Episodes

  • M.I.B.

    M.I.B.
    Sep 7 2026
    We’re back! After some heavenly vacation time, The Up Daily Devotional is back to your email inboxes, social media feeds, and podcast platforms five mornings a week. There’s a book by Daniel J. Brown called The Boys in the Boat. It’s about Americans who went to the Berlin Olympics for rowing. I haven’t read it […]
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    2 mins
  • Maybe

    Maybe
    Sep 8 2026
    A story is told by Mitch Albom. ‘A farmer wakes up to find that his horse has run off. The neighbours come by and say, “Too bad, such awful luck.” The farmer says, “Maybe.” The next day, the horse returns with a few other horses. The neighbours congratulate the farmer for his reversal of fortune. […]
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    2 mins
  • Only when the eyes are closed

    Only when the eyes are closed
    Sep 9 2026
    Like many others, I grew up thinking Obi-Wan Kenobi was pretty cool. He was one of the good guys on Star Wars. In a recent spin-off series, he said: “Only when the eyes are closed can you truly see.”* If you think that sounds decidedly biblical, you’re right. It’s very reminiscent of what the apostle […]
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    2 mins
  • The gigantic secret of the Christian

    The gigantic secret of the Christian
    Aug 21 2026
    [PAUSE ALERT – After today, The Up Daily Devotional will go on pause for 2 weeks, resuming on September 7, 2026.] ~ Let’s begin with three verses from John 15. As we go through them, let’s look for what Jesus says about joy. “As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Abide […]
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    2 mins
  • Preying without ceasing

    Preying without ceasing
    Aug 20 2026
    In the previous devotional we talked about prayer. There is more than one way to pray, of course. I included some suggestions of short, biblical statements that you can put on a mental “loop” as you go about your day. Here’s some additional motivation to pray, no matter how you do it. It comes to […]
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    2 mins
  • One-liners for a prayerful day

    One-liners for a prayerful day
    Aug 19 2026
    Have you ever heard of “The Jesus Prayer”? It’s an ancient prayer that goes like this: “Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner.” It’s common for people to repeat it—as if on a loop—as they go about their day. It comes from a variety of different statements in the Bible […]
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    2 mins