Today in the Word Devotional

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Today in the Word Devotional episodes:

03.07.2024
Enduring Faith
At the beginning of my Christian experience, I counted the days, weeks, and months that I had been following Jesus. I thought it would be a real achievement if I could make it to the four-year mark! After forty years,...
03.06.2024
If You Hear His Voice
Next to the Old Testament patriarch Abraham, perhaps no human figure was as highly regarded by the recipients of this letter as Moses. Philo of Alexandria, a Jewish philosopher who lived in the time of Christ, wrote that Moses functioned...
03.05.2024
Made Like Us
How human was Jesus? In his book Jesus Wars, author Philip Jenkins observes, “In the early centuries of Christianity, very strong forces were pulling Christ Godward and heavenward.” Many early Christians emphasized the divine nature of Christ, sometimes at the...
03.04.2024
Better Than Angels
Angels are everywhere. You see them on charm bracelets, in pictures, and shaped in sculpture. You can find them in cemeteries, mounted on park fountains, and even on a certain brand of toilet paper. Humans in every age have had...
03.04.2024
The Last Word
People sometimes wish that God would say something to them. They have a question to ask or perhaps even a complaint to air. But if the Old Testament teaches us anything, it indicates that God has already spoken to us....
03.04.2024
Seeing Jesus
In a later chapter, the author of Hebrews defines faith as “assurance about what we do not see” (Heb. 11:1). And 2 Corinthians 5:7 makes a similar point when it says that we “live by faith, not by sight.” Yet...
03.03.2024
Don’t Drift Away
I live near one of the Great Lakes, so I sometimes float on the lake in an inner tube in the summer. I prefer to stay in one location, but I’ve noticed how easy it is to drift. If I...
03.02.2024
Better Than Angels
Angels are everywhere. You see them on charm bracelets, in pictures, and shaped in sculpture. You can find them in cemeteries, mounted on park fountains, and even on a certain brand of toilet paper. Humans in every age have had...
03.01.2024
The Last Word
People sometimes wish that God would say something to them. They have a question to ask or perhaps even a complaint to air. But if the Old Testament teaches us anything, it indicates that God has already spoken to us....
02.29.2024
Prepare to Be Amazed
“Prepare to Be Amazed” is the title of the final chapter of a book my husband Peter and I wrote together, 20 Things We’d Tell Our Twentysomething Selves. A friend painted that phrase on a beautiful wooden sign, which sits...
02.28.2024
God’s Glory—Your Goal
Do you have a goal? Maybe you want to lose 10 pounds or build up to running a marathon. The right goals can be helpful and motivating. They give us direction and focus. They help us plan, challenging us to...
02.27.2024
An Eternal Perspective
Time is an uncomfortable reality, isn’t it? Like clothing, time rarely seems to fit just right. Sometimes we want to rush toward a longed-for event or a new stage of life. Or, we can’t wait for a trial to end....
02.26.2024
Live Loved
Perhaps the greatest longing of the human heart is to be loved—to be cherished, cared for, and admired. As we reflect on the many ways in which we live out our love for God, today we acknowledge the foundational truth...
02.25.2024
Seek His Healing
When Jesus walked the earth, He healed many people. He even raised some from the dead. With each miracle, He demonstrated His deity and His power. But He also showed His love for the hurting and lost. But Jesus’ healing...
02.24.2024
Forgive as You’re Forgiven
Did you know that forgiving others has health benefits? The physical benefits include less anxiety, lower blood pressure, a stronger immune system, and improved self-esteem. The spiritual benefits are even greater: restored communion with God and others. You may think of...
02.23.2024
Confess and Repent
When we confess, we admit guilt and acknowledge our sin. Repentance takes confession a step further. When we repent, we are asking for forgiveness and changing of direction, turning from evil and running toward good. Both confession and repentance are...
02.22.2024
Take Sin Seriously
You may be familiar with the sin cycle described throughout Scripture: longing, temptation, sin, consequences, confession, repentance, restoration, then back to longing. It seems God’s people have always struggled with this same pattern, just as we do today. In 1 Samuel...
02.21.2024
Guard Your Heart
When counseling someone in a new dating relationship, we might advise, “Guard your heart.” Don’t get too close or emotionally attached to a significant other in case the relationship ends in rejection and hurt. “Protect yourself from undue pain” seems...
