Neighborly Love

2 Peter 1:20-21 | Times Change. The Word Doesn’t. Coach C reads today's Family Wins Devotional. Episode 77. The Family Wins Daily, formerly Coach C's Neighborhood. It's a beautiful day to be a neighbor. Today's Family Wins devotional reflects on 2 Peter 1:20-21 — "No prophecy of Scripture came about by the prophet's own interpretationContinue Continue reading "2 Peter 1:20-21: Times Change. T...

2 Peter 1:9 | One Eye on Heaven. Coach C reads today's Family Wins Devotional. Episode 76. The Family Wins Daily, formerly Coach C's Neighborhood. It's a beautiful day to be a neighbor. Today's Family Wins devotional reflects on 2 Peter 1:9 — "But whoever does not have these qualities is nearsighted and blind, forgettingContinue Continue reading "2 Peter 1:9: One Eye on Heaven"

1 Peter 5:2 | Work That Outlasts the Stars. Coach C reads today's Family Wins Devotional. Episode 75. The Family Wins Daily, formerly Coach C's Neighborhood. It's a beautiful day to be a neighbor. Today's Family Wins devotional reflects on 1 Peter 5:2 — "Be shepherds of God's flock that is under your care, watchingContinue Continue reading "1 Peter 5:2: Work That Outlasts the Stars"

1 Peter 4:12-13 | Jesus Joins You in the Fire. Coach C reads today's Family Wins Devotional. Episode 74. The Family Wins Daily, formerly Coach C's Neighborhood. It's a beautiful day to be a neighbor. Today's Family Wins devotional reflects on 1 Peter 4:12-13 — "Dear friends, do not be surprised at the fiery ordealContinue Continue reading "1 Peter 4:12-13: Jesus Joins You in the Fire"

1 Peter 4:1 | A Clean Break with Sin. Coach C reads today's Family Wins Devotional. Episode 73. It's a beautiful day to be a neighbor. Today's Family Wins devotional reflects on 1 Peter 4:1 — "Therefore, since Christ suffered in his body, arm yourselves also with the same attitude, because whoever suffers in theContinue Continue reading "1 Peter 4:1: A Clean Break with Sin"

1 Peter 3:15 | A Family Likeness to Jesus. Coach C reads today's Family Wins Devotional. Episode 72. It's a beautiful day to be a neighbor. Today's Family Wins devotional reflects on 1 Peter 3:15 — "But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord." Sanctification is a term that summarizes a profound transaction: becoming likeContinue Continue reading "1 Peter 3:15: A Family Likeness to Jesus"

1 Peter 3:3-4 | Looking Your Best for Your Bridegroom. Coach C reads today's Family Wins Devotional. Episode 71. It's a beautiful day to be a neighbor. Today's Family Wins devotional reflects on 1 Peter 3:3-4 — "Your beauty should not come from outward adornment. Rather, it should be that of your inner self, theContinue Continue reading "1 Peter 3:3-4: Looking Your Best for Your Bridegroom"

1 Peter 2:20-21 | Seeing the Rainbow Through the Rain. Coach C reads today's Family Wins Devotional. Episode 70. It's a beautiful day to be a neighbor. Today's Family Wins devotional reflects on 1 Peter 2:20-21 — "But if you suffer for doing good and you endure it, this is commendable before God. To thisContinue Continue reading "1 Peter 2:20-21: Seeing the Rainbow Through the Rain"

1 Peter 2:6 | Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation. Coach C reads today's Family Wins Devotional. Episode 69. It's a beautiful day to be a neighbor. Today's Family Wins devotional reflects on 1 Peter 2:6 — "See, I lay a stone in Zion, a chosen and precious cornerstone, and the one who trusts inContinue Continue reading "1 Peter 2:6: Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation"

1 Peter 1:15-16 | Designed and Destined for Holiness. Coach C reads today's Family Wins Devotional. Episode 68. It's a beautiful day to be a neighbor. Today's Family Wins devotional reflects on 1 Peter 1:15-16 — "But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do; for it isContinue Continue reading "1 Peter 1:15-16: Designed and Destined for Holiness"

1 Peter 1:3 | From Thanksgiving to Admiration. Coach C reads today's Family Wins Devotional. Episode 67. It's a beautiful day to be a neighbor. Today's Family Wins devotional reflects on 1 Peter 1:3 — "Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ." The worshiper attends faithfully every Sunday, concentrating intentlyContinue Continue reading "1 Peter 1:3: From Thanksgiving to Admi...

