Acts 7:21-40

Marc Alan Schelske

Please welcome Marc Alan Schelske as a sponsor for the Pray Every Day Show!

Perhaps you’ve been captivated by Jesus for a long time or are newly intrigued by him. You already know it’s possible to be a Christian and not be very much like Jesus, but that’s not what you want. Whether through your own study or your spiritual intuition, you sense that following the way of Jesus ought to be transformational for you and for the world you inhabit.

The urgent drive of our time-to always be moving upward and forward-has already taken its toll on you. You suspect an inward focus is necessary for personal healing and growth but wonder if it makes any difference for others in the world around you. And you definitely don’t want to go backward, whether to past ways of thinking that were destructive or back to a world that is more hierarchical, violent, and exploitative. Perhaps you feel homeless spiritually and wonder which way you should go.

The gospel narrative of Jesus’ life suggests a path. Walking Otherward is a forty-day devotional that follows the Gospel texts of Jesus’ final weeks before his crucifixion. Each entry invites you to try on Jesus’ attitude, setting aside self-centered, ego-defending ambition in exchange for other-centered, co-suffering love.

Rather than climbing upward, retreating backward, or withdrawing inward, Jesus’ path invites us to walk otherward.

Walking Otherward is suitable for use during Lent or any other season of spiritual introspection.

Walking Otherward is available on Amazon. Order your copy today. Learn more about Marc Alan Schelske on his website.

Melinda Poling

Please welcome Melinda Poling as a sponsor for the Pray Every Day Show!

Twelve-year-old Blake reluctantly joins his professor dad on a journey to his uncle’s farm just before his team’s big game. Unfortunately for Blake, who wants nothing more than to practice with the baseball team, something has gone terribly wrong at this family-distant farm. Fruit floats off the vines in the late morning sun, soaring high into the sky, only to bombard the town each evening. Ruined paint, fear of falling watermelons, and upset neighbors are pushing everyone to the limit. Worse yet, it seems someone is causing the mischief, but who?

Helium Farm is the prequel to the helium series for 8-12 year olds. A great read for those who like adventure, humor, and watching a family turn to God in trying times.

Melinda Poling delights in bringing Christ to the center of any conversation. Her true-to-life stories have been published in magazines and blogs, and her fiction has won many awards—most recently ACFW’s KidLit award of excellence, 2nd place. Her blog encourages parents to disciple their children in honor of God. Melinda is a ministry team leader, an active apologetics coach, a speaker, and the mother of eight sons and one daughter as well as a grandmother of seven.

Saved at age nine, she knows what it’s like to live with and without Christ and seeks to turn the lights on for others through dynamic escapades leaving kids mulling over gospel truth.

Kids are so influential, and our society is so askew. Who might you share a free helium adventure with that brims with hope? Parents will receive monthly encouragement and kids can enjoy hours of wholesome hilarity through the free download of Helium Farm at MelindaPoling.com.