02.20.2024
Press into Pain
Pain, both physical and emotional, is a part of human experience, and as Christians we are not exempt. How can we walk through times of suffering while remaining in God’s love? In 2 Samuel 15, David found himself in deep...
02.19.2024
Evaluate Your Emotions
Emotions play a significant role in our lives. They motivate us, connect us, and add meaning to our experiences. But emotions can also rise and fall like a roller-coaster ride. How can we be consistent in our love for God...
02.18.2024
Boldly Obey
When researchers asked 50 people over the age of 95 what they would do differently, their top three answers were: reflect more, invest in more long-living projects, and take more risks. While Scripture doesn’t advocate taking risks for risks’ sake,...
02.17.2024
Adjust Your Expectations
One Friday afternoon, as I drove home from work, I was already feeling frustrated. I had expectations for our Saturday that I knew would not be realized. Yet in that moment, the Spirit prompted me to “adjust my expectations,” to...
02.16.2024
Don’t Worry
During the Holocaust, Corrie ten Boom and her family helped many Jewish people escape the Nazis. We can only imagine the anxiety she experienced. Later she wrote, “Worrying is carrying tomorrow’s load with today’s strength—carrying two days at once. It...
02.15.2024
Wait Well
When my husband and I started the China adoption process in 2005, we were told it would take eighteen months. Then, because of a bureaucratic logjam, we waited for six long years. At times, I was patient. But at other...
02.14.2024
Learn to Rest
In 2016, the Wellcome Foundation conducted the world’s largest “Rest Test.” They surveyed 18,000 participants from 135 countries, asking them what activities they found to be restful. The top five answers were reading, spending time in nature, spending time alone,...
02.13.2024
Foster Good Habits
In his book The Power of Habit, Charles Duhigg defines habits as actions we perform—all day, every day—with little or no conscious thought. We look at our phone as soon as we hear it ding. We make that afternoon cup...
02.12.2024
Feed Yourself
Have you ever used a diet where you had to record everything you ate? It is revealing to track all the calories you consume, and you may be surprised at how quickly you use up your daily maximum. Suddenly, the...
02.11.2024
Choose Carefully
Friends have a powerful influence on us. Good friends help reduce our stress and process our pain. Together, we rejoice and mourn. They increase our happiness, encourage our good choices and our self-control. Of course, the wrong friends can have...
02.10.2024
Love Without Hypocrisy
How do you distinguish between true and fake love? A quick internet search provides plenty of advice. Your love may be fake if you are the only one initiating contact. Or, if you can never rely on the other person....
02.09.2024
Looking at Ourselves
Pride is a dangerous and destructive sin. It can skew our view of the world and our place in it. Left unchecked, it can cause an inflated ego, a lack of empathy, the belittling of others, an extreme sensitivity to...
02.08.2024
Renew Your Mind
Last August our family spent a week in Minnesota. For three days, we stayed on the north shore of Lake Superior at the Naniboujou Lodge. This is my favorite place on earth. No cell phone service. No wi-fi. No television....
02.07.2024
Deeper Than Doubt
In John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress, two friends, Christian and Hopeful, deviate from the True Way to explore By-Path Meadow because it looks like an easier route. They think it will lead them to the same destination, but they lose their...
02.06.2024
Think Rightly
A Christian counselor friend of ours once asked our small group that was gathered in his home: “If I told you to think about what you had for breakfast today, could you do it?” Of course, we all nodded. Then...
02.05.2024
Remain Teachable
In Carol Dweck’s popular book Mindset: The New Psychology of Success she explains a theory that became popular in the classroom. Students with a growth mindset believe their skills and understanding can be improved with study and practice. They are...
02.05.2024
Remain Teachable
In Carol Dweck’s popular book Mindset: The New Psychology of Success she explains a theory that became popular in the classroom. Students with a growth mindset believe their skills and understanding can be improved with study and practice. They are...
02.04.2024
What Do I Believe?
Did you have a favorite childhood story—one you read again and again? Maybe you imagined you were that princess who rose from rags to riches. Or you soared with a superhero who donned a cape to save the world. Stories...
