52 brief devotionals from the Bible
- Links to 52 weekly Bible-based devotional articles for
adults.
- The devotionals draw on passages in Exodus, Joshua, Job,
Psalms, Isaiah, Habakkuk, Micah, Luke, 1 Corinthians, Philippics, 1 John, and Revelation.
- This year-long series of articles was written while the author served as a missionary in
Italy.
Thoughts to live by for each week of the year
Inspirational devotionals published in Standard
Does God speak to us through His Word? Is the Old Testament relevant today? What
lessons does Gospel according to Luke have for us? What can we learn from Psalms? What does
the book of Job teach us? These and other similar questions are looked at in 52 brief devotional
articles.
These short, reflective articles were written to foster personal spiritual growth and enrich
your relationship with God. They aim to deepen faith, inspire contemplation, and foster a more
intimate connection with Jesus Christ.
The Scriptural basis of each article came from the Bible passages used in the Faith
Connections adult Sunday school curriculum. The articles were published in The
Standard, a weekly take-home piece published by what is now called The Foundry. These
were written while Barbara and I were serving as missionaries in
Italy.
- Are we preparing the way for the
Lord Luke 3:15-18 -- an experience during a missionary's home assignment
- Satan's empty bag of tricks, Luke
4:13-20
- The power of the Savior's word,
Luke 4:31-36, 40-43; 5:1-6
- A live-and-share philosophy of
life, Luke 5:17, 24, 27-39; 6:11 -- Being an authentic Christ-follower in a world of diversity
- Discipleship doesn't come cheap,
Luke 6:40 -- Dietrich Bonhoeffer's rejection of "cheap grace"
- God has visited His people, Luke
7:22
- Where is your faith?, Luke 8:25
- Who do you say He is Luke
9:18-20
- Perfect love Luke
10:25-28
- Lord, teach us to pray, Luke
11:1-13
- First things first, Luke
12:13-34
- Does the Colonel have something
we don't have? Luke
14:12-24
- Wet blanket (or joyless) religion,
Luke 15:21-32
- From mere religious teaching to real
redemptive power, Luke
24:5b-6a
- Don't throw your life away, Luke
17:33
- "And a wee little man was he," Luke
19:1-10
- An atmosphere of commercialism,
John 1:11
- The Antichrist, Luke
21:36
- Too sure of ourselves, 1 Corinthians
10:12
- Salvation unlimited, 1 John
4:10
- "Among all nations . . . with
power," Luke 24:49
- Who cares 1 John 4:7
- "To everyone who is thirsty", Isaiah
55
- An active faith, not fatalism,
Psalm 121:1-2
- Measuring up, Micah 6:8
- Get the glory down, Psalm 103:8 --
Phineas F. Bresee's exhortation to early Nazarenes
- Single-minded concern for the
Kingdom, Philippians 4:19
- Trust the instruments, Joshua
1:5-9
- Fountain of Youth, Isaiah
40:31
- A love that destroys, 1 Corinthians
13
- He is my shepherd, Psalm
23
- Fountain of joy, Habakkuk 2, 3 --
Deep-seated joy in the midst of bad circumstances
- An appropriate humility Job
- We shall be changed, 1
Corinthians 15
- "Non più morte, non
più duolo" Revelation 21:4
- Where they did not
belong, Exodus 1:1-14
- What does God have in mind for
your kids? Exodus 2:1-15
- "I am Who I am," Exodus 3:1-10,
13-15 -- Moses at the burning
bush
- God's man under pressure,
Exodus 5:1-14
- Unworthily Exodus 12:1-14
- I sing because I'm free, Exodus
14:10-16, 22-31
- Another CIA plot Exodus 10:1-9,
20-25
- Is God shooting at us Exodus
20:1-11
- Watch thief, Exodus 33:12-23
- Swimming upstream,
Exodus 20:12-20
- These hands I give to you, Exodus
24:3-18 -- Short-term mission trip experiences like Work & Witness
- Dancing around a golden calf,
Exodus 25:1-9; 31:1-6 -- Ministry at The Lamb's Club in Times Square
- Emptiness versus God's
presence, Exodus 32:1-14
- Blessed . . . Not so . . ., Psalm 1
-- Looking back over the lives of two brothers
- Telling tales, Psalms 14:1-3; 15;
16:8-11
- Sweet little baby Jesus, Psalms
22:1-5, 23; 24:7-10
- Leaning on the everlasting arms,
Psalm 37:1-11 -- Alfredo Del Rosso and Earl Lee
-- Howard Culbertson,
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