Teachings & Devotionals
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19 teachings
Before David was a king, he was overlooked, mocked, and hunted. The road to being called a man after God's own heart ran straight through rejection, met every time with a righteous response.
Clark Pickett·June 24, 2026·4 min read
ReadMoses hid his face at the burning bush. Yet the Angel of the Lord made a way for a man to meet God and live, and Isaiah promises a God who answers before we even call.
Clark Pickett·June 24, 2026·4 min read
ReadWe teach that context is everything. So what do we make of the apostles, who sometimes lift an Old Testament verse beyond its first meaning and use it rightly anyway?
Clark Pickett·June 24, 2026·4 min read
ReadWhen you do not know what to do, James points you to a generous God who gives wisdom freely, and to a wisdom that looks like peace and mercy rather than ambition.
Clark Pickett·June 18, 2026·5 min read
ReadRead James slowly and you keep hearing two older voices: the wisdom of the Old Testament and the words of Jesus on the mountain.
Clark Pickett·June 18, 2026·6 min read
ReadThree New Testament letters, written by different hands to different people, that together show us how to understand, live in, and continue in our salvation.
Clark Pickett·June 18, 2026·6 min read
ReadI had always thought of love as a command and a fruit of the Spirit, until a newer idea caught my attention and sent me back to Scripture.
Clark Pickett·June 18, 2026·5 min read
ReadBefore we read a single command in James, it helps to meet the man who wrote it and the scattered people he was writing to.
Clark Pickett·June 18, 2026·5 min read
ReadFear not is one of the most repeated commands in Scripture. The real question is not whether fear shows up, but where we look when it does.
Kathy Pickett·June 18, 2026·6 min read
ReadJames asks us to count trials as joy, to stop blaming God for what we want, and to guard the heart where temptation really begins.
Clark Pickett·June 18, 2026·6 min read
ReadTwo colored pencils, a rainbow of markers, and one rule that changes everything: context. A simple, practical place to begin reading the Bible.
Clark & Kathy Pickett·June 17, 2026·3 min read
ReadIt is easy to settle for a small gospel. Ephesians 2 calls us into one that begins in death, moves through resurrection, and ends with God dwelling among his people.
Clark Pickett·June 17, 2026·5 min read
ReadEveryone is walking under some influence. The only question is which one is shaping your walk.
Clark Pickett·June 17, 2026·4 min read
ReadJesus does not ask us to work harder for him. In John 15 he invites us into something deeper: to remain in him, the way a branch remains in the vine.
Clark Pickett·June 15, 2026·2 min read
ReadPeter's final written words are an invitation, not a demand. Growth in the Christian life is grace from beginning to end.
Kathy Pickett·June 12, 2026·2 min read
ReadBiblical fear is not terror that drives us away from God. It is reverent awe that draws us near and makes us wise.
Clark Pickett·June 8, 2026·2 min read
ReadThere are seasons when words fail us. Paul reminds us that even then, we are not praying alone.
Kathy Pickett·June 3, 2026·2 min read
ReadThe Bible is a library of sixty-six books, but it tells a single story. Learning to read it that way changes everything.
Clark Pickett·May 28, 2026·2 min read
ReadGod uses the ordinary work of staying, forgiving, and serving to grow two people into the likeness of Christ.
Clark & Kathy Pickett·May 20, 2026·2 min read
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