Illustrations from Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 7:6-11Universal

The Couple Who Chose the Overlooked Child

In 2019, David and Maria Santos walked through a state-run orphanage in São Paulo, Brazil. Social workers guided them past rows of toddlers — the...

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Movie Analogy

Romero: Prophetic Courage Because God Accompanies - Liberation (Deuteronomy 31:6)

Imagine a dimly lit church in El Salvador, the air thick with tension and the scent of fear mingled with hope. It is the late 1970s, and in that sacred space stands Archbishop Óscar Romero, a man whose very presence...

Deuteronomy 31:6Liberation Theologyprophetic couragejustice witness

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Deuteronomy 31:6Arminian/Wesleyangrace-enabledprevenient grace

The Pursuit of Happyness: Grace-Enabled Courage - Wesleyan (Deuteronomy 31:6)

In the heart of San Francisco, amidst the rising fog and the relentless hum of city life, Chris Gardner found himself trapped in an unimaginable struggle. Picture him: a father, clutching his young son, Christopher, as they navigate the harsh...

Deuteronomy 31:6Missionalmissionary courageunknown territory

The Mission: Missionary Courage Into Unknown Territory - Missional (Deuteronomy 31:6)

Imagine the scene: Father Gabriel, his heart pounding like a drum, stands at the edge of a dense jungle, the air thick with humidity and the sweet, earthy scent of damp soil. The sun, hanging low in the sky, casts...

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Luther (2003): Word-Created Courage - Lutheran (Deuteronomy 31:6)

In the historic city of Worms, Germany, the air was thick with tension as Martin Luther stood before a formidable assembly of church leaders and the Holy Roman Empire. Imagine the scene: the grand hall, filled with the murmurs of...

Deuteronomy 26:1-11Universal

The Basket on the Kitchen Counter

Every Thanksgiving morning, Maria Gonzalez sets a wooden basket on her kitchen counter in San Antonio before she starts cooking. Into it she places a...

Deuteronomy 10:19Pentecostal

Finding Science and Faith in Everyday Moments

In our rapidly evolving world, where science and faith often stand at odds, the struggle to bridge these two realms can feel overwhelming. It’s a challenge many of us face, reminiscent of the biblical figures who navigated their own turbulent...

Commentary

Reformed (Presbyterian) Lens Commentary: Deuteronomy 10:12-22

We read Deuteronomy 10:12-22 as a reaffirmation of God's covenant faithfulness and a call to covenant obedience grounded in sovereign grace. This passage reveals the essence of the covenant relationship: God commands reverence and love for Him, not as a precondition for His favor, but as a response

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Devotional

Daily Science and Faith

Dear God of Love and Justice, When I peer through a microscope at a single human cell — three billion letters of DNA coiled inside something smaller than a grain of sand — I stand on holy ground. Science does...

Deuteronomy 10:19Anglican

Deuteronomy 31:6Universal

Selma: Justice Courage Because God Goes With Us - Progressive (Deuteronomy 31:6)

Imagine, if you will, the scene on March 7, 1965, as a diverse group of men and women stood at the foot of the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama. The sun broke through the morning haze, casting a golden...

Deuteronomy 26:1-11Universal

The First Harvest at Tuskegee

When Booker T. Washington arrived in Tuskegee, Alabama, in 1881, he found a broken-down shanty and an abandoned church. That was his school. He had...

The Watchmaker's Daughter Who Could Not Stop Testifying

For thirty-three years after her release from Ravensbruck concentration camp, Corrie ten Boom traveled the world telling one story: God had done something that defied...

Deuteronomy 31:6Universal

Jesus Revolution: Encounter Courage for Cultural Engagement - Charismatic (Deuteronomy 31:6)

In a bustling café in the heart of San Francisco, a young man named Jake sat at a corner table, his hands trembling around a steaming cup of coffee. Just a year prior, he was lost in the chaos of...

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Luther (2003): Catechism and Household Training - Lutheran (Proverbs 22:6)

Imagine a cozy kitchen filled with the scent of freshly baked bread, sunlight streaming through the window, illuminating the faces of a young family gathered around the table. At the head of the table sits Sarah, a loving mother who...

Deuteronomy 26:1-11Universal

George Washington Carver and the Peanut's Confession

George Washington Carver was born into slavery in Diamond, Missouri, around 1864. Kidnapped as an infant along with his mother, he was ransomed back for...

Deuteronomy 31:6Eastern Orthodoxtheotic couragedivine encounter

Andrei Rublev: Theotic Courage Through Presence - Orthodox (Deuteronomy 31:6)

In the dimly lit studio of Andrei Rublev, one of Russia's greatest icon painters, the air was thick with the scent of linseed oil and the quiet reverberations of his heart. It was a space steeped in silence, where Rublev...

Romans 12:19Universalsurvivalrevenge

The Revenant: Revenge Is in God's Hands (Romans 12:19)

In the raw and unforgiving wilderness of the American frontier, Hugh Glass endures a harrowing journey that echoes the deepest struggles of the human spirit. After surviving a brutal bear attack, he finds himself left for dead by the very...

The Telescope That Changed Everything

In 1995, astronomers pointed the Hubble Space Telescope at a tiny, seemingly empty patch of sky — no bigger than a grain of sand held...

Deuteronomy 7:6-11Universal

The Stockbroker Who Chose 669 Children

In the winter of 1938, a twenty-nine-year-old London stockbroker named Nicholas Winton canceled his skiing holiday and traveled instead to Prague. What he found in...

Deuteronomy 10:19Progressive/Social Justice

Real-World The Peculiar Politics of Christ

In a world that often feels divided and chaotic, we find ourselves navigating what I like to call "The Peculiar Politics of Christ." This isn't just an abstract concept—it's a lived reality, one that echoes the struggles of biblical figures...

The Only Voice That Answered

In 2010, when thirty-three Chilean miners were trapped 2,300 feet underground in the San Jose mine, rescue teams on the surface had no idea if...

The Only Voice That Pulled Them Out

On January 12, 2010, Evan Muncie lay trapped beneath a collapsed concrete school in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. For twenty-seven days — long after rescue teams had...

Deuteronomy 10:19Pentecostal

Devotional

Devotional: Gun Violence and Christian Response

Lord of all mercy, You who wept over Jerusalem and grieved every act of violence done under the sun — hear us now. We confess that we have grown numb. Another headline scrolls past, another vigil is held on another...