Old Testament
The Mysterious but Good Ways of God
ISAIAH 55:8–9 – For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are…
Don’t Trivialize Sin and the Holiness of God
JUDGES 2:11-17 – And the people of Israel did what was evil in the sight of the Lord and served the Baals. And they abandoned the Lord, the God of…
The Power of a Good Word
PROVERBS 12:25 – Anxiety in a man’s heart weighs him down, but a good word makes him glad.” The story is told of an ancient philosopher named Xanthus. He was…
Safety in Life’s Storms
PSALM 57:1 – Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me, for in you my soul takes refuge; in the shadow of your wings I will take refuge,…
When We Are Afraid
PSALM 56:3-4 – When I am afraid, I put my trust in you. In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I shall not be afraid. What can…
Life’s Greatest Purpose, Privilege, Pleasure and Pursuit
DEUTERONOMY 11:1 – You shall therefore love the Lord your God and keep his charge, his statutes, his rules, and his commandments always.” Informing today’s nugget theme in question form,…