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Hello and welcome to Van Life Devotions. In the Bible Book 1 Samuel is the story of young David who after defeating Goliath became popular with the people of Israel. This threatened King Saul who wanted to kill David. David was secretly let in on the King’s plan and so he fled the country. That was in chapter 20. In chapter 21, we now see David fleeing to the enemy country and sought refuge with the Philistine king of Gath whose name was Abimelek. But after a while, this Ki

Hello and welcome to Van Life Devotions. They say that honesty is the best policy, which it is, not only in our relationships with others but also in our relationship with God. David wrote Psalm 142 while hiding in a cave. He was fleeing from King Saul who was threatened by David’s popularity. David spent a lot of time in caves (1 Sam 22-26). The Judean wilderness, where David spent his fugitive years, has abundant caves scattered throughout the region. While the cave was

Hello and welcome to Van Life Devotions. The Book of Psalms contains songs and prayers that were often written during difficult seasons of life. Some were not written in palaces or peaceful gardens, but in places of fear, loneliness, and uncertainty. For David, caves became places where he learned to trust God more deeply. In the Bible, King Saul saw David as a threat and sought to kill him. As a result, David fled and took refuge in the Cave of Adullam. In June 2018, t

Hi there and welcome back to Van Life Devotions. We see pain and brokenness everywhere — war, persecution, cancer, depression, anxiety, and violence. Naturally, many people ask: If God exists, why does He allow suffering? Philosophers, theologians, scientists, and ordinary people have wrestled with this question for centuries. While there is no simple answer, there are some perspectives. One explanation is that suffering exists because God has given humanity free will. Ph

Hello and welcome to Van Life Devotions. The bible is fall of miraculous interventions by God from the part of the Red Sea through to the resurrection of Jesus Christ. For some, the miraculous is a huge stumbling block for the validity of the Christian faith, accepting what many scientists believe that “laws of nature that can’t be altered”. But are there good reasons to think miracles are possible? In the bible, one of Jesus’ disciples refuses to believe one of the bigge

Hello and welcome to Van Life Devotions. The greatest claim of Christianity is that Jesus Christ, who was executed, was resurrected to back to life. But what if the resurrection story is a made-up fantasy? If the resurrection was one big hoax, then Jesus was a liar as He claimed that He was going to rise; and quite frankly, He was a lunatic because He also claimed to be God who will rise again. This makes the evidence for His resurrection important. Here are some argument

Hello and welcome to Van Life Devotions. Christians make claims that God stepped down from heaven and took on a form of a human named Jesus of Nazareth. But setting aside His teachings and the supernatural events recorded about Him, was Jesus a real historical person? While the Bible—especially Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, and Acts—records His life, there are also sources outside the Bible that speak about Jesus. Even secular historians acknowledge His existence. In the left-

Hi there and welcome to Van Life Devotions. In the last two centuries, archaeology has gained popularity as experts have uncovered ancient remains to better understand human history . Alongside this, biblical archaeology emerged as a significant field. Landmark discoveries like the Rosetta Stone and the Dead Sea Scrolls captured global attention, not only revealing ancient cultures but also shedding light on the historical context and transmission of the Bible. Archaeology

Sunday Palm Sunday Luke 19:28-44 Hi and welcome to these Holy Week Devotions. I invite you to join me each morning as we journey chronologically through this Holy Week. Today is Palm Sunday – the day in which we remember Jesus riding into Jerusalem five days prior to His death. It was in Jerusalem that many of the prophets died and all trials of prophets took place before the Sanhedrin. Jesus knew this, and so He planned for his parade to end in Jerusalem. To