Focus Let yourself become open to God and the knowledge that comes from the Word. Ask God for a peace at this time. Read Psalm 23 1 The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want.2     He makes me lie down in green pastures;he leads me beside still waters;3     he restores my soul.He leads me in right paths    for his name’s […]

Recently a friend of mine showed up for a meeting with a large stain on his white shirt. Several people were kind enough to point it out to him, and he responded with a sigh each time and said, “Well, I spilled a little coffee on myself, then tried to clean it up in the […]

Focus Stop and thank God for being present with you today. Ask for God’s guidance as you hear God’s voice through scripture and the writer. Read John 11:45-57                                           45 Many of the Jews therefore, who had […]

Focus Pay attention to the tension in your body. Let go of it and any expectations to do anything, but God’s will today. Prepare yourself to hear God’s word. Read 2 Corinthians 5:17-21                                           17 So if anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation: everything old has passed away; see, everything has become new! 18 All this […]

Bethel University will hold the 2021 Hendrix Scholarship Competition for high school seniors on February 26 & 27, 2021. Students participate in an essay, an academic exam and an interview. Lodging and meals provided on the Bethel campus. The competition winner will earn full tuition, room and board, and the runner-up will earn full tuition. […]

Focus Prepare yourself to discern what is and what is not of God today. Still yourself so you can hear how God is calling you. Read Philippians 3:4b-14                  If anyone else has reason to be confident in the flesh, I have more: 5 circumcised on the eighth day, a member of the people of Israel, of the […]

Focus Prepare yourself to discern what is and what is not of God today. Still yourself so you can hear how God is calling you. Read Philippians 3:4b-14                  If anyone else has reason to be confident in the flesh, I have more: 5 circumcised on the eighth day, a member of the people of Israel, of the […]

Focus As you quiet yourself for this brief time, be willing to be open to God in whatever way that may take place. Read Jeremiah 6:1-10                            6 Flee for safety, O children of Benjamin,    from the midst of Jerusalem!Blow the trumpet in Tekoa,    and raise a signal on Beth-haccherem;for evil looms out of the north,    and great destruction.2 I […]

Focus Let yourself become open to God and the knowledge that comes from the Word. Ask God for peace at this time. Read Philippians 2:14-18                  14 Do all things without murmuring and arguing, 15 so that you may be blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, in which […]

Focus Take time to rest in the comfort of the Lord today. Read Colossians 2:16-23 16 Therefore do not let anyone condemn you in matters of food and drink or of observing festivals, new moons, or sabbaths. 17 These are only a shadow of what is to come, but the substance belongs to Christ. 18 Do not let anyone disqualify […]