(The following is the March 5 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Luke 2 and pay close attention to verses 4-7.) If you were the Son of God coming to humankind as a baby, into what family would you come? Would you choose a wealthy royal family with significant influence and …
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The Historical Reliability of Scripture
(The following is the March 3 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Luke 1 and pay close attention to verses 1-4.) What news sources do you consider reliable? While people’s preferred public media sources may vary, we usually trust what close friends and family tell us. Why? We have relationships with …
Sit When the Job is Done
(The following is the March 2 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Mark 16 and pay close attention to verses 19-20.) Have you ever had a job that required you to be on your feet most of the time? Occasional breaks are cherished because we get a moment to sit and …
The Truth Trap
(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 …
Is Jesus Ashamed of You?
(The following is the February 21 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Mark 8 and pay close attention to verses 34-38.) Have you ever been ashamed of someone? Perhaps a family member did something publicly humiliating, and you wanted to distance yourself from that person or the public for a time. …
