Spring Break
We have just completed a series from the Book of Mark thinking through the words and events leading up to Easter. I am now going to pause for a week to spend time with my family. My children are off … Continue reading Spring Break
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Holy Ground
Shaped by the Word is a daily, Bible-reading devotional. I do not publish supplemental material on Sundays, but I do included a suggested Scripture reading. Please be sure to subscribe to this page so you can follow along each day. … Continue reading Holy Ground
Jesus Tempted
Sorry I was unable to write my usual devotional this morning. I have included a Scripture reading for today. Thanks for reading! Luke 4:1–13 (ESV) — 1 And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was … Continue reading Jesus Tempted
Jesus Came To Seek and Save
Shaped by the Word is a daily, Bible-reading devotional. I do not publish supplemental material on Sundays, but I do included a suggested Scripture reading. Please be sure to subscribe to this page so you can follow along each day. … Continue reading Jesus Came To Seek and Save
The Value of One Percent
Shaped by the Word is a daily, Bible-reading devotional. I do not publish supplemental material on Sundays, but I do included a suggested Scripture reading. Please be sure to subscribe to this page so you can follow along each day. … Continue reading The Value of One Percent
Making the Word of God a Priority
Reading the Word 2 Timothy 3:14–17 (ESV) — 14 But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have firmly believed, knowing from whom you learned it 15 and how from childhood you have been acquainted with the … Continue reading Making the Word of God a Priority
A Day to Celebrate
Reading the Word Matthew 1:18–25 (ESV)18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child from the Holy … Continue reading A Day to Celebrate
Always Planning Evil
I am unable to include devotional thoughts today, but this passage is an interesting one to ponder. It tells us that the wicked person’s words and actions are untrustworthy. The worthless person is always plotting and scheming and cannot be … Continue reading Always Planning Evil
I Will Rejoice in the Lord
Shaped by the Word is a daily, Bible-reading devotional. I do not publish supplemental material on Sundays, but I do include a suggested Scripture reading for the day. Be sure to subscribe to this page so you can follow along every day. Thanks for reading! Reading the Word Habakkuk 3:17–19 (ESV) 17Though the fig tree should not blossom, nor fruit be on the vines, the produce of the olive fail and the fields yield no food, the flock be cut off from the fold and there be no herd in the stalls, 18yet I will rejoice in the Lord; I … Continue reading I Will Rejoice in the Lord
Growing in Wisdom
Reading the Word Proverbs 1:5–7 (ESV) 5 Let the wise hear and increase in learning, and the one who understands obtain guidance, 6 to understand a proverb and a saying, the words of the wise and their riddles. 7 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction. Understanding and Applying the Word The Book of Proverbs tells us that there are two kinds of people who are unwise. There are those who are unwise because they have not yet had a chance to learn and are still in process. Children would be an … Continue reading Growing in Wisdom
