Issue 1836 – Upstream – October 23, 2025
Every year, the salmon return to where they were born to spawn. No one yet understands how they know where to return.
Daily devotionals from Scripture to nourish your faith, deepen your prayer life, and grow in God's grace.
by admin · Published 23 October 2025
Every year, the salmon return to where they were born to spawn. No one yet understands how they know where to return.
by admin · Published 22 October 2025
All these faiths acknowledge Jesus in some way, though they differ on the details. Since they all recognize Him, why don’t we look to the source and examine the words of Jesus Himself?
by admin · Published 21 October 2025
True believers are a gift to Christ from the Father.
by admin · Published 20 October 2025
“They” make us angry. We stop seeing “them” as people and begin to classify them into inhuman groups.
by admin · Published 17 October 2025
The once familiar is now strange. The former close friend now rejects and ridicules us. Things we once thought nothing of now cause us discomfort.
by admin · Published 16 October 2025
Sometimes, we need to take a break from the busyness or routine of our everyday lives.
by admin · Published 15 October 2025
What might have been cute initially has become a plague or pestilence.
by admin · Published 10 October 2025
Why do we call it grace, and does the Bible tell us to do it?
by admin · Published 9 October 2025 · Last modified 10 October 2025
Our relationship with Christ is better than the most ideal of marriages. His blood washes away all our sin. He sees us like I see brides, pure and beautiful even when they’re not.
by admin · Published 8 October 2025
…our friends, neighbors, and coworkers who aren’t believers are watching.