Issue 1832 – Refugees – October 17, 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.
Daily devotionals from Scripture to nourish your faith, deepen your prayer life, and grow in God's grace.


Every day, Scripture speaks to ordinary life. Gleanings From the Word is a daily devotional drawn from the Bible and written for people who live in the middle of things — work, family, struggle, and ordinary Monday mornings.
Kevin Corbin has been writing these devotionals since January 1, 2001. The aim is simple: stay close to the text, say what is there, and trust that God meets us where we live.
The Lord loves ordinary people. He must, because He made so many of us.
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Hallelu Yah
Soli Deo Gloria
by Kevin Corbin · 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 Kevin Corbin · Published 16 October 2025
Sometimes, we need to take a break from the busyness or routine of our everyday lives.
by Kevin Corbin · Published 15 October 2025
What might have been cute initially has become a plague or pestilence.
by Kevin Corbin · Published 10 October 2025
Why do we call it grace, and does the Bible tell us to do it?
by Kevin Corbin · 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 Kevin Corbin · Published 8 October 2025
…our friends, neighbors, and coworkers who aren’t believers are watching.
by Kevin Corbin · Published 7 October 2025
It’s a problem as old as fallen humanity.
by Kevin Corbin · Published 6 October 2025
Even the most permanent-seeming of things in the created universe have an expiry date. The sun itself will eventually burn out if God hasn’t come back by then. The little blue planet, third from the sun, that we call Earth, will pass away.
by Kevin Corbin · Published 3 October 2025
What comes to mind when you think of doves and the Bible?
by Kevin Corbin · Published 2 October 2025
When we’re not honest with each other, we steal from one another. We rob others of the opportunity to minister to us. We rob ourselves of being ministered to. We rob God of the glory due to His name.