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STRENGTHENED BY GRACE
Daily Devotional Hebrews 13:8–25 On the final day of the college classes I taught, I was always haunted by the thought of everything I...
Dr John Koessler
Apr 1, 20242 min read
LIVING FORWARD
Daily Devotional Hebrews 13:1–7 Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard observed, “Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be...
Dr John Koessler
Mar 30, 20242 min read
THE UNSHAKABLE KINGDOM
Daily Devotional Hebrews 12:25–29 We have a lot of wrong ideas about God. Contrary to what some believe, God is not our buddy. He is not...
Dr John Koessler
Mar 29, 20242 min read
A BETTER WORD
Daily Devotional Hebrews 12:14–24 In today’s world, some say that Christians and non-Christians are in a “culture war.” How should we...
Dr John Koessler
Mar 28, 20242 min read
THE DISCIPLINE OF HARDSHIP
Daily Devotional Hebrews 12:1–13 After going through hardship, one woman widely known for her spirituality complained to God. “If this...
Dr John Koessler
Mar 27, 20242 min read
SOMETHING BETTER FOR US
Daily Devotional Hebrews 11:32–40 One of the lyrics in the first stanza of the hymn “How Firm a Foundation” asks, “What more can He say...
Dr John Koessler
Mar 26, 20242 min read
PERSISTENCE OF VISION
Daily Devotional Hebrews 11:17–31 Persistence of vision is the effect you see when you wave a sparkler in the air. The light appears to...
Dr John Koessler
Mar 25, 20242 min read
FAITH IN WHAT IS UNSEEN
Daily Devotional Hebrews 11:7–16 Faith is a kind of vision. But unlike ordinary sight, faith concentrates our attention on things we...
Dr John Koessler
Mar 24, 20242 min read
FAITH AND HOPE
Daily Devotional Hebrews 11:1–6 C. S. Lewis defined faith as “the art of holding on to things your reason has once accepted, in spite of...
Dr John Koessler
Mar 23, 20242 min read
DRAW NEAR
Daily Devotional Hebrews 10:19–39 People who travel often carry a passport. A passport is a kind of permission slip that grants its...
Dr John Koessler
Mar 22, 20242 min read
ONCE FOR ALL
Daily Devotional Hebrews 10:11–18 The instructions on most shampoo bottles tell users to “wash, rinse, repeat.” Sometimes called the...
Dr John Koessler
Mar 21, 20242 min read
LIVING IN THE LAW’S SHADOW
Daily Devotional Hebrews 10:1–10 My two sons lived on the other side of the country for several years. Because it was too far away to...
Dr John Koessler
Mar 20, 20242 min read
A BETTER SACRIFICE
Daily Devotional Hebrews 9:15–28 We don’t talk about sacrifices very much today, but they were a common practice in many religions....
Dr John Koessler
Mar 19, 20242 min read
NOTHING BUT THE BLOOD
Daily Devotional Hebrews 9:1–14 An old hymn asks, “What can wash away my sins?” The answer? “Nothing but the blood of Jesus.” In chapter...
Dr John Koessler
Mar 18, 20242 min read
THE FLAW IN THE LAW
Daily Devotional Hebrews 8:8–13 Recently, I installed a new ceiling light with an exhaust fan in our home. When I flipped the switch,...
Dr John Koessler
Mar 18, 20242 min read
A NEW COVENANT
Daily Devotional Hebrews 8:1–7 Sometimes it is hard to part with a well-loved item, even if the new version is better. For example, a...
Dr John Koessler
Mar 16, 20242 min read
A BETTER HOPE
Daily Devotional Hebrews 7:18–28 The first recipients of the letter to the Hebrews would have been very familiar with Psalm 19:7, which...
Dr John Koessler
Mar 16, 20242 min read
THE KING OF PEACE
Daily Devotional Hebrews 7:1–17 Monarchs often have many titles. For example, King Charles III of England is officially His Majesty...
Dr John Koessler
Mar 14, 20242 min read
AN ANCHOR FOR THE SOUL
Daily Devotional Hebrews 6:13–20 When the S. S. Badger sails into the harbor in Ludington, Michigan, it drops anchor as it sails into...
Dr John Koessler
Mar 13, 20242 min read
MOVING ON IN FAITH
Daily Devotional Hebrews 6:1–12 My wife taught at the elementary school level for most of her teaching career. She often told me that...
Dr John Koessler
Mar 12, 20242 min read
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