I Thessalonians 5 Devotional by Pastor Mark Hudson How do you evaluate when someone understands something?  For different things there are different evaluation tools.  In seminary, the atmosphere is very…

1 Thessalonians 4 Devotional by Pastor Lawrence            After three chapters of greetings, reports and blessings, the apostle Paul finally gets into the substance of his letter in the…

1 Thessalonians 3 by Pastor David Groendyk   One of the reasons Paul writes this letter is because he is being viciously slandered for having fled the city of Thessalonica…

I Thessalonians 2 Devotional by Pastor Mark Hudson             I love the letters to the Thessalonians.  God, through the pen of Paul, is telling us what godly ministry is.  The…

1 Thessalonians 1 Devotional by Pastor Lawrence            The apostle Paul first visited the city of Thessalonica on his second missionary journey with his faithful coworker Silas and his…

Obadiah Devotional by Pastor David Groendyk   The intended recipient of most of the prophetic books from Isaiah through Malachi is Israel. Not so with Obadiah. The intended recipient of…

Amos 9 Devotional Pastor Mark Hudson                 The Bible is such an interesting book.  All this book seems to be is a stinging rebuke to the nation of Israel.  Yet…

Amos 8 Devotional by Pastor Lawrence            In this second vision from the Lord, Amos sees a basket of summer fruit that signifies that the day of God’s judgment…

Amos 7 by Pastor David Groendyk   Amos 7 begins the final section of this book. In this section are a few different visions of Israel’s coming destruction. The first…

Amos 6 Devotional Pastor Mark Hudson Some things just don’t go together: Sunshine and rain, lawnmowing in January in Michigan, loaded guns and small children.  But when it comes to…