Day 324 – Acts 11-12
Talking Points When the Jewish converts hear about Gentiles being baptized, they are upset and question Peter. He explains all that had happened and how the Gentiles had received the…
Day 323 – Acts 9-10
Talking Points Luke relays Paul's miraculous and powerful conversion to the Way. He went from "breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord" to "confounding the Jews...by proving…
Day 321 – Acts 4-6
Talking Points The persecution of the apostles Jesus had warned of begins in full force, as Peter and John are arrested for "teaching the people and proclaiming in Jesus the…
Day 315 – John 14-17
Talking Points Praying in Jesus' name is not tacking the expected, necessary ending onto your prayer or applying a divine post stamp to ensure its proper delivery. Praying in Jesus'…
Day 310 – Mark 13
Talking Points False teachers and false prophets are a promised reality; we will be faced with them! We are to see to it that no one misleads us. That means…
Day 289 – Matthew 10
Talking Points Jesus has called and now commissions the twelve apostles. It is important for us today to have a biblically informed definition of the title Apostle, as there are…
Day 282 – Matthew 12, Mark 3, Luke 6
Talking Points The Pharisees are found following Jesus, tally sheets in hand, ready to mark down every perceived violation of religious code. They are "watching Him closely," ready to pounce…
Day 224 – Jeremiah 18-22
Talking Points God teaches His sovereignty over the nations through the potter. Notice, though, it's not without mercy toward those who would repent. His power, justice, and love are in…
Day 144 – Psalm 108-110
Talking Points The psalmist shows us our praises or lack of praises are a witness to the world. David says he will sing praises "among the peoples" (108:3) and "in…
Day 105 – Psalms 7, 27, 31, 34, 52
Talking Points The Psalms are the most peculiar things. We have the actual songs from the Hebrew hymnal. These are songs that were sung in celebrations and at funerals, songs…