Thoughts, devotions, and more from Jeffrey K. Ross, author of "Next Step Devotions"
Writing Next Step Devotions was a labor of love that started in late 2020 and culminated with its publication in November 2022. Since this was my first book, I learned a lot along the way, doing some things well from the start but having to backtrack and improve afterward what I didn't do well initially. …
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I've loved writing since childhood, writing essays in elementary school and later for writing contests. Throughout my career in ministry and secular roles, writing came with the territory of responsibilities. I still enjoy it as a way to gather my thoughts and communicate with others. Upon learning in mid-2020 that my employer of 17 years …
I'm pleased to announce that on November 10,2022 I published Next Step Devotions, a collection of 366 discipleship lessons based on passages from every New Testament chapter. This project was more than two years in the making, and it feels great to finally have it available for purchase on Amazon. As I write this, it …
I have read through many different study bibles over the decades, but none has been more inspirational to me than The Spurgeon Study Bible. Other study Bibles have all been educational and extremely worthwhile to read. They remain within arm's reach of my desk for continuing Bible study and lesson planning when teaching. They all …
In spite of the weirdness and loss which was a significant part of 2020, I'm glad to say that I did fairly well on meeting the goals I published here a year ago. Of course, 2020 will mostly be remembered for the havoc that the COVID-19 pandemic wrought on the entire world population. I will …
