Day 77 Today’s Reading: John 9 “Amazing Grace” is considered to be one of the greatest hymns of all time, sung by Christians and non-Christians alike. It transcends religious boundaries. The hymn’s popularity would have surprised its composer, John Newton. The circumstances that inspired him to write the hymn more than two hundred years ago
Day 76 Today’s Reading: John 8 In Christian Letters to a Post-Christian World, renowned English writer, Dorothy Sayers, aimed some powerful words at religious people who have watered down the Son of God and made Jesus accommodating: The people who hanged Christ never accused Him of being a bore; on the contrary, they thought Him
Day 75 Today’s Reading: John 7 Not many young people would know the radio show or his iconic voice, but some years ago, 21 million Americans would tune in on their radios to hear from the most listened-to voice in America. They would hold their breath in suspense as the storyteller recounted a true story
Day 74 Today’s Reading: John 6 The Christian life is a journey, not an arrival. As part of that journey, we all have to do hard but noble stuff at some point: • tell someone about Jesus• say no to something we used to say yes to• end a toxic relationship• decide to tithe As
Day 73 Today’s Reading: John 5 Today we land on John 5, an up-close view to a phenomenon of miracle healing waters called the waters of Bethesda. When the waters moved, the first in the pool got healed. Here’s the first part of the story: After these things there was a feast of the Jews,