Contemporary Conversations on Christian Classics

DAY 142: Shared Leadership Bible Plan Reading: Exodus 18:13-27; Acts 6:1-4 // 5-Year Braided Chronological Bible Reading Plan Devotional Available on Amazon PrayerScripts 5-Year Bible Reading Plan // ________________________________________ Trying to carry everything yourself can look responsible from the outside, but it can also become unhealthy. You may think asking for help means failure, so yo...

DAY 141: Jethro Rejoices in God's Deliverance Bible Plan Reading: Exodus 18:1-12; Psalm 67:1-2 // 5-Year Braided Chronological Bible Reading Plan Devotional Available on Amazon PrayerScripts 5-Year Bible Reading Plan // ________________________________________ Good news gets bigger when it is shared. You can experience something powerful, but when someone else hears it, understands it, and rej...

DAY 140: Battle with Amalek Bible Plan Reading: Exodus 17:8-16; Hebrews 7:25 // 5-Year Braided Chronological Bible Reading Plan Devotional Available on Amazon PrayerScripts 5-Year Bible Reading Plan // ________________________________________ Some battles cannot be won by effort alone, but they also are not won without effort. Israel faces Amalek in the wilderness. Amalek comes and attacks Israel...

DAY 139: Water from the Rock Bible Plan Reading: Exodus 17:1-7; 1 Corinthians 10:3-4 // 5-Year Braided Chronological Bible Reading Plan Devotional Available on Amazon PrayerScripts 5-Year Bible Reading Plan // ________________________________________ Need can make trust feel thin. Israel has seen the sea open, manna fall, and quail arrive, but now there is no water. Israel travels by stages accord...

DAY 138: Manna Gathered and Sabbath Learned Bible Plan Reading: Exodus 16:16-36; Matthew 6:11 // 5-Year Braided Chronological Bible Reading Plan Devotional Available on Amazon PrayerScripts 5-Year Bible Reading Plan // ________________________________________ Trust can show up in how much you grab. When you are afraid there will not be enough, you hoard, overwork, overthink, and keep checking. Mos...

DAY 137: Manna Promised Bible Plan Reading: Exodus 16:1-15; John 6:31-35 // 5-Year Braided Chronological Bible Reading Plan Devotional Available on Amazon PrayerScripts 5-Year Bible Reading Plan // ________________________________________ Hunger can make the past look better than it was. Israel remembers Egypt as a place of meat pots and full bread, not slavery and oppression. Israel travels into...

DAY 136: Bitter Water Made Sweet Bible Plan Reading: Exodus 15:22-27; James 1:2-4 // 5-Year Braided Chronological Bible Reading Plan Devotional Available on Amazon PrayerScripts 5-Year Bible Reading Plan // ________________________________________ It is possible to go from praise to complaint faster than you expected. Israel sings beside the sea, then three days later they cannot find water. Moses...

This podcast episode explores the concept of "practical atheism," as discussed in Steven Charnock's "The Existence and Attributes of God." It examines how individuals might intellectually believe in God, yet live as if He doesn't exist, resisting His authority in everyday life. The conversation delves into how people can manipulate scripture to fit their desir DAY 135:...

DAY 134: Red Sea Deliverance Bible Plan Reading: Exodus 14:15-31; 1 Corinthians 10:1-2 // 5-Year Braided Chronological Bible Reading Plan Devotional Available on Amazon PrayerScripts 5-Year Bible Reading Plan // ________________________________________ Sometimes the way forward does not appear until obedience begins. Israel stands between the sea and Pharaoh’s army, and panic feels reasonable. The...

DAY 133: Trapped at the Sea Bible Plan Reading: Exodus 14:1-14; Psalm 46:10 // 5-Year Braided Chronological Bible Reading Plan Devotional Available on Amazon PrayerScripts 5-Year Bible Reading Plan // ________________________________________ Feeling trapped can make fear rewrite everything. You forget the rescue you already saw and start imagining the worst ending. The Lord tells Moses to turn bac...

DAY 132: Pillar of Cloud and Fire Bible Plan Reading: Exodus 13:17-22; John 8:12 // 5-Year Braided Chronological Bible Reading Plan Devotional Available on Amazon PrayerScripts 5-Year Bible Reading Plan // ________________________________________ The fastest route is not always the wisest route. Israel leaves Egypt, and God does not lead them by the shortest path through Philistine territory. When...

What does it truly mean to deny God? In this episode, we delve into Stephen Charnock’s timeless exploration of atheism in Chapter 1 of The Existence and Attributes of God . Charnock’s nuanced perspective reveals atheism not just as outright denial but as subtle forms of doubt, resistance, and selective belief that can affect anyone. DAY 131: Consecration and Remembrance Bible Plan Reading: Exodus...

DAY 130: Israel Leaves Egypt Bible Plan Reading: Exodus 12:33-51; Luke 22:14-20 // 5-Year Braided Chronological Bible Reading Plan Devotional Available on Amazon PrayerScripts 5-Year Bible Reading Plan // ________________________________________ Freedom can come so suddenly that people have to leave with dough still unleavened. Egypt urges Israel out in the night, and the people carry what they ca...

