April 22, 2025 - Good Morning! It’s Tuesday, April 22.
English is a complicated language. Many English words have many different meanings. The word “set” is said to have over 400 definitions! Today we take a look at a complicated, multifaceted Bible word - “blessing”. Here’s just a few of the ways that we use it.
April 21, 2025 - Good Morning! It’s Monday, April 21.
Easter was very late this year, almost as late as it can be in its calendar cycle. And so Resurrection Sunday was a next door neighbor to another great holiday. To all my readers who are native born Texans (and to all the rest who secretly wish they were) - Happy San Jacinto Day!
April 18, 2025 - Good Morning! It’s Friday, April 18. Good Friday!
Have you ever wondered why the adjective “good” is applied to the day that Jesus was brutally crucified? The answer lies in the way that the definitions of words change over time. At one time, the word “good” was a synonym of “holy,” and we can certainly see the appropriateness of that adjective for this sacred day.
April 17, 2025 - Good Morning! It’s Thursday, April 17.
We continue today with our series “The Road to Resurrection”, as we search the scriptures to find what Christ did each day of the week that led to the Cross and to the Empty Tomb.
April 16, 2025 - Good Morning! It’s Wednesday, April 16.
We continue today with our series “The Road to Resurrection,” focusing on what the Bible tells us Jesus did each day of the week leading to the first Easter. Wednesday of Holy Week is sometimes called “Silent Wednesday” because the Word gives no details about Christ’s activities on that day. Perhaps knowing what was to come, He spent the day in rest and prayer and preparation.
April 15, 2025 - Good Morning! It’s Tuesday, April 15.
We continue our week-long series “The Road to Resurrection”, looking at what Jesus did on each day of Holy Week, each day that led to the Cross, that led to the Empty Tomb. On Monday we saw the very public purging of the temple money changers. And on Tuesday, Jesus and the Twelve were in the temple once again.
April 14, 2025 - Good Morning! It’s Monday, April 14.
Hope you had a wonderful Palm Sunday, and now it’s on to Easter! As is our tradition here at the Daily Devotions, we’ll take a look at what Jesus was doing each day of Holy Week, each day leading to the empty tomb. Join us as we travel the “Road to Resurrection “.
April 10, 2025 - Good Morning! It’s Thursday, April 10.
On April 10, 1925, a book was published. It made an unremarkable and unsuccessful debut. One hundred years later, this book has sold over 30 million copies, is a staple in most high school English classes, and is widely considered to be on the short list for The Great American Novel. Happy birthday to F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby.”
April 9, 2025 - Good Morning! It’s Wednesday, April 9.
I’m in the great city of San Antonio for a few days, visiting family. My oldest daughter is here, and my only sister. My two favorite granddaughters are here, as well - my only two! I’ve always liked San Antonio. I grew up in Houston, and lived for fifteen years in Dallas, but the Alamo City is my favorite of the Big Three Texas towns. Almost 20 million people live in these three “metroplexes,” and the majority of them are from the same place - someplace else.