Anxiety vs. Peace

My barber had a sign in his barber shop, “Worry is like a rocking chair. It’ll keep you busy, but it won’t get you anywhere.” In today’s Bible reading* from Philippians 4, Paul gives the best remedy to worry: prayer. Most of the time when we come to verses like Philippians 4:6, we see anxiety/worry…

Applying Eschatology

I will probably upset someone with this devotional based on today’s Bible reading*. It’s because I don’t share the most popular view of eschatology. As a result, I see this passage very differently than many people. But we need to seek to understand and apply the Bible according to the Bible and not according to…

Not Either/Or, but Both/And

I’m glad the Navigators (the organization that designed this year’s Daily Bible Reading Plan) placed the readings from James to follow Galatians. Some — even the Reformer Martin Luther — don’t like James. But this is a good way to show the balance between faith and good deeds. In today’s Bible reading*, James concludes the…