Gleanings From The Word

Daily devotionals from Scripture to nourish your faith, deepen your prayer life, and grow in God's grace.

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Issue 1968 – Burdens 0

Issue 1968 – Burdens

There’s a familiar biblical account about burdens, although you might not recognize it that way. Even many non-Christians are familiar with the story in general terms. It’s the story of two brothers, Cain and Abel. God made Cain the gardener/farmer, and Abel was the rancher/keeper of the flocks and herds. They offered a sacrifice to God. Abel’s was accepted, and Cain’s was not. It wasn’t the...

Issue 1966 – Gospel of Grace – April 27, 2026 0

Issue 1966 – Gospel of Grace – April 27, 2026

Kathy and some of the ladies at the church are studying Paul’s epistle to the church in Galatia. Galatians also frequently appeared as an answer to my recent post asking what your favorite book of the Bible was. That’s not a surprise; it’s often called a gospel of grace. While not a true gospel, the message of grace is clear: right standing with God comes from God’s initiative,...

Issue 1962 – God’s Promises – April 21, 2026 0

Issue 1962 – God’s Promises – April 21, 2026

We have all made promises, some we have kept and others we have broken, for reasons, good, bad, and unknown. The Lord made many promises throughout the Scriptures, and God’s promises are never broken. We all know people whose promises are not dependable. Their word is less than trustworthy, and you can almost count on them not keeping it. The Scriptures are full of verses...

Issue 1960 – Out of Place – April 17, 2026 0

Issue 1960 – Out of Place – April 17, 2026

Yesterday, as I stood in the backyard barbequing, I had my Merlin app recording in the background. It picked up the sound of a bird that seemed out of place. I had never even heard of this bird. I thought, improbable, it must be a mistake, but it picked it up repeatedly and this time I heard it as well. It was a dunlin, a type of...

Issue 1957 – Death The Final Frontier April 15, 2026 0

Issue 1957 – Death The Final Frontier April 15, 2026

We have all heard the theme from the television series Star Trek, “Space. The Final Frontier…” This morning I want to deal with the real final frontier … death. Or is it? For many people, death is a taboo subject. We avoid it. We are afraid of it. We institutionalize it so that we don’t have to see it. Yet death is part of life,...