by Gary Prickett | Sep 28, 2021 | The Story of Everything Daily Devotional
This week in the Story of Everything we get introduced to the prophet Elijah – and what an introduction! He prophesies of a coming drought, he is sustained by ravens, sees the working of miracles such as the provision for a widow and the raising of her son from...
by Gary Prickett | Sep 24, 2021 | The Story of Everything Daily Devotional
The story of the Divided Kingdom is a vivid example of the relationship between human responsibility and divine sovereignty. Throughout history theologians (professional and amateur alike) have struggled to hold both of these biblical truths together. Thus,...
by Gary Prickett | Sep 22, 2021 | The Story of Everything Daily Devotional
The prophet Ahijah makes one appearance in Scripture, but it is a dramatic one. When he finds Jeroboam on the road from Jerusalem, he does what must have seemed odd: he removes his brand new garment and tears it into twelve pieces! Hey, you could have just returned...
by Gary Prickett | Sep 21, 2021 | The Story of Everything Daily Devotional
“Nay, thou must feel them, taste the smart of all:He that loves pleasure must for pleasure fall:And so I leave thee, Faustus, till anon;Then wilt thou tumble in confusion.”Christopher Marlowe, Doctor Faustus Marlowe’s Doctor Faustus stands today as a classic...
by Gary Prickett | Jun 25, 2021 | The Story of Everything Daily Devotional
David was called a man after God’s heart (1 Samuel 13:14; Acts 13:22), and yet in 2 Samuel 11 we see a series of serious moral failures that ultimately lead to murder. How do we square these realities? Clearly having a ‘heart for God’ does not mean one will not ever...
by Gary Prickett | Jun 24, 2021 | The Story of Everything Daily Devotional
If you know the American comedian Flip Wilson you will also know his most famous punch line: “the devil made me do it!” It was his character’s way of avoiding personal responsibility for all manner of misdeeds. I don’t know that it was a particularly funny line, but I...