MONDAY Reading for Today: Mark 12:35-44 2 Corinthians 10 Psalm 105 1 Samuel 24–25 2 Corinthians 10 When you take something captive, three things happen. First, you capture it. This takes both time and energy. It doesn’t happen by chance. Once you capture it, you must contain it. A captured mouse is not able to […]

MONDAY Reading for Today: Mark 11:1-11 2 Corinthians 4 Psalm 99 1 Samuel 11–13 1 Samuel 11–13 Is it a sin not to pray for others? The text in 1 Samuel 12 suggests that it could be. When the people realized they had sinned by asking for a king, Samuel said, “As for me, far […]

MONDAY Reading for Today: Mark 9:1-13 1 Corinthians 15:29-58 Psalm 93 Ruth 2–3 Ruth 2–3 When we are consistently kind, hard working, faithful, and loving, people notice. It happened with Ruth in the Old Testament, and it happens today. After Ruth left behind everything she knew, people talked about her kindness and faithfulness to her […]

MONDAY Reading for Today: Mark 7:24-37 1 Corinthians 12:14-31 Psalm 89:1-18 Judges 16 1 Corinthians 12:14-31 Do you ever wish you had someone else’s gift? Maybe you wish you could share the gospel or teach or preach like others can. It seems so effortless for them. Maybe you wish hospitality came as naturally to you […]

MONDAY Reading for Today: Mark 5:21-43 1 Corinthians 9:13-27 Psalm 83 Judges 4–5 1 Corinthians 9:13-27 Do you know someone who is training for a marathon or other athletic event? These people understand hard work. They see their goal and work for it as if their life depended on it. Some of them run through […]