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31 Days of Prayer
“All of these with one accord…devoting themselves to prayer.” Acts 1:14 (ESV) I’m so grateful to partner with you in prayer during the 31 days of July. No sign-ups or microman...
Holy Week: Jesus Cleansing the Temple
The scene I’ll focus a lens on today is found in all four Gospels. The account is relatively light on words but so heavy with meaning that to overlook it could well leave an insufficient impress...
Scripture-Prayers for Taking Courage and Forsaking Fear
Hey, everyone! We have all battled fear individually but I don’t know of a time in our generation that fear has any more audaciously come for the whole globe. I originally worded and compiled th...

A Christian analysis of critical issues

Will Your Church’s Preaching and Counseling Be Criminalized? Will Parents Be on Wrong Side of the Law Just for Talking to Them About Sexuality and Gender? A Warning from the American Heartland
It seems that no matter where you turn, threats against religious freedom continue to surface-and sometimes, those pressures against this precious liberty appear in unexpected places. You expect to se...
The Clear and Present Danger of Social Media Out of Control
Facebook and Instagram Are Dangerous, Especially to Teenage Girls, and the Company Knows It. Now, We All Know.... The post The Clear and Present Danger of Social Media Out of Control ap...
A Profile of Moral Collapse: President Biden, Abortion, and the Culture of Death
Almost fifty years after Roe v. Wade, abortion remains the moral issue in American public discourse and politics.... The post A Profile of Moral Collapse: President Biden, Abortion, and th...

Daily Devotionals By Oswald Chambers

Transformed by Beholding
We all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image… —2 Corinthians 3:18The greatest characteristic a Christian can exhib...
Am I Looking To God?
Look to Me, and be saved… —Isaiah 45:22Do we expect God to come to us with His blessings and save us? He says, “Look to Me, and be saved….” The greatest difficulty spir...
Recall What God Remembers
Thus says the Lord: "I remember…the kindness of your youth…" —Jeremiah 2:2Am I as spontaneously kind to God as I used to be, or am I only expecting God to be kind to me? Does every...

The Countries Where It’s Most Dangerous to Be a Christian in 2022
The 2022 World Watch List reveals that persecution is extremely high in Afghanistan, which for the first time has supplanted North Korea as the most dangerous country to be a Christian.
How to Survive the First 5 Years of Church Planting
Pastors, the rhythms and habits we establish in the first five years will make or break us for decades to come.
4 Ways to Navigate Minefield Conversations
Here’s how you can navigate difficult conversations with God’s help and for his glory.

All blogs

Does God Care About My Happiness?
We sometimes struggle with a scarcity mentality. We fear there's not enough money, jobs, or even love to go around. This negative view can sadly spill over into our view of God. But what would ...
The Key to Breakthrough
Are you, or someone you know, experiencing an impossible situation right now? Perhaps it’s in a relationship, at church, or at work? Do you feel trapped in an addiction or stuck believing a lie ...
Are You on the Happy Path?
There are two different paths to achieve happiness in this life.Path number one is the option we are faced with every day. We might call it “the world’s way.” It’s not new. It ...

Words of Hope and Help

The God of Sabbath
If you find yourself unsettled by or resistant to the “return to normal” be encouraged by these words from Max’s daughter Andrea Lucado,...
Give Your Fears to Your Father
Are you struggling with fear today? Is it the pandemic, a job, food, something else? Are you seeing the size...
A Special Thank You
Hello, front line worker. May I have a word with you? Hello, doctor, nurse, med-tech, and assistant. Any chance that...

Reflections: The Third Sunday after the Epiphany
Today’s Reading: Matthew 8:1-13 Daily Lectionary: Joel 2:18-32; Romans 11:25-12:13 “I tell you, many will come from east and west and recline at table with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the...
Reflections: Saturday of the Second Week after the Epiphany
Today’s Reading: Introit for the Third Sunday after the Epiphany (Psalm 97:1, 10-12; antiphon: v.6, 9) Daily Lectionary: Joel 2:1-17; Romans 11:1-24 For you, O LORD, are most high over all the e...
Reflections: Friday of the Second Week after the Epiphany
January 21, 2022

NO DENIAL OF RIGHT TO VOTE
CAL THOMAS COMMENTARY JANUARY 24, 2022 ONE MORE THING ABOUT LAST WEEK’S DISASTROUS PRESS CONFERENCE IN WHICH PRESIDENT BIDEN APPEARED CONFUSED AN...
BIDEN NEWS CONFERENCE: A DISASTER
CAL THOMAS COMMENTARY JANUARY 21, 2022 PRESIDENT BIDEN’S NEWS CONFERENCE TUESDAY WAS A DISASTER BY WHATEVER STANDARD YOU WANT TO MEASURE IT. HE M...
MALE AND FEMALE
CAL THOMAS COMMENTARY JANUARY 20, 2022 THE NCAA BOARD IS SUPPOSED TO MEET TODAY TO DISCUSS ITS POLICY ON TRANSGENDER ATHLETES AND WOMEN’S SPORTS. ...

REVIVAL in the Church. REVOLUTION in Society. REDEMPTION in Israel.

11 Years Ago I Wrote That It’s Not Too Late to Turn the Tide. Was I Wrong?
The last chapter to my 700-page, 2011 book A Queer Thing Happened to America: And What a Long Strange Trip It’s Been was titled, “GLBT and Beyond: Reflections On Our Current Trajectory.&rd...
Thoughts on Australia’s Decision to Deport Tennis Star Novak Djokovic
On Sunday afternoon, Sydney time, the Australian courts backed the Australian government’s decision to deport tennis icon Novak Djokovic in the interest of public safety. And so, the current top...
Totally Candid Reflections on the COVID Vaccinations
Although I myself have not been vaccinated (more on that shortly), I have never been remotely anti-vax, nor have I ever downplayed the lethal nature of the virus. Not for a second. As I wrote in my......

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