By Melissa Wuske Olympian Praises God Despite Spinal Injury Jamie Nieto, former U.S. Olympic high jumper from the 2004 and 2012 games, suffered a spinal injury in April that will keep him from attending the 2016 Olympics in Rio. Nieto coaches potential Olympic athletes, and while performing a high jump during a training exercise, Nieto […]
By Bob Russell Since “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure,” we vaccinate our children against disease. The primary emphasis of medicine today is on maintaining wellness, not just curing illness. We all know the wisdom of fire prevention, crime prevention, and flood prevention. But when it comes to our spiritual lives, […]
By Michael Mack 1. Who would you want on your side if you were in a fight? (Choose: physical battle, sickness, emotional or relational struggle, financial issue, or other.) Read Romans 8:28-39. 2. What promises from God can you identify in this passage? What conditions are there on these promises? 3. What do you learn […]
By Mark Scott We have a grandson who can be hyper. Guess what? God is hyper, and so are we. Twice in our text the word for “hyper” appears (as a preposition in verse 31 and as a prefix to a verb in verse 37). God is hyper for (or on behalf of) us, and […]
Devotional thoughts on Romans 8:28-39 By Mike Berry A few years ago, I was suddenly fired from the church I had been serving with for almost 2 years. It stung. It was embarrassing. Most firings are. The church was in a transition, and my philosophy was a bit different than theirs, so it was clear […]
