Scripture“On a Sabbath Jesus was teaching in one of the synagogues, and a woman was there who had been crippled by a spirit for eighteen years. She was bent over and could not straighten up at all.”Luke 13:10-11 (NIV)Devotional ReflectionOne of the simplest yet most powerful details in this passage is that “a woman was there.” Luke tells us very little about her, except that she had been bent over...

Scripture"Don't become so well-adjusted to your culture that you fit into it without even thinking. Instead, fix your attention on God. You'll be changed from the inside out. Readily recognize what he wants from you, and quickly respond to it."Romans 12:2 (MSG)  Devotional ReflectionA life placed before God becomes a life transformed by God. Paul warns against becoming so well-adjusted to the surr...

Scripture"So here's what I want you to do, God helping you: Take your everyday, ordinary life, your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life, and place it before God as an offering. Embracing what God does for you is the best thing you can do for him."Romans 12:1 (MSG)  Devotional ReflectionPaul intentionally uses ordinary language. Sleeping. Eating. Going to work. Walking around. ...