Looking for today's Disciplines Devotion? Click here to read it.

About Disciplines

The Upper Room Disciplines provides an opportunity to look more deeply at scripture by offering a week of devotions by a single author on a particular theme.

Read More

Latest Disciplines Devotions

Joy Amidst Grief - January 21, 2025

January 21, 2025

In the beginning of chapter 8 of the book of Nehemiah, Ezra read the law of Moses to all those who could listen, and the leaders of the rebuilt community helped...

Read More

Joy Amidst Grief - January 20, 2025

January 20, 2025

Growing up in Nigeria, I recall several events such as a fishing festival, an annual harvest festival, and other celebrations that brought the whole community together. Amidst such celebrations were those...

Read More

God with Us - January 19, 2025

January 19, 2025

The texts this week highlight the liminal nature of Christian faith. Our world is broken, and the temptation is always there to believe that restoration is beyond reach. The world is...

Read More

God with Us - January 18, 2025

January 18, 2025

One of my favorite parts of serving in the local church was joining young children in Godly Play circles. In our circles, we talked about Epiphany as the time in the...

Read More

God with Us - January 17, 2025

January 17, 2025

I have a bad habit of storing up special gifts never to use them. I have had to throw out more expired special food items than I care to admit. When...

Read More

God with Us - January 16, 2025

January 16, 2025

We don’t have to get too creative to imagine the community Paul was writing to in his Corinthian letters. It was a community in distress, chaos, and conflict. These seem to...

Read More

God with Us - January 15, 2025

January 15, 2025

In the Christian tradition, we lean heavily into the symbol of light throughout Epiphany. In this season we consider what is illuminated. Who do we understand the Christ child to be?...

Read More

God with Us - January 14, 2025

January 14, 2025

We enter the Epiphany season riding on waves of Christmas joy. The image of an infant King bringing salvation into the world invites us to experience deep and abiding hope. Many...

Read More

God with Us - January 13, 2025

January 13, 2025

These verses from Isaiah were written in the context of a postexilic Judean community that had returned to Jerusalem. Those who returned home arrived at a place marked by desolation and...

Read More

Transformed By Faith and Fire - January 12, 2025

January 12, 2025

Today’s passage opens with John naming three elements associated with baptism: water, Holy Spirit, and fire. While John baptizes with water, Jesus will baptize with the Holy Spirit and fire. While...

Read More