Jeremy Ewing Drusilla is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Drusilla was the youngest daughter of Herod Agrippa I, and she was married to Felix, the Roman governor of Judea. She is mentioned in the Book of Acts, where she and Felix hear the Apostle Paul … Read more
Thursday, January 22, 2026 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: Romans 8 Secondary Reading: Psalms 10 Key Verse Romans 8:20 — “For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope,” Devotional Thought In the dead of winter, when the wind bites and the trees … Read more
Abihud is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Abihud was a descendant of Benjamin, mentioned in the genealogy of Saul. He appears in the record of the sons of Bela, who was himself a son of Benjamin, the patriarch after whom one of Israel’s … Read more
Wednesday, January 21, 2026 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: Romans 6-7 Key Verse Romans 7:2 — “For the woman which hath an husband is bound by the law to her husband so long as he liveth; but if the husband be dead, she is loosed from the law of her husband.” Devotional Thought Paul asks a … Read more
The Bible has a great deal to say about depression. This study gathers passages from across Scripture and sets them out for reading and reflection. What Scripture Says Depression is not hidden from God; Scripture speaks of it openly in the lives of His most faithful servants. Elijah, after the triumph on Carmel, fled into … Read more
Jaaziel is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Jaaziel was a Levite who served during the reign of King Jehoshaphat of Judah. He is named in 1 Chronicles 15:18, in the account of David’s bringing the ark of the covenant to Jerusalem. The passage … Read more
Tuesday, January 20, 2026 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: Romans 4-5 Secondary Reading: Psalms 9 Key Verse Romans 4:24 — “But for us also, to whom it shall be imputed, if we believe on him that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead;” Devotional Thought In the deep of a January winter, when the resolutions … Read more
Paltiel is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Paltiel was the prince of the tribe of Issachar, identified in the King James Bible as “Paltiel the son of Azzan” (Numbers 34:26). He appears at a specific and significant moment in Israel’s history: the people … Read more
Monday, January 19, 2026 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: Romans 3 Key Verse Romans 3:16 — “Destruction and misery are in their ways:” Devotional Thought In the dead of January, when the glitter of Christmas is packed away and the days stretch long and gray, Romans 3 arrives like a cold, clarifying wind. Paul has spent … Read more
Sunday, January 18, 2026 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: Romans 1-2 Secondary Reading: Psalms 8 Key Verse Romans 1:31 — “Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:” Devotional Thought In the dead of January, when the days are short and the news is often grim, Paul’s letter to the Romans begins with a greeting that … Read more
The Pools of Bethesda and Siloam — Healing Waters in Jerusalem Artifact Summary The Pool of Bethesda and the Pool of Siloam are two Jerusalem pools connected with miracles of Jesus in the Gospels. Bethesda (John 5:2) is where Jesus healed a man who had been lame for thirty-eight years. Siloam (John 9:7) is where … Read more
Saturday, January 17, 2026 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: Acts 27-28 Key Verse Acts 27:38 — “And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, and cast out the wheat into the sea.” Devotional Thought Three times in Acts 27 the word “cheer” appears on Paul’s lips, and each time it is spoken into a … Read more