02.03.2024
What Must I Do?
In what ways have you been discipled? By your parents, teachers, or by a trusted mentor? Did they teach you overtly? Or did they just model the life of a Christ follower? In simple terms, “discipleship” is the process by...
02.02.2024
The Greatest Commandment
When my college students often ask me to name my favorite author, story, or poem, I usually have trouble answering. My mind goes blank, and I can’t think of a single book I’ve ever read—let alone identify the very best...
02.01.2024
With All Your Heart
St. Augustine is often quoted as saying, “Love God and do whatever you please.” Taken at face value, it sounds like a license to carefree living. However, the second half of the full quote provides an important qualification: “[F]or the...
01.31.2024
A Life of Faith
As Abraham’s life comes to an end, we may feel disappointed...there is much we do not know and much left unfinished. When we meet Abraham in Genesis 12, he was already 75 years old. We learned about his life from...
01.30.2024
Answered Prayer
One historian estimated that there have been over 100 million love songs published since music began to be recorded. People are drawn to a good love story, especially one with ups and downs that ends with a “happily ever after.” Genesis...
01.29.2024
Land and a Promise
Last year 431,322 people applied for asylum in the United States. Of those, about 25,000 people were accepted. Refugees applying for asylum agree not to return to their home country while their status is being processed. Many will never step...
01.28.2024
God Tested Abraham
At the end of a semester, teachers often give final exams, which demonstrate what the student learned through the course. In Genesis 22, Abraham experienced the most difficult test of his life (v. 1). The timing of this test is...
01.27.2024
Tension in the Household
A friend of mine needed a heart transplant. As he waited, he shared with me that it was hard for him to pray that he would receive one. He knew that for him to get a heart, it would mean...
01.26.2024
A Son Is Born!
According to the United Nations, about 350,000 babies are born each day. Even though the experience is commonplace, I vividly remember when each of our three children came into the world. If a contest was held for the most surprising...
01.25.2024
Here We Go Again
Have you ever misjudged someone? Many years ago, I started a job as a high school teacher. When I went in to organize my classroom, the school janitor saw me and sternly warned me that students should not be in...
01.24.2024
Fire from Heaven
We tend to become like the people that we surround ourselves with. This can be either good or bad. Iron sharpens iron, but also “bad company corrupts good character” (1 Cor. 15:33). Scripture calls us to be in the world...
01.23.2024
Bargaining with God
Have you ever tried to bargain with God? Maybe you were so desperate for His favorable response that you were willing to promise anything. People often point to today’s reading as an example of bargaining with God, but there was...
01.22.2024
Bargaining with God
Have you ever been faced something that felt beyond your ability? Maybe you felt so overwhelmed that you gave up without even trying. That’s the situation Sarah faced when God promised her a child in her old age. How could...
01.21.2024
A New Name
Imagine if God appeared to you today and gave you a new name. In the Old Testament, Jacob was given the name Israel which meant “struggled with God” (Gen. 32:28). In the New Testament, Jesus renamed His disciple Simon as...

What's Today in the Word Devotional about?

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Today in the Word Devotional episodes:

Enduring Faith

If You Hear His Voice

Made Like Us

Better Than Angels

The Last Word

Seeing Jesus

Don’t Drift Away

Better Than Angels

The Last Word

Prepare to Be Amazed

God’s Glory—Your Goal

An Eternal Perspective

Live Loved

Seek His Healing

Forgive as You’re Forgiven

Confess and Repent

Take Sin Seriously

Guard Your Heart

Press into Pain

Evaluate Your Emotions

Boldly Obey

Adjust Your Expectations

Don’t Worry

Wait Well

Learn to Rest

Foster Good Habits

Feed Yourself

Choose Carefully

Love Without Hypocrisy

Looking at Ourselves

Renew Your Mind

Deeper Than Doubt

Think Rightly

Remain Teachable

Remain Teachable

What Do I Believe?

What Must I Do?

The Greatest Commandment

With All Your Heart

A Life of Faith

Answered Prayer

Land and a Promise

God Tested Abraham

Tension in the Household

A Son Is Born!

Here We Go Again

Fire from Heaven

Bargaining with God

Bargaining with God

A New Name