Unravel the Thread (#175 of 365+)

Joni talked about a lady who was crocheting an intricate table runner when she discovered she had made a mistake somewhere way back in the pattern. Instead of ignoring something most

Sin’s Deceit (#174 of 365+)

“Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting” (Psalm 139:23-24)

God Bless You (#173 of 365+)

“Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers” (Psalm 1:1)

Good Enough? (#172 of 365+)

“There is no one righteous, not even one; there is no one who understands, no one who seeks God. All have turned away, they have together become worthless; there is no one who does good,

One Thing at a Time (#171 of 365+)

I have too many things on my mind this morning! We’re short-handed at the office, my workload has increased, and there aren’t enough hours in the day to accomplish everything. The

Praying the Word (#170 of 365+)

When the occasion calls for presenting thoughts in the best possible packaging, you might search for hours or days for the right words. You’ll start borrowing ideas from a mentor, quoting

Godly Questions (#169 of 365+)

“Will the Lord reject forever? Will he never show his favor again? Has his unfailing love vanished forever? Has his promise failed for all time? Has God forgotten to be merciful? Has he in anger

He Works in Mysterious Ways (#168 of 365+)

“His father and mother replied, ‘Isn't there an acceptable woman among your relatives or among all our people? Must you go to the uncircumcised Philistines to get a wife?’ But Samson said to his

Hard Hearts (#167 of 365+)

I wonder if it’s possible that someone hasn’t heard the Exodus story by now. Any person who wasn’t raised in or around the Judeo-Christian tradition surely has seen the Oscar-winning 1956

A Seventeenth-Century Prayer (#166 of 365+)

“Do not say, ‘Why were the old days better than these?’ For it is not wise to ask such questions. Wisdom, like an inheritance, is a good thing and benefits those who see the sun. Wisdom is a

A Religion for Losers (#165 of 365+)

Years ago media mogul Ted Turner called Christianity a “religion for losers”… and boy, was he right!

“And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father

A Hard Path to Joy (#164 of 365+)

“Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

Jesus, Our Life and Breath (#163 of 365+)

“He is not far from each one of us. ‘For in him we live and move and have our being’” (Acts 17:27-28)

“I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I

Suffering’s Response (#162 of 365+)

“At this, Job got up and tore his robe and shaved his head. Then he fell to the ground in worship and said: ‘Naked I came from my mother's womb, and naked I will depart. The LORD gave and the

The Truth about Suffering (#161 of 365+)

“For it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for him” (Philippians 1:29)

Modern day Christians in America may not yet be able to relate to

Answering Isaiah (#160 of 365+)

“Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen:… Is it not to share your food with the hungry and to provide the poor wanderer with shelter—when you see the naked, to clothe him…?” (Isaiah 58:6-7)

Objects of His Wrath (#159 of 365+)

“All of us also lived among them at one time, gratifying the cravings of our sinful nature and following its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature objects of wrath. But

Once Enemies (#158 of 365+)

“Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever rejects the Son will not see life, for God's wrath remains on him” (John 3:36)

At Jesus’ Feet (#157 of 365+)

“As she stood behind him at his feet weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears” (Luke 7:38)

As terrible as it was, slavery produced the perfect conditions for a

Mangled Earrings (#156 of 365+)

“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!” (2 Corinthians 5:17)

Joni once accidentally ran over one of her favorite earrings with