!
Fast forward to Genesis 21 where God fulfills this prophecy, and guess what Abraham calls his son? He laughs. That’s what Isaac means. So remember, Christian: the joy of the Lord is your strength today, not the somberness of the Lord. And while heart-rending contrition remains a vital part of our Christian walk, we need room for gut-busting laughter too.
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A Life-Changing Word
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Progressive Revelation
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Another Man’s Treasure
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Lowlights
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Mirror, Mirror
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Sabbath Psalm 4
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Shortcuts
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Wake-Up Calls
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Godlike Faith
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Picture It
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Christophanies
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Sabbath Psalm 3
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An Unfolding Drama
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Adding it All Up
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Abraham Coming Clean
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Choice and Consequence
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Forward in Reverse
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Sabbath Psalm 2
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A Harvest at Twilight
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An Inspiration
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Sign, Seal, Commitment
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Towers in the Rearview
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The Language Barrier
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Sabbath Psalm 1
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Tribes and Tongues
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Mighty in God’s Eyes
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Divine Nudges
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A Voice in the Dark
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Gethsemane
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Inspired Words
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Surprise!
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Cut it Out!
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Only Jesus
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For Where Your Treasure Is
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Compassion is King
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Coming Clean
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Pardon the Interruption
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When Truth Hits Home
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Special Delivery
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The Crazed Crowd
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The Same Boat
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Heaven’s Harvest
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Redeeming Love
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From Persecution to Praise
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Uncomfortable Mercy
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The Difficulty of Forgiveness
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Sequoias
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Mundane Miracles
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By the Sea
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Footprints
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What Only Jesus Can Do
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The Baptizer
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Genesis
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Peripheral Vision
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A Call and a Coronation
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Doubt or Desperation?
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A Very Present Peace
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Personal Words
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Passing the Test
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Lay Down Your Arms
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Hope for Today
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Like a Rock
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An Unbreakable Vow
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The Parenting Principle
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The Choice is Yours
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Raising the Bar
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Canyons
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The Distinctive Argument
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The Way
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Ego Eimi
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Divine Correction
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Follow the Leader
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Searching for Saul
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True or False
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The Weight of Glory
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Divine Awareness
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To the Max
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Spring Up O Well!
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A Sign of Authority
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Old Dogs
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Heavenly Signs
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Our Morning Anchor
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Come Wind!
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Journal Entries
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A Familiar Number
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Through God’s Eyes
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Down, Way Down
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Good Grief!
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A Word on Numbers
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Family Resemblance
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Love Thy Neighbor
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Paying the Price
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The Big Question
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In an Ideal World
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The Divine Measure
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A Twist in the Tale
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Good Company
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To Live or Not to Live