Written by: April J. Buchanan Many men will entice and invite you into their sin, or into the approval and acceptance of their sin, urging you to agree with them in their offense against a holy God. Christian, you will not only be tempted by your own fleshly desires, but often by those you love…

Written by: April J. Buchanan There are many things we might imagine when we say, “I cannot imagine anything worse than…” yet it can be said with confidence that nothing is worse than living, grieving, and dying without hope. When men live without hope they make perilous and erratic choices. When they grieve without hope…

Written by: April J. Buchanan Burden not another with your unfulfilled longings that arise from your own disobedience, your apathy toward God’s means of grace, and your neglect of the encouragement and strength found only in Him. Do not act as the pagan, the insolent unbeliever, or the hardened reviler of holy things. Recognize your…

Written by: April J. Buchanan Can we remain apathetic toward false teaching and false teachers? What effect does the truth have upon the church? Are we apathetic about being trained by error, or are we intentional about being trained in the truth? (1 Timothy) False teachers had come into the church of Ephesus. Paul left…

Written by: April J. Buchanan You’re at dinner with your spouse and you notice someone approaching your table. They walk with intention, smiling yet appearing somewhat nervous. You think maybe you are supposed to know them and you try to place them, but nothing comes to mind. You consider that perhaps they only appear to…

Written by: April J. Buchanan Turn your eyes upon Jesus. How we come to see Him more and more through the unfolding riches by which He has revealed Himself in His Word. Day by day the longing to know Him grows as His Word is opened before us. There He works in our hearts by…

Hope sanctifies, grace sustains, and the faithful walk of the believer is the work of God from beginning to end. Written by: April J. Buchanan Hope sanctifies and hope purifies. One whose hope is from the Lord and in the Lord has every confidence. He who lets his heart wander and stumbles in the way…

Movements demand momentum. The church requires faithfulness. Movements chase influence. The church proclaims Christ. Written by: April J. Buchanan Many in the church today are dissatisfied with simply being the church, the ekklesia, the called-out ones, the bride of Christ. They want to be part of something bigger, something the world takes notice of. Increasingly,…

Written by: April J. Buchanan Your heart rejoiced in the Lord your God. You enjoyed the beauty and glory of God. What is this sickness that has poisoned the wellspring of your heart? When your heart is sick, unless the poison and toxin are removed and purged entirely, your praise becomes only echoes from before…

Written by: April J. Buchanan Few devotionals sit on my bookshelf, and that is intentional. Even the most theologically rich and doctrinally anchored devotions often serve to fill a space in the day when we want to spend time in the Word but give little time to what should be the most important part of…