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The Chapel Quotes
“The cross is a symbol of significance to anyone who calls themselves a Christian. The cross is a symbol of hope, the symbol of our salvation. It is the most important moment in the history of mankind. The cross is the central piece of the gospel message that God loves us and that His mission was to die. The cross tells us it’s not what we have to do, it’s what Christ has already done. If we are able to achieve salvation through our own performance, what’s the point of the cross, why did Jesus have to die?”
“The cross is impartial to every level of moral and social standing. The righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ is for all who believe, for there is no distinction for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. The cross existed because we are all unrighteous and we needed to be rescued. We can’t bring anything to the table except our faith in Jesus. Lay down your pride. Pride has no place in the gospel. Lay down your shame. Shame is the thing that Satan uses to draw us away from God.”
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“Christian Stylings In Ivory” by composer-musician Don Krueger
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Devotion 03/08/2026
Our Devotion, “Quiet Testimony” is by Micah M. Hancock of Morton, Illinois, who studied professional writing at Taylor University in Upland, Indiana.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: “This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.” John 15:12
You have met these people before. They open the door for you. They invite you for dinner. They pay for lunch even though it is your turn. Everyday, these people live a testimony louder than words. It is their quiet smiles and their small actions that pronounce Christ’s love to the world. Are they famous communicators or great missionaries? No, they are reflections of Christ to the people He came to save. Are you one of them?
Loving others relentlessly does not require changing our schedules or our lifestyles. It only calls for a change in our attitudes. When I decide to treat others as I want to be treated, I take the first steps toward loving them. I choose to be patient with someone, to be kind to someone, to rejoice with someone. On one of Jesus’ last days, He gave his disciples a final commandant: “Love one another.” Our Savior knew that a life of love would be the boldest testimony his disciples could carry.
PRAYER: Lord, let me love in the little things. Give me insight for how to care for others.
Book Review 03/04/2026
This Book Review is by Miss Rylie D. Harrison, a professional writing major at Taylor University.
Letters of Grace and Beauty: A Guided Literary Study of New Testament Epistles
By Leland Ryken
Weaver Book Company, PB, 110 pages
In this third book of a six-volume series on how to read the Bible as literature, Leland Ryken presents the concept of interpreting the New Testament epistles through a literary lens. He begins by dispelling many misconceptions surrounding literature, particularly in a biblical context. Step by step, Ryken takes the reader through the different elements of letters, making important distinctions between modern and ancient writing styles. Literary devices are explained within the context of the genre and how this should affect an individual’s interpretation of the passages in question. At the end of each chapter, there is a section that allows the reader to apply the concepts discussed. For some students of the Bible, this use of analyzing metaphors, similes, anecdotes, parables, artistic adjectives, and syntactical structuring may be a bit “over the top” and more tangential to the biblical meaning than traditional interpretations of letters from the apostles. On the other hand, for Christians well-grounded in their faith, this may be a refreshing new approach to enjoying familiar texts.
The book will appeal to both a male and female adult audience. Because of its obvious literary nature, it will be more applicable for people who enjoy analytical reading of classic literature. Ryken does a good job of addressing any concerns readers may have in regard to viewing the epistles as literature. Rather than claim the superiority of his method, he simply adds it as another possible method of interpretation. He presents biblical evidence to support his statements without falling into proof-texting.
Whereas the book does present a good argument for a literary reading of the epistles, it falls flat in application because this method does not do much to change how most people would go about interpreting various books of the New Testament. For an in-depth analysis of the New Testament epistles, there are other books deeper and more worthwhile.
Review used by permission of Evangelical Church Library Association (ECLA)
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