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BCL Devotional: “For You and For Your Children” — Acts 2:38-39

By Daniel Rowlands | July 25, 2026

What does the apostle Peter mean in Acts 2:39 when he declares that God’s promise is “for you and for your children”?

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When God Doesn’t Tell Us Why

By Daniel Rowlands | June 17, 2026

Why does God sometimes allow suffering that seems to have no explanation? The stories of Job and the man born blind help us find confidence in God when the answers don’t come.

Does Satan Know Our Thoughts?

By BCL | April 29, 2026

When temptations confront us in moments of weakness, it can feel as though Satan knows our thoughts. Is this true?

How Do We Cast Our Burdens on Jesus?

By Campbell Markham | April 11, 2026

The Bible urges us to take our burdens and to put them into Jesus’ hands. How exactly do we cast our cares upon Jesus?

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