(The following is the September 30 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read 1 Timothy 5 and pay close attention to verses 1-2.) Opportunities for interaction between people of different ages vary as cultural norms change. For example, families with three generations living in the same home used to …
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Are You Too Bad to Be Saved?
(The following is the September 25 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read 1 Timothy 1 and pay close attention to verses 12-17.) Have you ever thought or heard someone say, “God couldn’t love me” or “I’m too far gone”? The feeling may be present, but the statement isn’t …
Behaviors to Stop, Others to Start, and Why
(The following is the August 29 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Ephesians 4 and pay close attention to verses 25-32.) Today’s focal passage identifies behaviors we should put aside, godly actions that should replace them, and the reasons for doing so. Putting verses 25-32 in a table format might look …
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Like a Thief in the Night
(The following is the September 19 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read 1 Thessalonians 5 and pay close attention to verses 1-11.) One Sunday, my wife and I returned home after our church’s evening worship service and noticed a broken door frame as we pulled into the driveway. Thieves …
Someone is Watching
(The following is the September 17 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read 1 Thessalonians 4 and pay close attention to verses 9-12.) Paul told the Thessalonian Christians: “But we encourage you, brothers and sisters, to do this even more, to seek to lead a quiet life, to mind …
