• The 24-hour rule

    Proverbs 15:1 says: “A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.” Wow, talk about practical. Let’s say someone says something harsh to you. Perhaps it happens in person, but maybe it happens online. Either way, your instinct is to react. You want to say some… Listen ⇢

  • The crown of splendour

    None of us are getting any younger. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but it’s true! Despite what our culture might tell you, aging in and of itself is not a bad thing. It’s a part of life. It may be difficult, but it’s not a disaster, and… Listen ⇢

  • Look for the good

    I read about a psychology experiment. Some of the participants were sad. Others were happy. The entire group was asked to descramble messages. There were a variety of phrases which could be made. Here’s what happened. The people who were already sad created more sad messages, even though happier ones… Listen ⇢

  • Giving the Spirit the scope to do his work

    Jesus said: “’Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them.’ By this he meant the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were later to receive” (John 7:38-39). What are the “means of grace”? Historically, these are practices which God puts… Listen ⇢

  • Resisting the plague of forgetfulness

    The book One Hundred Years of Solitude describes a town that suffers from a plague of forgetfulness. People start forgetting everything, like it’s contagious. And it is certainly very scary. One man starts putting notes on everything so that he doesn’t forget. “This is a table… a lamp… a door.”… Listen ⇢

  • Humble Saviour, humble servants

    There are certain virtues which never grow old. That’s because God has ordained them. They are eternally good. We should strive for them regardless of whether the year is 1039, 2023 or 3245. One of them is humility. I’ve been spending time thinking about Communion since this past Sunday was… Listen ⇢

  • Even if he hinders you 10,000 times

    In 1 Thessalonians 3:17-18 (ESV) Paul mentions something to his fellow-believers. He was writing from a different town but really wanted to see them in person so he could help and encourage them. He wrote: “we endeavored the more eagerly and with great desire to see you face to face,… Listen ⇢

  • Holy, holy, holy

    We’ve been thinking about holiness. That word makes some people think about strongly scented candles, fancy cathedrals, or even a certain kind of religious snobbery. But that’s off the mark. Holiness is about being set apart for a special, godly purpose. We need to reclaim (and be humbly confident about)… Listen ⇢

  • Love outpoured

    In the past few devotionals we’ve been speaking about holiness.  In more recent times, people tend to think that holiness is either (a) about hoity-toity self-righteousness, or (b) an inner state of being. The first is simply wrong, and the second is only half-true. Holiness is about being set-part for… Listen ⇢

Meet the producer, Matthew Ruttan.

Matthew is a disciple, pastor, husband, and dad of three who lives in the psalms.

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