the devotions below from The Epistle to the Romans are listed from newest to oldest. start at the beginning by going to the bottom, or jump in at any point. it’s up to you! just take one step.
February 23, 2024
Paul wraps up his letter to Romans with a summation of the purpose of every believer’s life…
February 22, 2024
Have you ever met someone that was so innocent that they were naïve?…
February 21, 2024
To what doctrine does Paul refer? Scholars are uncertain as to who Paul is referring to…
February 20, 2024
Well how about Phoebe? While Paul is clear about her contributions to him, the church in Corinth…
February 19, 2024
Have you ever noticed that life doesn’t always go as planned? I know I have. I have…
February 16, 2024
The first time we see the word selah in the Psalms is Psalm 3 (where it appears three times)…
February 15, 2024
How do you describe God? God describes Himself in Scripture a lot of ways, but when you…
February 14, 2024
We live in a culture that encourages us to obey our thirst, do what we think makes us happy…
February 13, 2024
How many of us as Christians define our Christ-likeness by what we do or do not do…
February 12, 2024
Death can be a scary thing, but so can life…
February 9. 2024
In Paul’s context, to pass judgement on the servant of another was inadmissible…
February 8, 2024
I once heard the phrase, “clothes makes the man.” Someone else once told me to...
February 7, 2024
Debt has become all too common in our culture today. To owe something to someone else has…
February 6, 2024
Death, tyranny, and manipulative control have relied upon these words taken out of context…
February 5, 2024
What has God called you to? Where has He called you to go? What are you waiting for?…
February 2, 2024
In our context, it’s difficult to know when to push back against authority and when not to…
February 1, 2024
It’s difficult to look at the darkness in this world and not be overwhelmed at times…
January 31, 2024
Cultures where everyone wears similar clothes, eats at similar restaurants, does their hair similar…
January 30, 2024
A myriad of reasons exist as to why we may rejoice while others weep or weep while others rejoice…
January 29, 2024
There isn’t evidence of the persecution of Christians in Rome at the time of Paul’s letter…
January 26, 2024
How many times have you said that you would pray or would be praying for someone and then…
January 25, 2024
Have you ever used the word “abhor” before? It’s a unique word with a lot of feeling…
January 24, 2024
What a magnificent challenge! The challenge comes in two parts: love and…
January 23, 2024
Imagine that you lost function in your arm, a leg, your left eye, and two major organs…
January 22, 2024
The mystery of Christ Jesus exists in part in the interplay between the reality that…
January 19, 2024
Romans 12:1-2 combined with verses 3-8 make it clear that we cannot fully “renew our minds”…
January 18, 2024
It’s nice when things just come to you, isn’t it? You order at a sit-down restaurant, and it just comes…
January 17, 2024
In this verse, we see the culmination of the preceding eleven chapters of Paul’s argument for…
January 16, 2024
God’s plan for salvation is slightly broader than we often think. When we think about salvation…
January 15, 2024
Walking through the streets of your home town, or sitting at an outdoor mall as people walk by…
January 12, 2024
Have you heard it said that some Christians receive Jesus as Savior but not as Lord?…
January 11, 2024
The tension between the sovereignty of God and the choice of humans overlaps in confusing ways…
January 10, 2024
What could bring Paul such sorrow? Why would Paul feel as though he needed to defend himself…
January 9, 2024
It’s interesting that the very things that Paul cites as having no ability to separate us from the love…
January 8, 2024
The promise of the angel to Mary that we see in Luke 1 was clear: Jesus would be King…
December 22, 2023
It can be easy in our current context to lose sight of the marvel of the birth of Christ…
December 21, 2023
What then can you say to the Gospel message? When you reflect on the absolute miracle…
December 20, 2023
Have you ever groaned? I don’t mean the kind of whining and complaining that kids do…
December 19, 2023
Sometimes I wonder if along with the forever chemicals that they are finding in our drinking water…
December 18, 2023
The law shows us what we are missing. The law shows us the standard. The law helps us see how…
December 15, 2023
How many of us can relate to this? How many times as a follower of Christ have you…
December 14, 2023
Have you ever had a dream? I don’t just mean a dream that you get when you sleep, but…
December 13, 2023
It’s absolutely revolutionary! Paul’s words completely uproot common conceptions…
December 12, 2023
Everyone is a slave to something…
December 11, 2023
In July of 2023, by the Lord’s leading, my family and I moved from...
December 8, 2023
Just before this verse, Paul has compared and contrasted the trespass of Adam to bring sin…
December 7, 2023
There is some debate amongst scholars as to what Paul intended to communicate in the word death...
December 6, 2023
Christ died for the ungodly. What does this mean? It does not simply mean…
December 5, 2023
These words take hold of my soul…
December 4, 2023
What have you gotten from suffering? What has suffering done for you or produced in your life?
December 1, 2023
No matter how you choose to define peace, all people desire peace…
November 30, 2023
Paul, in his use of Abraham to make his point about faith as the mechanism of salvation…
November 29, 2023
Have you ever met someone who boasts a lot? Maybe you would call it bragging. These people love…
November 28, 2023
This may seem random, but I love peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. I’ll even take on a peanut…
November 24, 2023
When does thanks end? When does the conversation of gratitude close? Psalm 106:1 reminds us…
November 23, 2023
The cares and worries of this life come in differing shapes and sizes. Some of these cares are…
November 22, 2023
The loss of a loved one. Financial strain. Broken communication. Failed efforts. These are a few of…
November 21, 2023
Based upon Paul’s revelation that Jews and Gentiles are equally accountable to the law, it would be…
November 20, 2023
Historically, God points out to His people that the circumcision that matters is done in the heart…
November 17, 2023
Here, in this passage, Paul lists five special…
November 16, 2023
What is the role that conscience has to play in our ability to live a life that pleases God?…
November 15, 2023
Why is God kind? Why is He patient with us? Why does He allow us to continue failing but…
November 14, 2023
God is much better than people at recognizing the free will of others. We as humans…
November 13, 2023
Many paintings have attempted to capture the sentiment of Psalm 23. Images of…
November 10, 2023
Here, in these few verses, we see the unraveling of humanity. It all begins with knowing about God…
November, 9, 2023
What about the people in the jungle who haven’t heard about Jesus from missionaries?…
November 8, 2023
It’s amazing to think that the Gospel of salvation is available to us! Who is worth of the Gospel?…
November 7, 2023
What good is the Gospel? Does the Gospel help us sleep at night? Does it bring power?…
November 6, 2023
We don’t have to venture but a few words into Romans 1 to see that this book will not be like…