Day 72 – Please Exercise
If God or one of his angels or whoever came to me with something and asked me to take care of it because Christ was in it, I like to...Read more
Day 71 – Please Play
This is the day that the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it. Psalm 118:24 ESV In today’s devotional Downs tells about how intentional leisure (‘play’)...Read more
Day 70 – Rhythms Of Discipline
After moving continents this summer and living in various different accommodations (and out of suitcases for nearly a month) my life routines were been pretty much lost. At first it...Read more
Day 69 – God’s Purpose For Your Body
“Brave people look at the bodies they are in and choose to see them for what they are—vessels that hold a mighty God.” Annie F. Downs, 100 Days To Brave...Read more
Day 68 – When Pain Heals
In the verse Downs quotes at the start of today’s devotional (Matthew 9:12) Jesus is making an analogy to defend why he is hanging out with sinners: as doctors go...Read more
Day 67 – Don’t Give Up
Downs’ challenge today is to think back over the past two months and reflect on how we’re different because of the work we’ve done in this book. Do you feel...Read more
Day 66 – Why Perseverance Matters
Throughout both the Old Testament and the New Testament there are references to a person’s heart, that is, our character. Proverbs 4:23 tells us to guard our heart because it...Read more
Day 65 – Divine Detours
(Or: The change in plan that you didn’t ask for) Most of the time we have a plan for what we want and how we think we can best get...Read more
Day 64 – Invite Someone Into Your Pain
Downs contends today that telling someone about the pain we face is instrumental to our success in working through it. I’ve learned that pain can come seemingly accidentally (either from...Read more
Day 63 – Face Your Pain
No one wants to face pain. Humans seem reasonably conditioned to avoid it with strategies of all kinds: distractions, medications, general denial. All-in-all we’re mostly not pro-pain. So, why would...Read more