“How can you say to your brother, ‘Brother, let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when you yourself fail to see the plank in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.” Luke 6:42 […]
Don Denton
Something new
“Is there anything of which one can say, ‘Look! This is something new’? It was here already, long ago; it was here before our time.” Ecclesiastes 1:10 NIV When it comes to reading the Bible, I’ve been a sloppy reader. I don’t know how many times I’ve been through the entire text, but it’s a […]
Tiny but mighty
“Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground outside your Father’s care. And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. So don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.” Matthew 10:29-30 NIV I love the infant onesies and shirts inscribed […]
GQ what?
By now I’m sure you’ve heard about the GQ magazine article on 12 Books You Don’t Need to Read–a list that includes the Holy Bible. Here’s what it stated: “The Holy Bible is rated very highly by all the people who supposedly live by it but who in actuality have not read it. Those who […]
THE question
“ . . . every knee in all the world shall bow to me, and every tongue shall swear allegiance to my name.” Isaiah 45:23 TLB A few devotionals ago I wrote about Jesus asking Peter THE question, “Who do you say I am?” Good for Peter–he got it right! Of course, it seems highly […]
A prayer answered
“By day the Lord directs his love, at night his song is with me— a prayer to the God of my life.” Psalm 42:8 A month ago I failed a colon cancer screening test. I tested positive. The result did not mean that I had colon cancer. It merely indicated the possibility with the recommendation […]
Life force
“Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?” Matthew 6:26 NIV What is required to live? You need to breathe. Water is pretty essential. Can’t live without food. Light […]
Back at discussing demons again
My two devotionals on demons of a few days ago proved timely. By now you’ve seen the news about the Waffle House shooting in Antioch, Tennessee, just outside of Nashville. Travis Reinking eluded police for 1-1/2 days before being arrested, charged with killing four people. I hate to be politically correct by assuming his innocence […]
A lifetime experience like no other
“A good man brings good things out of the good stored up in him, and an evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in him. But I tell you that everyone will have to give account on the day of judgment for every empty word they have spoken. For by your […]
Who do you say I am?
[Jesus is speaking] “But what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say I am?” Peter answered, “You are the Messiah.” Mark 8:29 Jesus’s question to Peter is incredibly profound on many levels. Think about these three. First, Peter had accompanied Jesus for almost three years when He asked the question. Peter had witnessed His […]