(The following is the February 29 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Mark 15 and pay close attention to verses 6-15.) Are you a people pleaser? What do you think of others you would describe as people-pleasers? We can use the label positively or negatively depending on …
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Don’t Make or Keep Foolish Promises
(The following is the February 17 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Mark 6 and pay close attention to verses 21-29.) Have you ever made a promise in an emotional moment that you later regretted? King Herod did. He hosted a banquet for many important people. His …
Everything Hinges on Jesus’ Resurrection
(The following is the February 7 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Matthew 28 and pay close attention to verses 1-6.) A few women went to Jesus’ tomb to anoint his body with spices the Sunday after his crucifixion. They were stunned at what they saw and …
God Reveals What Education Cannot
(The following is the March 17 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Luke 10 and pay close attention to verses 21-24.) There is tremendous value in formal and informal education. We learn to read as children, then reading and experience enable us to pursue subjects of interest for the rest of …
Raised from Death to Life
(The following is the March 12 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Luke 7 and pay close attention to verses 11-17.) One of the people Jesus raised from the dead during his earthly ministry was a widow’s only son. Jesus was moved with compassion for the widow, touched the open coffin, …
