Contemporary Conversations on Christian Classics

DAY 117: Moses and Aaron's Line Bible Plan Reading: Exodus 6:14-30; Numbers 26:58-59 // 5-Year Braided Chronological Bible Reading Plan Devotional Available on Amazon PrayerScripts 5-Year Bible Reading Plan // ________________________________________ A family record can feel like a pause button in the middle of action. Moses is about to confront Pharaoh, then Exodus stops to list names. Exodus...

In Chapter 9 of Foxe's Book of Martyrs , we delve into the life and courageous stand of Martin Luther, the German reformer whose bold actions ignited the Protestant Reformation. This episode explores Luther's defiance against the corrupt practices of the Roman Catholic Church, particularly his challenge to the sale of indulgences and his eventual exco DAY 116: God Reaffirms His Covenant Bi...

DAY 115: Pharaoh Increases the Burden Bible Plan Reading: Exodus 5:1-23; 2 Timothy 3:12 // 5-Year Braided Chronological Bible Reading Plan Devotional Available on Amazon PrayerScripts 5-Year Bible Reading Plan // ________________________________________ It is discouraging when obedience makes things harder at first. You finally tell the truth, set the boundary, ask for help, or obey God, and the p...

DAY 114: Moses Returns to Egypt Bible Plan Reading: Exodus 4:18-31; Exodus 3:18 // 5-Year Braided Chronological Bible Reading Plan Devotional Available on Amazon PrayerScripts 5-Year Bible Reading Plan // ________________________________________ Returning to a place connected with fear can bring up old memories fast. Moses left Egypt as a fugitive. Moses asks Jethro for permission to return to Egy...

In Chapter 6 of Foxe's Book of Martyrs , we examine the brutal persecution of Christians in Italy during the 16th and 17th centuries, focusing on the relentless oppression of the Waldenses and the suppression of dissent by the Inquisition. This episode uncovers harrowing accounts of torture, execution, and exile endured by those who sought to practice DAY 113: Signs and Moses' Reluctance B...

DAY 112: God's Name and Promise Bible Plan Reading: Exodus 3:13-22; John 8:58 // 5-Year Braided Chronological Bible Reading Plan Devotional Available on Amazon PrayerScripts 5-Year Bible Reading Plan // ________________________________________ Names matter when trust is on the line. Moses knows the Israelites may ask who sent him. Moses asks what he should say when the Israelites ask for the n...

DAY 111: The Burning Bush Bible Plan Reading: Exodus 3:1-12; Mark 12:26-27 // 5-Year Braided Chronological Bible Reading Plan Devotional Available on Amazon PrayerScripts 5-Year Bible Reading Plan // ________________________________________ You can spend years in ordinary routines and still be met by God in a moment you did not expect. Moses is keeping sheep in the wilderness, far from Egypt and f...

Chapter 3 of Foxe’s Book of Martyrs shifts focus to the rise of papal authority and the persecution it unleashed against those deemed heretics by the Church of Rome. This episode delves into the tragic stories of early dissenters, such as the Albigenses and Waldenses, who sought to preserve a simpler, purer expression of Christianity but faced brutal repression DAY 110: Moses Flees and God Hears B...

DAY 109: Moses Is Preserved Bible Plan Reading: Exodus 2:1-10; Hebrews 11:23 // 5-Year Braided Chronological Bible Reading Plan Devotional Available on Amazon PrayerScripts 5-Year Bible Reading Plan // ________________________________________ Sometimes courage looks like doing the next faithful thing when the options are terrifying. Moses’ parents live under Pharaoh’s death order. A man and woman...

DAY 108: The Midwives Fear God Bible Plan Reading: Exodus 1:15-22; Acts 5:29 // 5-Year Braided Chronological Bible Reading Plan Devotional Available on Amazon PrayerScripts 5-Year Bible Reading Plan // ________________________________________ There are moments when obeying authority and doing what is right are not the same thing. That is scary, especially when the person giving the order has power...

DAY 107: Israel Multiplies Under Oppression Bible Plan Reading: Exodus 1:1-14; Genesis 15:13-14 // 5-Year Braided Chronological Bible Reading Plan Devotional Available on Amazon PrayerScripts 5-Year Bible Reading Plan // ________________________________________ Growth can make insecure people nervous. When someone else’s influence, group, or family becomes stronger, fear can turn into control. Exo...

DAY 106: Joseph Dies in Hope Bible Plan Reading: Genesis 50:22-26; Hebrews 11:22 // 5-Year Braided Chronological Bible Reading Plan Devotional Available on Amazon PrayerScripts 5-Year Bible Reading Plan // ________________________________________ Hope changes how you talk about the future. Joseph has lived through betrayal, slavery, prison, power, reunion, and forgiveness. Joseph remains in Egypt...

DAY 105: Joseph Forgives His Brothers Bible Plan Reading: Genesis 50:15-21; Romans 8:28 // 5-Year Braided Chronological Bible Reading Plan Devotional Available on Amazon PrayerScripts 5-Year Bible Reading Plan // ________________________________________ Sometimes forgiveness has to be trusted again after fear returns. Jacob dies, and Joseph’s brothers panic. After Jacob’s death, Joseph’s brothers...

