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The 260 Journey

A life-changing experience through the New Testament one chapter at a time.

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Friday · 5 min
A Pillow for Your Head
Day 187 Today’s Reading: 1 Thessalonians 5 My mentor R. T. Kendall said: “The happiest pillow on which you may rest your head is the knowledge of God’s will. I cannot imagine a more miserable situation than consciously to be out of God’s will.” Pau
Thursday · 5 min
Wait for Two Marshmallows
Day 186 Today’s Reading: 1 Thessalonians 4 God’s will is the exact place God wants you to be at the right time. It’s being in the right relationship, the right job, living in the right city, reading the right book of the Bible. As Elisabeth Elliot
Wednesday · 5 min
Don’t Be Deceived by the Packaging
Day 185 Today’s Reading: 1 Thessalonians 3 No one seems to wrap gifts anymore in boxes and wrapping paper. We use a gift bag and some colored tissue paper on top. If we forgot the occasion, whether it’s a birthday or an anniversary, usually a gift
Tuesday · 4 min
Whatever God Backs, Satan Attacks
Day 184 Today’s Reading: 1 Thessalonians 2 Listen really carefully: whatever God backs, Satan attacks. In today’s chapter Paul has a great desire to be with the Thessalonian Christians, but Satan fights to stop it from happening. I wonder how many
Monday · 5 min
The Greatest Truth I Know
Day 183 Today’s Reading: 1 Thessalonians 1 Some time ago I was flying on a 10 p.m. flight. Earlier that day I’d preached four messages. I was exhausted. I noticed the man sitting next to me was reading Heaven Is for Real. This is good. He is a C
September 11 · 6 min
Only a Name Now
Day 182 Today’s Reading: Colossians 4 Colossians 4 contains only 406 words. And of those 406 words, one in particular is big. It tells a story all by itself. But in order to grasp its importance, we need to call in two Bible verses. The one word is
September 10 · 4 min
God’s Umpire
Today’s Reading: Colossians 3 Every spring and summer, fields all over the United States are filled with athletes playing baseball. In the major leagues, the Bigs, the best players in the world come together in the thirty stadiums around the country.
September 9 · 4 min
Watch Out for Sawdust
Day 180 Today’s Reading: Colossians 2 Charles Spurgeon told of an event that took place in ancient Rome. A severe famine had struck the North African colonies, so Emperor Nero sent ships to the stricken area. When the starving people saw the ships
September 8 · 4 min
First Things First
Day 179 Today’s Reading: Colossians 1 C. S. Lewis once said, “Put first things first and we get second things thrown in: put second things first and we lose both first and second things.” Lewis is reminding us that even if good second things get fi
September 7 · 6 min
Shape Your Worries into Prayers
Day 178 Today’s Reading: Philippians 4 Did you know Amazon keeps track of your highlights? When Kindle readers mark sentences, the online retailer notes it so that everyone can see a faint dotted line on their e-reader that tells them someone under
September 4 · 4 min
Declaring Bankruptcy
Day 177 Today’s Reading: Philippians 3 We mentioned this powerful Kierkegaard quote in an earlier day’s reading, but it bears repeating, because it fits the apostle Paul. Kierkegaard said, “It is so much easier to become a Christian when you aren’t
September 3 · 4 min
Heroes and Celebrities
Day 176 Today’s Reading: Philippians 2 We live in a time when it is more popular to be a celebrity than a hero. Numbers of followers or views have replaced the one who risks their life for others. Media has given us celebrities, where danger and ri
September 2 · 5 min
You Never Know How Your Prayer Is Going to Be Answered
Day 175 Today’s Reading: Philippians 1 H. B. Charles Jr. said these poignant words about answered prayer: “It may seem God did not answer prayer when the real issue may be that we did not like the answer.” Today’s chapter discusses answered prayer
September 1 · 5 min
We Have Lost Because We Forgot How to Fight
Day 174 Today’s Reading: Ephesians 6 Men will argue over which is the greatest “man movie” of all time. The movie “winners” range from certain Westerns to mob movies to the historical heroic tales of Braveheart, 300, and my favorite, Gladiator.
August 31 · 4 min
It’s Not Just for Sundays
Day 173 Today’s Reading: Ephesians 5 In today’s chapter Paul reminds us of something that will take our Christianity to another level.   When we become Christians, we don’t simply get church, we get God. And God is not limited to Sunda
August 28 · 5 min
Doing it Just Like God Does
Day 172 Today’s Reading: Ephesians 4 I love these words from Corrie ten Boom: “When we confess our sins . . . God casts them into the deepest ocean, gone forever. . . . God then places a sign out there that says No fishing allowed.” She is giving a
August 27 · 5 min
Not the Bad but the Good
Day 171 Today’s Reading: Ephesians 3 I knew her for more than a decade. When she finally accepted Jesus into her life, I asked her, “How did it happen? We talked about Jesus a lot, but why did you finally commit your life to Him? And then you just
August 26 · 5 min
Not the Absence but the Presence
Day 170 Today’s Reading: Ephesians 2 I love the bumper sticker that says, “No Jesus, no peace. Know Jesus, know peace.” Ephesians 2 reminds us what real peace is and the source of it. “Peace is not the absence of problems but the presence of God
August 25 · 6 min
The Only Person Hyperbole Belongs To
Day 169 Today’s Reading: Ephesians 1 Today people use a lot of hyperbole. From their social-media posts to their arguments with their families, people say words like every, never, and always to “prove” their points. Hyperbole is exaggerated stat
August 24 · 4 min
We Are Family
Day 168 Today’s Reading: Galatians 6 Hu Jen-chuan was two years old when he fell from a table and went into a coma. When he woke after six days, he was unable to talk or move. Like any parent, his mother, Liu Kuei-lan, was terribly distressed. Yet

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