James 5:13 | Prayer and Praise for a Balanced Walk. Coach C reads today's Family Wins Devotional. Episode 66. It's a beautiful day to be a neighbor. Today's Family Wins devotional reflects on James 5:13 — "Is anyone among you in trouble? Let them pray. Is anyone happy? Let them sing songs of praise." JamesContinue Continue reading "James 5:13: Prayer and Praise for a Balanced Walk"

It's a beautiful day to be a neighbor. Today's Family Wins devotional reflects on James 5:12 — "All you need to say is a simple 'Yes' or 'No.' Otherwise you will be condemned." A mortgage is a promise to pay. Break it, and you may lose a house. A treaty is a promise to protect. Continue Continue reading "Episode 65: Let Your Word Be Your Honor | James 5:12 — Coach C’s Neighborhood"

It's a beautiful day to be a neighbor. Today's Family Wins devotional reflects on James 4:17 — "If anyone, then, knows the good they ought to do and doesn't do it, it is sin for them." A pedestrian is mugged in broad daylight while a dozen spectators look on in detached curiosity. When questioned, theContinue Continue reading "Episode 64: Doing Good by Getting Involved | James 4:17 — Coach C&...

It's a beautiful day to be a neighbor. Today's Family Wins devotional reflects on James 4:7 — "Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you." Why wave the white flag? The enemy advances against overwhelming odds. He is outnumbered and outmanned, a clearly beaten foe. And suddenly the victorsContinue Continue reading "Episode 63: Why Wave the White Flag? | James...

It's a beautiful day to be a neighbor. Today's Family Wins devotional reflects on James 3:13 — "Who is wise and understanding among you? Let them show it by their good life, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom." The clamor of raised voices turns the heads of everyone in the room. Continue Continue reading "Episode 62: Truth to Be Lived, Not Debated | James 3:13 — Coach C&#821...

It's a beautiful day to be a neighbor. Today's Family Wins devotional reflects on James 3:2 — "Anyone who is never at fault in what they say is perfect, able to keep their whole body in check." Be careful when you open your mouth. According to James, the unleashed tongue is an untamable beast. ButContinue Continue reading "Episode 61: Engaging the Mind Before the Tongue | James 3:2 — Coach C&...

It's a beautiful day to be a neighbor. Today's Family Wins devotional reflects on James 2:17 — "In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead." No one can live for long by inhaling but never exhaling. No one can stay healthy for long by eating but neverContinue Continue reading "Episode 60: Faith Translated into Powerful Deeds | James 2:17 — Coach C’s Nei...

It's a beautiful day to be a neighbor. Today's Family Wins devotional reflects on James 2:10 — "For whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it." Obedience to God's will is not always convenient. Ask Noah (Genesis 6:13-22). Nor is it always logical. AskContinue Continue reading "Episode 59: Good Intentions vs. God’s Intentions | James 2...

It's a beautiful day to be a neighbor. Today's Family Wins devotional reflects on James 1:22 — "Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says." A casual reader of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer might conclude the boy had a severe hearing problem. If he had heard AuntContinue Continue reading "Episode 58: The Blessing on the Path of Obedience | James 1:22 — Coach C...

It's a beautiful day to be a neighbor. Today's Family Wins devotional reflects on James 1:2-3 — "Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance." We start the book of James today, one of my favorite booksContinue Continue reading "Episode 57: Learning in the Crucible of Life | James 1...

It's a beautiful day to be a neighbor. Today's Family Wins devotional reflects on Hebrews 13:20 — "Our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep." Sheep have never been noted for their ability to fend for themselves. They are prone to wander, defenseless in the face of danger, and easily fleeced. What the sheepContinue Continue reading "Episode 56: The Shepherd Who Sees Us Through | Hebrew...

It's a beautiful day to be a neighbor. Today's Family Wins devotional reflects on Hebrews 12:28-29 — "Worship God with reverence and awe, for our God is a consuming fire." Sinful humans usually get angry for all the wrong reasons. The holy God is angry for all the right reasons. "The wrath of God isContinue Continue reading "Episode 55: Seeing Sin from God’s Perspective | Hebrews 12:28-...

It's a beautiful day to be a neighbor. Today's Family Wins devotional reflects on Hebrews 12:4 — "In your struggle against sin, you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood." You're in a strange city, far from home, friends, and family, and suddenly you're tempted to do something wrong. Is yourContinue Continue reading "Episode 54: God’s Opinion Is the One That Really Matter...

It's a beautiful day to be a neighbor. Today's Family Wins devotional reflects on Hebrews 11:37-39 — "They were put to death by stoning... killed by the sword... destitute, persecuted and mistreated. The world was not worthy of them. These were all commended for their faith." Through the centuries, heroes of the Church have announcedContinue Continue reading "Episode 53: A Faith Worth Dying For &#...