DAY 104: Jacob Buried in Canaan Bible Plan Reading: Genesis 50:1-14; Genesis 23:17-20 // 5-Year Braided Chronological Bible Reading Plan Devotional Available on Amazon PrayerScripts 5-Year Bible Reading Plan // ________________________________________ Grief often needs actions. Tears matter, but so do phone calls, travel, memorials, meals, songs, and showing up. Joseph falls on his father’s face,...

DAY 103: Jacob Dies Bible Plan Reading: Genesis 49:29-33; Hebrews 11:13 // 5-Year Braided Chronological Bible Reading Plan Devotional Available on Amazon PrayerScripts 5-Year Bible Reading Plan // ________________________________________ There is a quiet seriousness in final instructions. Jacob has blessed his sons, spoken of the future, and now gives one last command about his burial. Jacob comma...

DAY 102: Jacob Blesses His Sons Bible Plan Reading: Genesis 49:1-28; Revelation 5:5 // 5-Year Braided Chronological Bible Reading Plan Devotional Available on Amazon PrayerScripts 5-Year Bible Reading Plan // ________________________________________ Words spoken near the end of life can carry unusual weight. Jacob gathers his sons and speaks over them with honesty, warning, blessing, and prophecy....

DAY 101: Ephraim and Manasseh Blessed Bible Plan Reading: Genesis 48:8-22; Romans 9:10-12 // 5-Year Braided Chronological Bible Reading Plan Devotional Available on Amazon PrayerScripts 5-Year Bible Reading Plan // ________________________________________ People usually expect blessing to follow obvious order: oldest first, strongest first, most qualified first, most impressive first. Genesis keep...

DAY 100: Jacob Recalls God's Promise Bible Plan Reading: Genesis 48:1-7; Hebrews 11:21 // 5-Year Braided Chronological Bible Reading Plan Devotional Available on Amazon PrayerScripts 5-Year Bible Reading Plan // ________________________________________ When life gets near the end, people often return to the words that shaped them most. Jacob is weak and sick, but he still remembers what God sa...

DAY 99: Jacob Prepares for Burial in the Land Bible Plan Reading: Genesis 47:27-31; Hebrews 11:21 // 5-Year Braided Chronological Bible Reading Plan Devotional Available on Amazon PrayerScripts 5-Year Bible Reading Plan // ________________________________________ Where you want to be remembered can say a lot about what you believe. Jacob has lived in Egypt, been provided for there, and watched his...

DAY 98: Joseph Administers During Famine Bible Plan Reading: Genesis 47:13-26; Proverbs 21:20 // 5-Year Braided Chronological Bible Reading Plan Devotional Available on Amazon PrayerScripts 5-Year Bible Reading Plan // ________________________________________ Pressure reveals the difference between panic and wisdom. When resources run low, people make desperate choices, and leaders have to make de...

DAY 97: Jacob's Family Settles in Goshen Bible Plan Reading: Genesis 47:1-12; Philippians 4:19 // 5-Year Braided Chronological Bible Reading Plan Devotional Available on Amazon PrayerScripts 5-Year Bible Reading Plan // ________________________________________ Need can make you feel exposed. Asking for help, moving into someone else’s space, or depending on provision you did not create can bru...

DAY 96: Jacob and Joseph Reunite Bible Plan Reading: Genesis 46:28-34; Psalm 126:1-3 // 5-Year Braided Chronological Bible Reading Plan Devotional Available on Amazon PrayerScripts 5-Year Bible Reading Plan // ________________________________________ Some reunions carry more weight than words can hold. You may imagine what you would say, but when the moment comes, tears speak first. Jacob sends Ju...

DAY 95: Jacob's Family Listed Bible Plan Reading: Genesis 46:8-27; Exodus 1:1-7 // 5-Year Braided Chronological Bible Reading Plan Devotional Available on Amazon PrayerScripts 5-Year Bible Reading Plan // ________________________________________ Names matter because people matter. A list of names can look dry until you remember that each name represents a life, a family, a future, and a place...

DAY 94: God Assures Jacob at Beersheba Bible Plan Reading: Genesis 46:1-7; Acts 7:14-15 // 5-Year Braided Chronological Bible Reading Plan Devotional Available on Amazon PrayerScripts 5-Year Bible Reading Plan // ________________________________________ Even good news can come with fear. Jacob has learned Joseph is alive, but going to Egypt is still a massive move. Israel sets out with everything...

DAY 93: Jacob Hears Joseph Is Alive Bible Plan Reading: Genesis 45:16-28; Luke 15:20-24 // 5-Year Braided Chronological Bible Reading Plan Devotional Available on Amazon PrayerScripts 5-Year Bible Reading Plan // ________________________________________ Some news feels too good to trust at first. You hear the words, but your mind cannot catch up. Pharaoh hears that Joseph’s brothers have come, and...