Daily Devotional 3 John 1-8 What brings you joy? I find great pleasure in listening to live music. Last summer, my wife and I attended a...

Daily Devotional 2 John 7-13 The apostle John lived his later years in the city of Ephesus, in modern-day Turkey. If you visit, you’ll...

Daily Devotional 2 John 1-6 In the summer of 2022, the U.S. Postal Service’s longest-tenured letter carrier, Johnnie Bell, celebrated 70...

Daily Devotional 1 John 5: 21 What do I want my last words to be? I’m not morbid, but I’ve pondered this topic. I’d like to say...

Daily Devotional 1 John 5: 16-20 “We approach God imperfectly,” admitted Gretchen Ronnevik in Ragged: Spiritual Disciplines for the...

Daily Devotional 1 John 5: 13-15 Prayers to an idol were often an exercise in fear and bargaining. How could they convince the “god” to...

Daily Devotional 1 John 5: 6-12 In a court case, both sides may call on expert witnesses to explain a complex situation. If the...

Daily Devotional 1 John 5: 1-5 There have been many songs, in the church and in popular music, written about love. In fact, if you...

Daily Devotional 1 John 4: 19-21 Do you remember your first crush? Maybe even when you were in grade school? Sometimes children will...

Daily Devotional 1 John 4: 13-18 “Love divine, all loves excelling,” begins a classic hymn by Charles Wesley. “Joy of heaven to earth...

Daily Devotional 1 John 4: 7-12 On October 31, 1517, Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses to the door of All Saints Church in Wittenberg,...

Daily Devotional 1 John 4: 1-6 Good news: About three-quarters of all Americans believe Jesus was a real person, born in Bethlehem....

Daily Devotional 1 John 3: 19-24 Children who grow up in Christian homes sometimes pray the “sinner’s prayer” more than once “just to be...

Daily Devotional 1 John 3: 16-18 Christ “astounds and sustains us with his endless kindness,” wrote Dane Ortlund in Gentle and Lowly....

Daily Devotional 1 John 3: 11-15 In this age when instant connection is at our fingertips, loneliness has become an epidemic. About half...

Daily Devotional 1 John 3: 7-10 How can you tell if someone is a Christian? John gives a simple answer: “the one who does what is right...

Daily Devotional 1 John 3: 1-6 As a parent of four, I can safely say that I have no idea what my children will be when they grow up. No...

Daily Devotional 1 John 2: 24-29 “Anointing” in ancient Near Eastern culture was the act of putting oil or perfume on someone, usually...

Daily Devotional 1 John 2: 18-23 You may have heard of the Antichrist, a specific end-times figure mentioned in the Bible (see Dan. 9, 2...

Daily Devotional 1 John 2: 15-17 Lust is an intense desire or craving, not only for sex but for anything: money, power, even food. In 1...