June 1, 2023 READ: 1 Thessalonians 5 (Focus vs.12–28) MEMORY VERSE “The one who calls you is faithful, and He will do it.” 1 Thessalonians 5:24 BACKGROUND Turning eighteen ushered in a new era in my daughter’s life: legally an
MAY 31, 2023 READ: Ezra 3 (Focus vs. 8–13) MEMORY VERSE “No one could distinguish the sound of the shouts of joy from the sound of weeping.” Ezra 3:13 BACKGROUND Angela’s family reeled with sorrow as they experienced three bereavements
MAY 30, 2023 READ: Ezekiel 37 (Focus vs. 4–14) MEMORY VERSE “I will make breath enter you, and you will come to life.” Ezekiel 37:5 BACKGROUND On November 4, 1966, a disastrous flood swept through Florence, Italy, submerging Giorgio Vasari’s
MAY 29, 2023 READ: Habakkuk 3:11–19 MEMORY VERSE “I will rejoice in the Lord, I will be joyful in God my Savior.” Habakkuk 3:18 BACKGROUND “I know Daddy’s coming home because he sent me flowers.” Those were my seven-year-old sister’s
MAY 28, 2023 READ: Acts 2 (Focus vs.1–13) MEMORY VERSE “All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.” Acts 2:4 BACKGROUND During the discussion of a book
MAY 27, 2023 READ: Zechariah 4:4–10 MEMORY VERSE “Who dares despise the day of small things?” Zechariah 4:10 BACKGROUND Will I make the Olympics? The college swimmer worried her speed was too slow. But when math professor Ken Ono studied
MAY 26, 2023 READ: Daniel 3 (Focus vs.15–28) MEMORY VERSE “Look! I see four men walking around in the fire, unbound and unharmed, and the fourth looks like a son of the gods.” Daniel 3:25 BACKGROUND The tale is told
MAY 25, 2023 READ: Colossians 3 (Focus vs. 15–24) MEMORY VERSE “Whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus.” Colossians 3:17 BACKGROUND When Jeff was fourteen, his mom took him
MAY 24, 2023 READ: Ecclesiastes 2 (Focus vs.17–26) MEMORY VERSE Without [God], who can eat or find enjoyment? Ecclesiastes 2:25 BACKGROUND Watching the morning crowd pour onto the train, I felt the Monday blues kick in. From the sleepy, grumpy
MAY 23, 2023 READ: Acts 12:1–11 MEMORY VERSE “Wake up, sleeper, rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.” Ephesians 5:14 BACKGROUND It’s like living in a dream you can’t wake up from. People who struggle with what’s
