Every Word
Every Word is a one-minute, Bible-based devotional presented by John Bradshaw, designed to provide a daily dose of spiritual reflection in the midst of a busy schedule.
Episodes
Baby Jessica
It’s exactly the same.
“Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.”
- Mark 16:15 (NKJV)
Shell Shock
They’d been through the unthinkable.
“We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak.”
- Romans 15:1 (KJV)
Not Your Enemy
Your position isn’t always popular.
“By this all will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”
- John 13:35 (NKJV)
Malala
She survived, miraculously.
“A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels.”
- Proverbs 1:5 (KJV)
The Explosion
One day it will be too late.
“The one who comes to me I will by no means cast out.”
- John 6:37 (NKJV)
Roger Williams
This prophecy will be fulfilled.
“...causes all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their foreheads.”
- Revelation 13:16 (NKJV)
The Peshtigo Fire
They’re usually never forgotten.
“Even so the tongue is a little member and boasts great things. See how great a forest a little fire kindles!”
- James 3:5 (NKJV)
October 7
The war comes to an end.
“Wisdom is justified of her children.”
- Matthew 11:19 (KJV)
The Great Flood
Don’t waste God’s goodness.
“God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.”
- Genesis 6:5 (KJV)
Who Gives One Hundred Million Dollars?
One of the finest in the world!
“God loves a cheerful giver.”
- 2 Corinthians 9:7 (NKJV)
The New Calendar
He had no hope.
“For by grace are ye saved through faith.”
- Ephesians 2:8 (KJV)
“If It Doesn’t Fit, You Must Acquit”
You can face the judgment with confidence.
“Fear God, and give glory to Him; for the hour of His judgment is come.”
- Revelation 14:7 (KJV)
“Peanuts”
Look to be a producer.
“Let your light shine.”
- Matthew 5:16 (NKJV)
William Tyndale
They gave us more than we could know.
“...loved not their lives unto the death.”
- Revelation 12:11 (KJV)
The Tiger in Harlem
It might not be a great idea.
“The carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.”
- Romans 8:7 (KJV)
Firefighters Watched As the House Burned
The family lost everything.
“But whoever has this world’s goods, and sees his brother in need, and shuts up his heart from him, how does the love of God abide in him?”
- 1 John 3:17 (NKJV)
They Froze Ted Williams
There’s a better way.
“The dead in Christ shall rise first: then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.”
- 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 (KJV)
Soup Thrown at Painting
You just don’t do that.
“Bearing with one another, and forgiving one another, if anyone has a complaint against another; even as Christ forgave you, so you also must do.”
- Colossians 3:13 (NKJV)
Stanislav Petrov Saves the World
You have to reason carefully.
“And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain.”
- Revelation 21:4 (KJV)
Traitor!
Leave a legacy worth leaving.
“A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches.”
- Proverbs 22:1 (KJV)
KFC Opens
You can.
“...may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers.”
- 3 John 2 (NKJV)
Harvard Then and Now
Harvard isn’t alone.
“Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let them slip.”
- Hebrews 2:1 (KJV)
“Friends”
God has the power to deliver a person.
“He said to them, ‘Go.’”
- Matthew 8:32 (KJV)
They Survived the New England Hurricane
Some things can’t be explained.
“With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.”
- Matthew 19:26 (KJV)
The Battle of the Sexes
Men and women weren’t created to be the same.
“God created man in His own image, in the image of God created He him; male and female created He them.”
- Genesis 1:27 (KJV)
The Right to Vote
Get into the habit of doing that.
“Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?”
- Romans 6:16 (KJV)
The Compromise
It was a shocking piece of legislation.
“For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.”
- Romans 8:6 (KJV)
Antietam
There’ll never be a better time.
“If the Lord be God, follow Him: but if Baal, then follow him.”
- 1 Kings 18:21 (KJV)
The Mayflower
Trust He has great plans for you.
“So shall my word be that goes forth from my mouth; it shall not return to me void, but it shall accomplish what I please, and it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it.”
- Isaiah 55:11 (NKJV)
Darwin Didn’t Understand
Charles Darwin didn’t understand.
