Category: Romans
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Day 345: Made Known to All Nations (Romans 16:25-27)
Paul ends Romans with a roll call, not a rulebook. The obedience of faith doesn’t terminate in ideas—it creates a community. And when the curtain closes on Paul’s greatest letter, the stage is full.
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Day 344: Wake, Not Woke (Romans 13:11
In a world where “woke” has become a political lightning rod, Romans 13:11 calls believers to something far deeper and far older: waking up from spiritual slumber. Paul urges us to rise, not because the darkness is frightening, but because the dawn is breaking and Jesus is near.
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Day 343: Two Chains (Romans 8:29-30; Romans 10:13-15)
In hip-hop culture, two chains symbolize higher status. In Romans 8 and 10, Paul describes two chains far more important: the unbreakable chain God forges in salvation, and the mission-chain that must remain strong if the gospel is to reach the world.
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Day 342: Counting Stars With Aging Eyes (Romans 4:18-21; Genesis 15:5)
Abraham was an old man with tired eyes when God told him to count the stars. Thousands of years later, even with telescopes that peer to the edge of the universe, we’re no closer to numbering them. And maybe that’s the point: God calls us to trust promises we cannot yet see.
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Day 334: Christians, Christmas, and Corinth (1 Corinthians 8:1-4)
s a Christmas tree a harmless tradition, a redeemed symbol, or a leftover from pagan history? Paul’s counsel to the Corinthians offers surprising clarity. The issue isn’t the origin of the tree—it’s the posture of the heart. Christian freedom, guided by love, helps us keep Christ at the center of the season.
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Day 266: How Not to Read Esther (Esther 2:8)
Esther isn’t a fairy tale or a tragedy—it’s both more complex and more hopeful. Avoid these five pitfalls to read Esther with theological depth.