The Best Solution to Divisions Among Us

(The following is the August 20 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Galatians 3 and pay close attention to verses 27-29.) Many communities suffer from divisions between groups. Differences related to race, ethnicity, religion, socio-economic status, gender, politics, and other means of identification can contribute to chasms between groups …

Continue reading The Best Solution to Divisions Among Us

A Warning Against Divisive, Deceitful Teaching

(The following is the July 5 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Romans 16 and pay close attention to verses 17-18.) Paul repeatedly writes in his letters about the importance of Christian unity. Christ expects his children to get along. Unity suffers when people create divisions that serve their unholy personal …

Continue reading A Warning Against Divisive, Deceitful Teaching