Devotionals
Hollywood actors and actresses often work long and hard to make their roles believable. For example, I read that Natalie Portman took herself from actress to believable ballerina for her role in Black Swan by training up to 8 hours a day, six days a week for several months. Actors and actresses that play the Read more
May 17, 2012 in Devotionals by Bryan Guinness
Today, as I walked from my house to the metro stop, I passed what used to be a beautiful house—one of the nicest on the street. I say “used to” because a couple of weeks ago a fire broke out and destroyed the house. I stood for a few minutes in front of the house Read more
May 3, 2012 in Devotionals by Bryan Guinness
On the night of April 14, 1912, one day’s sailing time from New York, the RMS Titanic was fatally grazed by an iceberg. In less than four hours, a ship which had been touted as “unsinkable” by overzealous maritime writers disappeared into the cold dark waters of the Atlantic, taking over 1500 passengers and crew Read more
April 27, 2012 in Devotionals by Bryan Guinness
This past week marked the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the famous Titanic. On a moonless night, at 11:39pm on April 14th, the Titanic struck an iceberg during her maiden voyage. Less than three hours later, at 2:20am on April 15th, the Titanic slipped beneath the surface of the Atlantic Ocean. 2224 passengers and Read more
April 20, 2012 in Devotionals by Bryan Guinness
A little while ago I was talking with someone and they asked me why I was a Christian. My answer was simple: The resurrection of Jesus. Christianity stands or falls on one thing: The resurrection of Christ. If it happened, it validates everything Jesus said—that he is God who became a man—and it validates everything Read more
April 12, 2012 in Devotionals by Bryan Guinness
Have you ever started something and then not finished? Maybe it was a home renovation project, or a diet you abandoned. Maybe it was a book you started reading and never finished. Or perhaps it’s more serious things. A job you quit in a fit of anger. Promises you made but didn’t keep. Time with Read more
April 5, 2012 in Devotionals by Bryan Guinness
Fulfillment of Bible prophecy is the most powerful piece of evidence pointing to the fact that that the Bible is the Word of God. How else can you can explain the fact that specific predications made hundreds and in some cases thousands of years earlier are fulfilled in precise detail? Can man predict the future? Read more
March 30, 2012 in Devotionals by Bryan Guinness
A few decades ago two shoe salesmen were sent to Nigeria to survey the country for the possibility of building a shoe factory. The first man came back and said, “Few people here wear shoes so there is little need to build a new shoe factory in Nigeria.” The second came back and said, “This Read more
March 16, 2012 in Devotionals by Bryan Guinness
What is it that has you worried these days? There are the small worries that crowd our thoughts: A dripping faucet that needs a plumber. A tooth ache that requires a visit to the dentist. A deadline that’s approaching. An upcoming test or exam we’re preparing for. And then there are the big worries that Read more
March 8, 2012 in Devotionals by Bryan Guinness
Imagine Jesus in the wilderness, about to officially start his public ministry and fulfill his mission to the world. He hasn’t eaten for forty days. And there, in the most vulnerable time of his life, the devil made his approach. He gave Jesus his three best pitches, and what where they? Shortcuts. All of them. Read more
February 21, 2012 in Devotionals by Bryan Guinness