Romans Devotional

Day 28 – You Are Free…

Reading: Romans 6: 11-14 Reflective Thoughts You are free … “No ma’am. We ain’t had no celebration after we was freed. We ain’t know we was free ’til a good while afta. We ain’t know it ’til General Wheeler come … Read More

Day 26 – More Than A Song

Reading: Romans 6:1-4 Reflective Thoughts More than a song We’ve all heard stories from friends about the drastic changes that coming to faith in Christ has made in their lives. We marvel at the biographies of famous men like John … Read More

Day 25 – He Does All Things Well

Reading: Romans 5:20-21 Reflective Thoughts He does all things well I heard a friend recently lament that she wished she didn’t need so much grace. I knew what she meant–she was expressing sorrow for what she had done. I couldn’t … Read More

Day 24 – Calling On Your Representative

Reading: Romans 5:15-19 Reflective Thoughts Calling on your representative What was the last law or pending law that really made you angry? Chances are you considered calling your representative. His job is to represent your interests in Congress. You voted … Read More

Day 23 – The Cure

Reading: Romans 5:11-14 Reflective Thoughts The cure My grandmother was Pia Menatti Petruzzi. She came to the United States from a little Swiss/Italian village when she was 25 years old. She learned English, worked in a garment factory and lived … Read More

Day 21 – If Only I Had Known…

Reading: Romans 5:1-5 Reflective Thoughts If only I had knowN… Our first child was born in East Africa. Not long after her birth, we sensed something was wrong. We traveled to Kenya, where a British pediatrician feared the worst. It … Read More

Day 20 – Grace for Tomorrow

Reading: Romans 4:23-25 Reflective Thoughts Grace for tomorrow There’s a criticism that sometimes circulates about we evangelical Christians. We tend to think about the gospel as something that happened “yesterday.” We think of it only in terms of the Cross … Read More

Day 19 – The Guarantee

Reading: Romans 4:16-22 Reflective Thoughts The Guarantee We bought our home ten years ago. It had wood floors-old pine that we decided to have professionally stained and refinished before we moved in. The flooring guy made some recommendations and then … Read More