Radically Happy

Category: Devotional

  • Malachi 2 One Thing, More…

    Consider this:If ye will not hear, and if ye will not lay [it] to heart, to give glory unto my name, saith the LORD of hosts, I will even send a curse upon you, and I will curse your blessings: yea, I have cursed them already, because ye do not…

  • Malachi 1 Talk, Turkey!

    As 2005 comes to an end, I felt it would be appropriate to close with the book that wraps up the Old Testament: the great “Italian” prophet, Malachi. Questions: When is a prophecy a burden? How do we know God loves us? Why is He so demanding? What makes a…

  • Nehemiah 13 Unhappy Returns

    yet among many nations was there no king like him, who was beloved of his God, and God made him king over all Israel: nevertheless even him did outlandish women cause to sin.He is also bluntly clear that marriage is a social act, not a private one:Shall we then hearken…

  • Nehemiah 12 Role Call

    Questions: Why does it matter who did what when? What is the relation between spiritual and political leadership? Is there such a thing as a good tax? “Read More” to pursue answers in Nehemiah.

  • Nehemiah 11 A Capitol Idea

    Questions: Why induce people to live in the Capitol? Why focus on the leaders? Who’s responsible? Does it matter? “Read More” to pursue answers in Nehemiah.

  • Nehemiah 10 Performing Seal

    Questions: Why do we need a written contract? How much is our name worth? What role do leaders play? Are outsiders really the problem? Why must we not forsake the house of our God? “Read More” to pursue answers in Nehemiah.

  • Nehemiah 9 Father-Land

    Questions: When should we mourn? Dare we criticize our forefathers? What must we separate ourselves from? What does it mean to consider ourselves sinful, and God holy? Is that a safe assumption? “Read More” to pursue answers in Nehemiah.

  • Nehemiah 8 Ezra! Ezra! Read All About It!

    Questions: Why read the Law? With what attitude? To what end? How does understanding differ from knowledge* Why should we rejoice and not weep? “Read More” to pursue answers in Nehemiah.

  • True Repentance by Charles Haddon Spurgeon

    Today’s devotional from Spurgeon: True repentance has a distinct reference to the Saviour. When we repent of sin, we must have one eye upon sin and another upon the cross, or it will be better still if we fix both our eyes upon Christ and see our transgressions only, in…

  • Nehemiah 7 Redeeming Authority

    Questions: What does it take to rebuild a community? Whom do we trust to lead? Are we building walls, or lives? How should walls be used? How do we establish just dominion? “Read More” to pursue answers in Nehemiah. Father God, make me an instrument of your authority. Where there…

  • Nehemiah 6 Rotten Meet

    Questions: What motivates our enemies? Where does courage come from? When is religion a crutch? Who speaks for God? How can we tell genuine from false* Why are some attacks doomed to fail? “Read More” to pursue answers in Nehemiah

  • Nehemiah 5 Human Capital

    Why is slavery wrong? Why did God sometimes allow it? What is our responsibility for how we use our money? What do we owe the poor? Are we our brother’s keepers? “Read More” to pursue answers in Nehemiah.

  • Covered With [Wholesome] Sin by Charles Haddon Spurgeon

    I loved the imagery and insight in today’s Spurgeon devotional: “Behold, if the leprosy have covered all his flesh, he shall pronounce him clean that hath the plague.” —-Leviticus 13:13 The basic idea is that the path of virtue, paradoxically, requires embracing our total sinfulness. That is, only when we…

  • Nehemiah 4 The Bitter Half

    Questions: Why does doing good create enemies? How should we respond to opposition? What is it that we really need to fear? Why is it important to fight and work together? “Read More” to pursue answers in Nehemiah.

  • Children of God by Charles Haddon Spurgeon

    Today’s devotional really spoke to the question of “Joy” that I realize I’d been missing: The rod of chastisement must rest upon us in our measure, but it worketh for us the comfortable fruits of righteousness; and therefore by the aid of the divine Comforter, we, the “people saved of…

  • Nehemiah 3 Name Game

    What does it mean to take local responsibility for a global problem? How does leadership make a difference? Why do some people still not participate? Does one person matter? Is this how revolutions happen? “Read More” to pursue answers in Nehemiah.

  • Nehemiah 2 Wine and Pleas

    Questions: How do you start a revolution — without rebelling? What is the balance between prayer and preparation? How should we display emotion to dangerous men? How do we show mercy to discouraged men? “Read More” to pursue answers in Nehemiah.

  • Nehemiah 1 Disaster Report

    Questions: What is our response when disaster strikes those we love? Where is God? Can we really trust Him? Do we too have a burden to bear? What needs to be done? Will we take responsibility? “Read More” to pursue answers in Nehemiah.

  • Have You No Shame? (Romans 9, Hebrews 12)

    Consider how many common behaviors can be understand in terms of “shaming” and “counter-shaming”: pro wrestlers “talking smack” children (especially siblings) teasing each other yelling at drivers who cut us off in traffic non-lethal competition (and ultimate submission) among male mammals the addiction cycle and, even more seriously, rape and…

  • Watering Others by Charles Haddon Spurgeon

    Today’s devotional: We are here taught the great lesson, that to get, we must give; that to accumulate, we must scatter; that to make ourselves happy, we must make others happy; and that in order to become spiritually vigorous, we must seek the spiritual good of others. In watering others,…