
GRESHAM, OR — Authorities in Oregon have identified a former Seventh-day Adventist pastor as a suspect in the decades-old homicide of his second wife, while investigators in Kentucky continue examining the homicide of his first wife in a separate cold case. The Gresham Police Department announced earlier this month that it now considers John Bridges, […] Source: https://atoday.org/former-adventist-pastor-named-suspect-in-1993-cold-case-as-kentucky-reopens-first-wifes-death/

The Biblical Person of the Day
Habakkuk – the Prophet with Honest Questions
Profile
Short Story
The Decisive Moment
7 Special Facts About Habakkuk
Strengths & Weaknesses
honest
wrestled with doubt and lack of understanding
The Struggle That Shaped Him
His life is shaped primarily by honest questions, spiritual wrestling, and growing trust.
Key Verse
The Life Lesson
Application for Today
Question for You
Connection
A Prophet in Troubled Times
A Prayer Filled with Reverence
Trust Without Visible Security
Closing Thought
His life story shows: Those who honestly bring their questions before God can learn to trust even in the darkness and find their joy in the Lord.
FIRST AND SECOND CORINTHIANS
Lesson 5: All to the Glory of God
5.6 Summary
Everything for the Glory of God: Love, Freedom, and Faithfulness to Christ
1. Introduction
2. The Biblical Foundation
4. Central Message of the Lesson
Everything in the Christian’s life should be characterized by love, consideration, and faithfulness to Christ, so that God may be honored, people may be built up, and the gospel may not be hindered.
5. Theological Focus
6. Spiritual Deepening
7. Application in Daily Life
8. Reflection Question

July 31, 2026
BELIEVE HIS PROPHETS
Daily Bible Reading:
Job 35
God Is Above Our Understanding
Our Actions Do Not Change God – but They Change Us
Read online
Commentary
Summary
Message for Us Today
Thought for Reflection
The King Is Coming Soon – Hope Beyond the End
July 31 – Faithful to the End: The Response to God’s Final Call
Central Bible Text for the Day
Devotional for the Day
Faithfulness Is the Response of Love
Kept by Christ Until the End
God’s Final Call and Our Decision
Prayer
Thought for the Day
Personal Application
Closing Verse