Biblical Meditation
Experience God’s peace, empowered prayer, and spiritual growth as you reflect on His goodness from the pages of the Bible. In this booklet, you’ll learn how reading, studying, and meditating on God’s Word will transform your life. Gain wisdom and a deeper connection with God through rehearsing Scripture daily. Be …
Biblical Call To Unity
The conversations about the biblical call to unity take kind of a strange turn today on Discover the Word. The team considers the imagery of oil running down Aaron’s beard in Psalm 133. It’s a discussion about the relationship between unity and blessing, today on Discover the Word!
Love Changes Us
Before I met Jesus, I’d been wounded so deeply that I avoided close relationships in fear of being hurt more. My mom remained my closest contact, until I married Alan. Seven years later and on the verge of divorce, I toted our kindergartener, Xavier, into a church service. I sat near the exit door, afraid to trust but desperate for help.
Thankfully, believers reached out, prayed for our family, and taught me how to nurture a relationship with God through prayer and Bible reading. Over time, the love of Christ and His followers changed me.
Two years after that first church service,…
Finding Common Ground
Sometimes, it’s easier to point out our differences than to find common ground. But the truth is we’re stronger when we stand together. Today on Discover the Word, we turn to Psalm 133 for a reminder about how our relationship with God should draw us together. “One Heart, One Mind,” listen today to Discover the Word!
Can I Love God More Than My Spouse?
When my wife and I were dating, I made her this promise: “You will never be first in my life. That position belongs to God. If I put you there, I am making you an idol.”
Moves of the Heart
According to the U.S. National Census Bureau, Americans move from one address to another an average of eleven to twelve times during the course of a lifetime. In a recent year, 28 million people packed up, moved, and unpacked under a new roof.
During Israel’s forty years in the wilderness, the cloud of God’s presence led a whole family nation to make one move after another in anticipation of a new homeland. The account is so repetitious, it reads almost like a comedy. Over and over the huge family packed and unpacked not only its own belongings but also the tent…
God’s People . . . One Heart, One Mind
This current moment of history is one of the most polarized, fragmented seasons in recent times. But God’s desire is for His people to be of one heart and one mind. Today on Discover the Word, we consider how certain psalms helped unify the Israelites as they came together for celebration and worship. Join us today for Discover […]
4 Signs That God Isn’t Your First Love
I’ve been a Christian for a long time, but one truth I’ve learned is that life doesn’t get easier and I’m still self-centered and proud. At times, even more than I realize.
All I Can See
Krista stood in the freezing cold on a winter day, looking at the beautiful snow-encased lighthouse along the lake. As she pulled out her phone to take pictures, her glasses fogged over. She couldn’t see a thing so she decided to point her camera toward the lighthouse and snapped three pictures at different angles. Looking at them later, she realized the camera had been set to take “selfies.” She laughed as she said, “My focus was me, me, and me. All I saw was me.” Krista’s photos got me thinking of a similar mistake: We can become so self-focused we…
Ears Were Made for Listening
The actor Diane Kruger was offered a role that would make her a household name. But it required her to play a young wife and mother experiencing the loss of her husband and child, and she had never personally suffered loss to such a degree. She didn’t know if she could be believable. But she accepted, and in order to prepare, she began attending support meetings for people walking through the valley of extreme grief.
Initially she offered suggestions and thoughts when those in the group shared their stories. She, like most of us, wanted to be helpful. But gradually she…
Restored
A 2003 infestation of Mormon Crickets caused more than $25 million in lost crops. The crickets came in such numbers that people couldn’t so much as take a step without finding one underfoot. The grasshopper-like insect, named for attacking the crops of the Utah pioneers in 1848, can eat an astounding thirty-eight pounds of plant material in their lifetimes, despite being merely two to three inches long. The impact of infestations on famers’ livelihoods—and the overall economy of a state or country—can be devastating.
The Old Testament prophet, Joel, described a horde of similar insects ravaging the entire nation of Judah…
Leaving Things From Our Past To Follow Jesus
The Bible teaches that we have new life in Christ. But that also means we have to be willing to let go of some of the things in our old life. Today on Discover the Word, we explore what it would mean for us to leave things from our past behind to follow Jesus. Don’t miss the […]
