Day 272: The Call of Nehemiah (2022)

Fr. Mike illustrates the story of Eleazar and the abandonment of peace terms between the Jews and the Greeks. He also recognizes the pain that children and family members who don’t follow the Lord can bring about, and uses wisdom from Sirach to address this prevalent struggle. To ...  Show more

Fr. Mike walks us through the current battles of Judas Maccabeus and the Israelite people, emphasizing that while war is violent, freedom to belong to God and worship him is worth fighting for. He also discusses the importance of spending time with virtuous people to acquire thei ...  Show more

<span>This week we’ve been looking at how God moves in response to our prayer. But did you know that there are things that can block our prayers? In today’s devotional, we’re going to explore how to keep our connection to God free from obstructions and how to walk in his forgi ...

Part 26 of the David Pawson 'Unlocking the Bible' Podcast series In this talk, David Pawson gives more emphasis to the book of Nehemiah – the story of the man of prayer and faith given permission to return to Jerusalem to organize the rebuilding. Despite opposition, he encouraged ...  Show more

Nehemiah 3-4. Nehemiah saw a need, and he stepped out in faith to be a solution. God partners with us, His people, to step out in faith. He places burdens on our hearts for specific people and needs, and He then asks us to step out and trust that He will provide what we need … 

<span>Saying “I’m sorry” isn’t very difficult, yet true repentance always costs us something. As we continue our week looking at what it means to turn from our wicked ways, today we’re going to look at the story of Zacchaeus and how he demonstrates the beauty found in ...