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Day 173: More Agur, Please
Most of us spend our lives trying to convince people we’re smarter than we are. Agur begins Proverbs 30 by telling us how little he knows—and that’s exactly why I trust him.
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3 John: The Man You Want to Be (Father’s Day, 2026)
Everyone’s becoming someone. In 3 John, we meet four very different men—one who walked in the truth, one who put himself first, one who earned respect, and one whose greatest joy was seeing others follow Jesus. Which one are you becoming?
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Day 173: Women of Valor (Proverbs 31:10)
Does the Proverbs 31 woman inspire you—or exhaust you? What if this famous passage was never intended as a checklist for women at all, but something else entirely? Today, we take a fresh look at the Bible’s “woman of valor.”
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Day 172: Wives and Concubines (1 Kings 11:3)
Solomon’s 700 wives weren’t merely a moral failure. They were 700 attempts to find security somewhere besides God. The question isn’t whether we have foreign wives—it’s what little kingdoms have captured our hearts.
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More Reflections on Ecclesiastes: For the Classic Rock Fan
What do Solomon and Pink Floyd have in common? More than you might think. Read Ecclesiastes with Dark Side of the Moon playing in the background, and you may discover the closest thing classic rock ever produced to “Ecclesiastes: The Musical.”
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Day 170: Living Under the Sun (Ecclesiastes 1:3-5)
Ecclesiastes asks one of the most uncomfortable questions in the Bible: What if everything we chase is ultimately meaningless? The Teacher’s answer begins with understanding what life “under the sun” means.
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Day 168: Six Things “Heaping Burning Coals” Could Mean (Proverbs 25:21-22)
What does it mean to “heap burning coals” on your enemy’s head? The answer may not be as obvious as you’ve been told—but the command is.
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Day 167: T-Shirts, Bumper Stickers, Waffles, and Pancakes (2 Chronicles 8:11)
Followers of Jesus don’t live compartmentalized lives. There is no sacred and secular divide when the Holy Spirit dwells within us.
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Day 166: Praying the Psalms: Psalm 149
Why is Psalm 149 so joyful? Because God takes delight in His people. There is a time for repentance and tears—but this is not that day. Today is a head-banging Hallelujah.
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Day 152: How to Pray for Your Children (Psalm 72)
If you knew you were nearing the end of your life and you had one last chance to pray over your child, what would you ask God for?
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Today in Christian History: June 4
On this date in 1820, hymn writer Elvina Hall was born. Her best known hymn came about as a result of being bored in church. Sitting up in the choir loft, thinking to herself how long-winded her pastor was that morning, she wrote these words on the fly leaf of her hymnal: I hear the…
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Who Is Jesus? Session 10: Handling the Questions
These are the notes for our final session of Focus on the Family’s Who Is Jesus? study. Click on the links below for the other posts in this series. Who Is Jesus, Session 9: Is Jesus the Only Way? Who Is Jesus, Session 8: The God Claim, Part 2 Who Is Jesus? Session 7: The God…
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Today in Christian History: June 1
On this date in 165 AD, Justin Martyr was scourged and then beheaded after he refused to sacrifice to the pagan gods. Justin was born in the biblical city of Shechem, and early in his life followed the philosophy of Plato. But his life was changed when he realized God was pursuing a relationship with…
66 in 52: A One Year Chronological Journey Through the Bible
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