APRIL 22, 2023 READ: Matthew 18 (Focus vs. 23–35) MEMORY VERSE You, Lord, are forgiving and good, abounding in love to all who call to you. Psalm 86:5 BACKGROUND A 2021 news reports told of seventeen missionaries that had been
APRIL 21, 2023 READ: Psalm 95:1–7 MEMORY VERSE “In his hand are the depths of the earth.” Psalm 95:4 BACKGROUND Krubera-Voronja, in the Eurasian country of Georgia, is one of the deepest caves yet explored on planet Earth. A team
APRIL 20, 2023 READ: Philippians 3 (Focus vs.12–16) MEMORY VERSE ‘Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on.” Philippians 3:13–14 BACKGROUND On a run in the forest, I tried to find a shortcut and went
APRIL 19, 2023 READ: Ecclesiastes 4 (Focus vs. 7–12) MEMORY VERSE “For whom am I toiling,” he asked, “and why am I depriving myself of enjoyment?” Ecclesiastes 4:8 BACKGROUND For many around the world, life is getting lonelier. The number
APRIL 18, 2023 READ: Jeremiah 32 (Focus vs. 37–44) MEMORY VERSE “I will give them all the prosperity I have promised them.” Jeremiah 32:42 BACKGROUND Sara lost her mother when she was just fourteen years old. She and her siblings
APRIL 17, 2023 READ: Isaiah 63 (Focus vs. 7–9) MEMORY VERSE “I will tell of the kindnesses of the Lord.” Isaiah 63:7 BACKGROUND When our congregation built our first building, people wrote thankful reminders on the wall studs and concrete
APRIL 16, 2023 READ: John 15 (Focus vs. 9–17) MEMORY VERSE “Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.” John 15:13 BACKGROUND Just days before Holy Week, when Christians around the world remember
READ: Ephesians 4 (Focus vs. 22–32) MEMORY VERSE “Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.” Ephesians 4:32 BACKGROUND My sister and I clashed frequently when we were younger, but one
READ: 2 Samuel 15 (Focus vs. 13–14 & 23–26) MEMORY VERSE “Let him do to me whatever seems good to him.” 2 Samuel 15:26 BACKGROUND Christina Rossetti, a poet and devotional writer, found that nothing came easily for her. She
READ: Psalm 30 MEMORY VERSE “Sing the praises of the Lord, you his faithful people; praise his holy name.” Psalm 30:4 BACKGROUND Years ago, I cared for my mom as she was in hospice. I thanked God for the four
