Several of our devotion writers are seasoned Bible study teachers. If you want a scholarly, in-depth, but short read, this is the tab you’ll want to click on. Each teacher has his/her own unique style, so check these entries out when you are wanting to go deeper in the Word of God.
Diane Virginia: Are you Cleansed?
We give intellectual assent to being renewed in Jesus, but how can we want to confess a sin? …
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Martin Wiles: The Inside’s More Important
I looked at the text: “Can you call me when you get a second.” It came from my father’s only sister. We hadn’t corresponded much over the years and had done so even less since my father had died. When I called, she told me she had a few items that belonged to my grandmother. She thought I might want them. Of course, I did. I love old things, especially if they belonged to a family member. …
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Martin Wiles: God Moments
Mom’s a sucker for a piano. She’s been playing since she was a small child. She dreamed of becoming a concert pianist—which she probably could have accomplished—but she married my dad and became a preacher’s wife instead. But she never lost her love for tickling the ivories—and showing off a little at the same time. …
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Stephanie Pavlantos: Joy Comes in the Mourning
A few weeks ago, I explained the meaning of the phrase Blessed are. It means, O the blessedness of, the gladness of, or we could say happiness is…
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Diane Virginia: Banner of Love
A speaker reminded us to stay attuned, saying some of us would experience the Lord’s presence best when we got alone with Him at our hotel rooms, so to be open to encounters. I whispered, “Lord, let that be me.” …
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Diane Virginia: Renewal of the Bride
A natural spring that has been frozen all Winter, has begun to trickle again. It gurgles across the grass and clay, etching a zig-zag into the land. A bumblebee sips from the rock it wets. …
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Glenda Shouse: Saved, Forgiven, Forgiving
Beaten and ridiculed by the soldiers. Betrayed by His own followers, those He taught, mentored, and worshipped with. The ones He shared meals with and poured life-giving words and principles into them. He tried to prepare them for this time, but of course they did not understand all that was happening. …
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Diane Virginia: Eyelash-Mommy Evolution
What’s that? Yes, there’s a story that goes with the above. If you’re a mom or grandma, I’m pretty sure you’ll relate. …
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Diane Virginia: The Bridegroom’s Kiss
Song of Solomon is a misunderstood book, and rarely read, because we don’t know how to interpret its passionate phrases and subject matter. And yet, here it is—smack dab in the middle of our Bibles. This mystery is unraveled when…
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Glenda Shouse: The Greatest of Three
We read in 1 Corinthians 13 that love is patient, kind, does not envy, does not boast, is not proud, is not rude, not self-seeking, and not easily angered. Love rejoices with the truth, protects, always trusts, always hopes, always preserves, and will never fail. This is the love God has for us and we desire to have this same love for others. …
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Diane Virginia: Garden Multiplication
Multiplication happens because of the garden exchange of the Bride and Groom. The blessing doesn’t stay between you and He—it affects everyone. Because you and Beloved are communing deeply, so can they. For this reason, it is the perfect place for the message to your friends to be located. …
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