(The following is the February 26 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Mark 12 and pay close attention to verses 13-17.) When some Pharisees and Herodians asked Jesus about paying taxes to Caesar, they tried to trap him (v. 13). They wanted to trick him into saying something that would get …
Tag: Conversations
Ways to Speak the Truth
(The following is the January 3 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Matthew 3 and pay close attention to verses 7-10.) John the Baptist didn’t win any congeniality awards. He was blunt from the early days of his public baptisms through his final days in prison, speaking the truth to immoral …
Having Gospel Conversations
(The following is the April 10 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read John 4 and pay close attention to verses 1-27.) Not everyone is a great conversationalist. Some are, while others struggle to engage anyone who is not a friend or acquaintance. How can Christians fulfill the task of proclaiming the …
