JUNE 11, 2023 READ: 1 Peter 1 (Focus vs. 17–25) MEMORY VERSE “He has given us new birth into a living hope.” 1 Peter 1:3 BACKGROUND A reminder of the beauty and brevity of life grows outside my front door.
JUNE 10, 2023 READ: Proverbs 3 (Focus vs. 5–8) MEMORY VERSE “In all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.” Proverbs 3:6 BACKGROUND As I prepared to ride a zip line from the highest point
June 9, 2023 READ: Psalm 121 MEMORY VERSE “The Lord watches over you—the Lord is your shade at your right hand.” Psalm 121:5 BACKGROUND Retired teacher Debbie Stephens Browder is on a mission to convince as many people as possible
JUNE 8, 2023 READ: Romans 5:1–5 MEMORY VERSE “We know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope.” Romans 5:3–4 BACKGROUND The memories flooded back when I rustled through some envelopes and glimpsed a sticker that said, “I’ve had
June 7, 2023 READ: Matthew 18 (Focus vs. 15–20) MEMORY VERSE “If your brother or sister sins, go and point out their fault, just between the two of you.” Matthew 18:15 BACKGROUND In 2010, a tsunami struck the Indonesian island
JUNE 6, 2023 READ: Exodus 20 (Focus vs. 1–6) MEMORY VERSE “You shall not make for yourself an image.” Exodus 20:4 BACKGROUND Here are some vacation tips: The next time you’re traveling through Middleton, Wisconsin, you might want to visit
June 5, 2023 READ: Ecclesiastes 3 (Focus vs.1–14) MEMORY VERSE “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens.” Ecclesiastes 3:1 BACKGROUND I recently came across a helpful word: wintering. Just as winter is
JUNE 4, 2023 READ: John 13:36–38 & 21:18–19 MEMORY VERSE “Whoever does not take up their cross and follow me is not worthy of me.” Matthew 10:38 BACKGROUND In ad 155, the early church father Polycarp was threatened with death
June 3, 2023 READ: Psalm 139 (Focus vs. 1–12) MEMORY VERSE “Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence?” Psalm 139:7 BACKGROUND After an officer searched me, I stepped into the county jail, signed
JUNE 2, 2023 READ: Isaiah 2 (Focus vs. 1–5) MEMORY VERSE “He will judge between the nations.” Isaiah 2:4 BACKGROUND The longest international border in the world is shared by the United States and Canada, covering an incredible 5,525 miles
