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A noose God has already loosed
1 Peter 2:24 “[Jesus] himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness…” (NIV) Today’s Thought In 1829 George Wilson robbed a mail carrier. For a crime “against the peace and dignity of the United States of America”… Listen ⇢
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With apologies to Christmas cards everywhere
1 Peter 5:7 “Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.” (NIV) Today’s Thought One of the benefits to writing a daily devotional is that it keeps me accountable. Not only do I spend time praying, thinking and writing every day, but it challenges me to live… Listen ⇢
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Both pedals to the floor
Matthew 5:16 “let your light shine before others…” (NRSV) Today’s Thought I remember when I was finally old enough to drive a Go-Kart by myself. I jumped in, pulled across the flimsy seatbelt and stepped on the gas. But I didn’t go anywhere. The engine was revving as loudly as any… Listen ⇢
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Wings on words
Psalm 105:2 “Sing to him, sing praises to him; tell of all his wondrous works!” (ESV) Today’s Thought You end up believing what you make a habit of singing. I’ve seen that principle at work in a number of ways through the years. I’ll sometimes hear someone say, “Doesn’t the… Listen ⇢
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The War on Christmas
Matthew 7:21 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father…” (ESV) Today’s Thought Is there a war on Christmas? According to some people, there certainly is. The “war on Christmas” phrase sometimes comes up… Listen ⇢
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Angels with Dirty Faces
Philippians 2:4 “Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others.” (ESV) Today’s Thought In the movie Angels with Dirty Faces, James Cagney plays a criminal gangster named William “Rocky” Sullivan who is admired by a bunch of young misfits and… Listen ⇢
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When the vertical gets priority
Matthew 6:33 “But seek first the kingdom of God…” (ESV) Today’s Thought There’s a relationship between the vertical and the horizontal. By “vertical,” I mean your relationship with God. Time and time again the Bible describes this as the primarily relationship in your life. And by “horizontal,” I mean your… Listen ⇢
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169,518,829,100,544,000,000,000,000,000
Philippians 4:6 “Do not be anxious about anything…” (NIV) Today’s Thought So many different things can happen in life. I recently read about how many possible outcomes there are in the first 10 moves of a chess game. It’s a lot because of all the different directions that the chess… Listen ⇢
Meet the producer, Matthew Ruttan.
Matthew is a disciple, pastor, husband, and dad of three who lives in the psalms.
