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All she had to live on
Today is Maundy Thursday. It’s not as well-known as Palm Sunday, Good Friday or Easter Sunday. But many churches have special services. The name comes from Jesus’ words in John 13:34. He gave us a “new command” (Latin: mandatum novum) to love one another as he has loved us. In… Listen ⇢
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He sees and values you
In yesterday’s devotional we looked at David. Actually, we looked at how God looked at David: “The LORD does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart” (1 Samuel 16:7). This was true not only for David,… Listen ⇢
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People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord?
Other people are more successful than you, more popular than you are, more good looking than you are, make more money than you do, are more accomplished than you are, are smarter than you are, and stronger than you are. (Before you throw something at me, hold on for a… Listen ⇢
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Thy sea is so great, and my boat is so small
John F Kennedy served as the President of American in the early 1960’s. I recently heard that he had a copy of an old Breton prayer on his desk: “O God, thy sea is so great, and my boat is so small.” How true. It’s a commentary about those times… Listen ⇢
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Whose likeness is this?
In yesterday’s devotional we focused on a passage from Mark 12 where some hypocritical leaders were trying to trap Jesus with a question about paying taxes to Caesar. Today let’s zero in on another element of Jesus’ response. As usual, there is more going on in the text than what… Listen ⇢
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Render to Caesar
In Mark 12, some hypocritical leaders were trying to trap Jesus with a question about paying taxes to Caesar. It was a clever trap. Caesar (the Roman emperor) was a man named Tiberias. He was not very popular, could be very cruel, and levied heavy taxes on the people. The… Listen ⇢
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Priorities and social pressure
In yesterday’s devotional I highlighted something from Augustine: “The essence of sin is disordered love.” In short, we all love certain things and certain people. But if we get the order wrong, that’s a problem. For example, if I love my job to the neglect my family, that’s sin. In… Listen ⇢
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Disordered love
Church Father Augustine said: “The essence of sin is disordered love.”* What did he mean? We all love things. We love people, we love friends, we love music, we love certain ideas, we love our favourite snacks, we love our hobbies, and we love God (hopefully!) But if we love… Listen ⇢
Meet the producer, Matthew Ruttan.
Matthew is a disciple, pastor, husband, and dad of three who lives in the psalms.
