The parable of the unforgiving servant: Matthew 18 and the debt we cannot repay
When Peter asked how many times he should forgive, Jesus told the story of a servant forgiven a huge debt who refused to forgive a small…
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“Create in me a pure heart”: a devotional on Psalm 51
Psalm 51 is David's prayer of repentance after the prophet Nathan confronted him over his sin with Bathsheba. This devotional looks at its honesty about sin,…
Philemon and Onesimus: Paul’s shortest letter and a runaway slave sent home as a brother
Paul's letter to Philemon, the shortest of his letters, asks a Christian slave owner to welcome back Onesimus, a runaway slave who had become a believer,…
“Forget not all his benefits”: a devotional on Psalm 103
Psalm 103 begins with David speaking to his own soul: "Praise the Lord, my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name." This devotional walks…
“Lovest thou me?”: how Jesus restored Peter by the Sea of Tiberias
John 21 tells how the risen Jesus met seven disciples after a night of fruitless fishing, filled their net with 153 fish and cooked breakfast for…
The first Christian martyr prayed for his killers: the story of Stephen in Acts 6 and 7
Stephen was one of seven men chosen in Acts 6 to serve the widows of the early church. Accused of blasphemy, he gave a long speech…
The father ran. In Jesus’s most famous parable, that is the scandal
In the parable of the prodigal son in Luke 15, a younger son wastes his inheritance and comes home expecting to be a servant. His father…
The brothers who sold Joseph expected revenge. He gave them Genesis 50:20 instead
After their father Jacob died, Joseph's brothers feared he would finally punish them for selling him into slavery. His answer, "ye thought evil against me; but…