DAY 129: Passover Night Bible Plan Reading: Exodus 12:21-32; John 1:29 // 5-Year Braided Chronological Bible Reading Plan Devotional Available on Amazon PrayerScripts 5-Year Bible Reading Plan // ________________________________________ A doorway can become the line between danger and safety. On Passover night, Israel’s homes are not protected because the people inside are stronger, smarter, or le...

DAY 128: Passover Instituted Bible Plan Reading: Exodus 12:1-20; 1 Corinthians 5:7 // 5-Year Braided Chronological Bible Reading Plan Devotional Available on Amazon PrayerScripts 5-Year Bible Reading Plan // ________________________________________ Some meals are more than food. They carry memory, identity, and belonging. The Lord tells Moses and Aaron that this month will become the beginning of...

DAY 127: Final Plague Announced Bible Plan Reading: Exodus 11:1-10; Hebrews 11:27-28 // 5-Year Braided Chronological Bible Reading Plan Devotional Available on Amazon PrayerScripts 5-Year Bible Reading Plan // ________________________________________ There are moments when warning becomes final. The time for pretending, negotiating, and delaying runs out. The Lord tells Moses that one more plague...

DAY 126: Ninth Plague: Darkness Bible Plan Reading: Exodus 10:21-29; John 8:12 // 5-Year Braided Chronological Bible Reading Plan Devotional Available on Amazon PrayerScripts 5-Year Bible Reading Plan // ________________________________________ Darkness can be more than the absence of light. It can feel thick, confusing, isolating, and heavy. The Lord tells Moses to stretch out his hand toward hea...

DAY 125: Eighth Plague: Locusts Bible Plan Reading: Exodus 10:1-20; Joel 2:25 // 5-Year Braided Chronological Bible Reading Plan Devotional Available on Amazon PrayerScripts 5-Year Bible Reading Plan // ________________________________________ Pride can make a person keep choosing destruction even when everyone else can see the damage. Pharaoh’s servants finally ask him, “Do you not yet understand...

DAY 124: Seventh Plague: Hail Bible Plan Reading: Exodus 9:13-35; Psalm 105:32-33 // 5-Year Braided Chronological Bible Reading Plan Devotional Available on Amazon PrayerScripts 5-Year Bible Reading Plan // ________________________________________ A warning becomes mercy when it gives people time to respond. Before the hail falls, God tells Egypt exactly what is coming. The Lord tells Moses to ris...

DAY 123: Fifth and Sixth Plagues Bible Plan Reading: Exodus 9:1-12; Romans 9:17-18 // 5-Year Braided Chronological Bible Reading Plan Devotional Available on Amazon PrayerScripts 5-Year Bible Reading Plan // ________________________________________ Hardness can grow in stages. At first, someone resists a warning. The Lord sends Moses to Pharaoh with the command to let His people go. If Pharaoh ref...

DAY 122: Fourth Plague: Flies Bible Plan Reading: Exodus 8:20-32; Exodus 9:4 // 5-Year Braided Chronological Bible Reading Plan Devotional Available on Amazon PrayerScripts 5-Year Bible Reading Plan // ________________________________________ Sometimes God makes a difference that everyone can see. Pharaoh has treated Israel like property, but the Lord draws a line between His people and Egypt. The...

DAY 121: Third Plague: Gnats Bible Plan Reading: Exodus 8:16-19; Luke 11:20 // 5-Year Braided Chronological Bible Reading Plan Devotional Available on Amazon PrayerScripts 5-Year Bible Reading Plan // ________________________________________ Small things can become impossible to ignore. A tiny notification can ruin your focus. The Lord tells Moses to command Aaron to stretch out his staff and stri...

DAY 120: Second Plague: Frogs Bible Plan Reading: Exodus 8:1-15; Psalm 105:30 // 5-Year Braided Chronological Bible Reading Plan Devotional Available on Amazon PrayerScripts 5-Year Bible Reading Plan // ________________________________________ It is one thing to ignore God when life feels normal. It is another thing when the consequences start crawling into every room. The Lord sends Moses back to...

DAY 119: First Plague: Water to Blood Bible Plan Reading: Exodus 7:14-25; Revelation 16:3-4 // 5-Year Braided Chronological Bible Reading Plan Devotional Available on Amazon PrayerScripts 5-Year Bible Reading Plan // ________________________________________ People can depend on something so much that they forget it is not God. Egypt depends on the Nile for water, food, farming, transportation, and...

DAY 118: Aaron's Staff Before Pharaoh Bible Plan Reading: Exodus 7:1-13; 2 Timothy 3:8-9 // 5-Year Braided Chronological Bible Reading Plan Devotional Available on Amazon PrayerScripts 5-Year Bible Reading Plan // ________________________________________ Counterfeits can look convincing for a while. A fake apology, fake confidence, fake spirituality, or fake power may impress people at first....