JULY 17, 2024 READ: Exodus 7 (Focus vs. 1-13) MEMORY VERSE “Moses was eighty years old and Aaron eighty-three when they spoke to Pharaoh.” Exodus 7:7 BACKGROUND Two grandmothers from Texas became media sensations recently for completing a journey around
JULY 16, 2024 READ: 2 Timothy 2 (Focus 8-13) MEMORY VERSE “Here is a trustworthy saying: If we died with him, we will also live with him.” 2 Timothy 2:11 BACKGROUND For more than two centuries, the hymn placed first
JULY 15, 2024 READ: Colossians 4 (Focus vs. 2-6, 12-13) MEMORY VERSE “Devote yourselves to prayer.” Colossians 4:2 BACKGROUND “I’ve been praying for you for fifty years,” said the elderly woman. My friend Lou looked into her eyes with profound
JULY 14, 2024 READ: PSALM 133 MEMORY VERSE “Harmony is as refreshing as the dew.” Psalm 133:3 nlt BACKGROUND Dr. Tiffany Gholson had seen crime impact her small American city of East Saint Louis, Illinois, in many ways. By 2023,
JULY 13, 2024 READ: Ezra 3 (Focus vs. 1-6) MEMORY VERSE “They began to offer burnt offerings to the Lord, though the foundation of the Lord’s temple had not yet been laid.” Ezra 3:6 BACKGROUND I’d never planned to start
JULY 12, 2024 READ: Ecclesiastes 12 (Focus vs. 13-14) MEMORY VERSE “God will bring every deed into judgment, including every hidden thing, whether it is good or evil.” Ecclesiastes 12:14 BACKGROUND A thief broke into a phone repair shop, smashed
JULY 11, 2024 READ: 1 Timothy 1 (Focus vs. 12-17) MEMORY VERSE “The grace of our Lord was poured out on me abundantly, along with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.” 1 Timothy 1:14 BACKGROUND I expected
JULY 10, 2024 READ: 1 Samuel 16 (Focus vs. 4-12) MEMORY VERSE “People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.” 1 Samuel 16:7 BACKGROUND To reduce food waste, a supermarket chain in Singapore sells slightly
JULY 9, 2024 READ: Acts 8 (Focus vs. 29-39) MEMORY VERSE “What can stand in the way of my being baptized?” Acts 8:36 BACKGROUND Actress Sally Field finally felt what we all long for. When she won a second Oscar
JULY 8, 2024 READ: Matthew 25 (Focus vs. 31-40) MEMORY VERSE “When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?” Matthew 25:39 BACKGROUND In the early 1800s, Elizabeth Fry was appalled by the conditions in
