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“A TIME TO SPEAK” READ: Ecclesiastes 3 (Focus vs. 1–7) MEMORY VERSE There is a time for everything . . . a time to be silent and a time to speak. Ecclesiastes 3:1, 7 BACKGROUND For thirty long years, the African American woman worked faithfully for a large global ministry. Yet when she sought to […]

“WHEN TO SACRIFICE” OCTOBER 19, 2021 READ: Galatians 5 (Focus vs. 22–26) MEMORY VERSE “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.” Galatians 5:22–23 BACKGROUND In February 2020, as the COVID-19 crisis was just beginning, a newspaper columnist’s concerns struck me. Would we willingly self-isolate, she

“RESCUED FROM POWERFUL ENEMIES” OUR DAILY BREAD READING (Published Daily by Our Daily Bread Ministries) READ: 2 Samuel 22:17–20 MEMORY VERSE “[God] rescued me from my powerful enemy.” 2 Samuel 22:18 BACKGROUND In 2010, at the age of ninety-four, George Vujnovich was awarded the bronze star for organizing what the New York Times called “one

“CRUMBLED FROM WITHIN” OCTOBER 20, 2021 READ: Psalm 32 (Focus vs. 1–5; Matthew 7:1–5) MEMORY VERSE “I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the Lord.” And you forgave the guilt of my sin.” Psalm 32:5 BACKGROUND When I was a teenager, my mom painted a mural on our living room wall, which stayed there

“HEROES, TYRANTS AND JESUS” OUR DAILY BREAD READING (Published Daily by Our Daily Bread Ministries) READ: 1 Corinthians 2:1–10 MEMORY VERSE “I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him crucified.” 1 Corinthians 2:2 BACKGROUND Beethoven was angry. He’d intended to name his Third Symphony “The Bonaparte.” In an

“STUDYING THE SCRIPTURES” OCTOBER 21, 2021 READ: John 5 (Focus vs. 39-47) MEMORY VERSE “[Jesus said], “These are the very Scriptures that testify about me.”” John 5:39 BACKGROUND J. I. Packer (1926–2020), in his classic work Knowing God, spoke of four well-known believers in Christ whom he called “beavers for the Bible.” Not all were

“LIVE TO SERVE” OCTOBER 22, 2021 READ: 1 Peter 4 (Focus vs. 8–11) MEMORY VERSE “Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms.” 1 Peter 4:10 BACKGROUND After ten-year-old Chelsea received an elaborate art set, she discovered that God used

“A WORTHWHILE WAIT” OUR DAILY BREAD READING (Published Daily by Our Daily Bread Ministries) DECEMBER 13, 2021 READ: Isaiah 30 (Focus vs.15–19) MEMORY VERSE “The Lord longs to be gracious to you…Blessed are all who wait for him!” Isaiah 30:18 BACKGROUND Stuck in a stressful job with long hours and an unreasonable boss, James wished

“WISE CHRISTIANS” READ: Luke 16:1–9 MEMORY VERSE “The people of this world are more shrewd in dealing with their own kind than are the people of the light.” Luke 16:8 BACKGROUND The coronavirus pandemic resulted in canceled schools around the world. In China, teachers responded with DingTalk, a digital app that enabled class to be

“I AM HIS HANDS” OUR DAILY BREAD READING (Published Daily by Our Daily Bread Ministries) READ: 1 Corinthians 12 (Focus vs. 12–21) MEMORY VERSE “The eye cannot say to the hand, “I don’t need you!” 1 Corinthians 12:21 BACKGROUND Jia Haixia lost his sight in the year 2000. His friend Jia Wenqi lost his arms