Jeremy Ewing Wednesday, February 4, 2026 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: 1 Corinthians 13-14 Secondary Reading: Psalms 15 Key Verse 1 Corinthians 14:14 — “For if I pray in an unknown tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my understanding is unfruitful.” Devotional Thought It is early February, and the resolutions we made a month ago have begun to show … Read more
The Bible has a great deal to say about stewardship. This study gathers passages from across Scripture and sets them out for reading and reflection. What Scripture Says Stewardship begins with a startling truth: what we manage is not our own. In Luke 16:2, a rich man calls his manager and demands, “How is it … Read more
Rebecca is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Rebecca, also known as Rebekah, was the wife of Isaac and the mother of Esau and Jacob, mentioned in the Book of Genesis. She enters the biblical narrative as the woman chosen to be Isaac’s wife, … Read more
Tuesday, February 3, 2026 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: 1 Corinthians 12 Key Verse 1 Corinthians 12:16 — “And if the ear shall say, Because I am not the eye, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body?” Devotional Thought In the dead of winter, when the trees stand bare and … Read more
Mahol is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Mahol is a minor figure in the Old Testament, named only once in the King James Bible. He appears in 1 Kings 4:31, within the account of King Solomon’s extraordinary God-given wisdom. The verse reads: “For … Read more
Monday, February 2, 2026 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: 1 Corinthians 10-11 Key Verse 1 Corinthians 11:1 — “Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ.” Devotional Thought Paul begins this passage by reaching back to Israel’s wilderness years, and he does it for a reason: the Corinthians were confident, gifted, and … Read more
Sunday, February 1, 2026 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: 1 Corinthians 8-9 Secondary Reading: Psalms 14 Key Verse 1 Corinthians 9:8 — “Say I these things as a man? or saith not the law the same also?” Devotional Thought What are you willing to give up for the sake of a weaker brother or sister? That … Read more
The Temple Mount and the Western Wall — Jerusalem’s Sacred Center Artifact Summary The Temple Mount in Jerusalem is the site where Solomon built the First Temple and where the Second Temple, expanded by Herod the Great, stood in the time of Jesus. The Western Wall (or Wailing Wall) is a surviving section of the … Read more
Saturday, January 31, 2026 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: 1 Corinthians 7 Key Verse 1 Corinthians 7:21 — “Art thou called being a servant? care not for it: but if thou mayest be made free, use it rather.” Devotional Thought On this last day of January, when the resolutions of New Year’s have either hardened into … Read more
Apelles is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Apelles was a Christian believer living in Rome in the first century, known to the apostle Paul and greeted by name in his letter to the Romans. He appears in Romans 16, a chapter composed largely … Read more
Friday, January 30, 2026 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: 1 Corinthians 5-6 Secondary Reading: Psalms 13 Key Verse 1 Corinthians 6:4 — “If then ye have judgments of things pertaining to this life, set them to judge who are least esteemed in the church.” Devotional Thought Paul writes to the church at Corinth, and the situation … Read more
Shashai is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Shashai was one of the men of Israel living in the post-exilic period, after the Jews had returned from Babylon to rebuild Jerusalem and restore covenant life under the leadership of Ezra the priest and scribe. … Read more