“...fearfully and wonderfully made.”
- Psalm 139:14 (KJV)
The Forgotten Man of Music
There’s power to transform a life.
“The word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword.”
- Hebrews 4:12 (KJV)
The Rescue
God will free you from what binds you.
“He who sins is of the devil.”
- 1 John 3:8 (NKJV)
Reunification
For so long it seemed impossible.
“[Jesus] … has made both one, and has broken down the middle wall of separation.”
- Ephesians 2:14 (NKJV)
Remembering 9/11
Evil exists.
“Be sober, be vigilant, because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour.”
- 1 Peter 5:8 (KJV)
The Injured Olympian
His life and outlook changed.
“Encourage one another and build one another up.”
- 1 Thessalonians 5:11 (NASB)
The 96-Gun Salute
If you wanted one compelling reason…
“And the stone that smote the image became a great mountain, and filled the whole earth.”
- Daniel 2:35 (KJV)
Sixty Million a Year
It’s easy to criticize.
“Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.”
- Matthew 6:21 (KJV)
They Switched Sides
Change is good when it leads you closer to God.
“...will transform our lowly body that it may be conformed to His glorious body.”
- Philippians 3:21 (NKJV)
Conjoined Twins Separated
It will bring out the best in you.
“Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom. And in all your getting, get understanding.”
- Proverbs 4:7 (NKJV)
“I’m Going to Need These Legs!”
You have a great opportunity.
“...five talents, to another two, and to another one.”
- Matthew 25:15 (KJV)
The Google Effect
It’s worth remembering.
“Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.”
- Exodus 20:8 (NKJV)
The Great Fire of London
You might have to make some tough decisions.
“If your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and cast it from you; for it is more profitable for you that one of your members perish, than for your whole body to be cast into hell.”
- Matthew 5:30 (NKJV)
The Carrington Event
What do you do about the unexpected?
“Come, my people, enter your chambers, and shut your doors behind you; hide yourself, as it were, for a little moment, until the indignation is past.”
- Isaiah 26:20 (NKJV)
The Fire They Underestimated
Let today count.
“If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.”
- Matthew 16:24 (KJV)
Princess Diana
Why not live that way now?
“Blessed and holy is he who has part in the first resurrection. Over such the second death has no power.”
- Revelation 20:6 (NKJV)
The Hotline
No red telephone?!
“If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.”
- 2 Chronicles 7:14 (KJV)
Get the Very Best
We can devastate the entire planet.
“I have come that they may have life,… more abundantly.”
- John 10:10 (NKJV)
“I Have a Dream”
The essence of Christianity!
“Whoever hears these sayings of mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock.”
- Matthew 7:24 (NKJV)
Krakatoa
He is the God of nature.
“Peace, be still!”
- Mark 4:39 (NKJV)
Hidden
There’s a place of safety.
“Keep me as the apple of Your eye; hide me under the shadow of Your wings.”
- Psalm 17:8 (NKJV)
Eradicated
Death will be gone forever.
“The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.”
- 1 Corinthians 15:26 (KJV)
Pompeii and Archaeology
You’d be unwise not to.
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart.”
- Proverbs 3:5 (NKJV)
The St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre
They reveal the spirit that motivates them.
“...to give His life a ransom for many.”
- Matthew 20:28 (KJV)
Fannie Lou
We’re here to help others.
“But whoever has this world’s goods, and sees his brother in need, and shuts up his heart from him, how does the love of God abide in him?”
- 1 John 3:17 (NKJV)
The 50th State
He made the stars.
“God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: He made the stars also.”
- Genesis 1:16 (KJV)
Unused Power
Still there, full of explosives!
“To be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.”
- Romans 8:6 (KJV)
Endangered Birds Killed
He mostly obeyed.
“To obey is better than sacrifice.”
- 1 Samuel 15:22 (NKJV)
Woodstock
This was not society at its best.
“Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.”
- Romans 12:2 (NKJV)
Buried Upside Down!
What matters is that you come out.
“The dead in Christ shall rise.”
- 1 Thessalonians 4:16 (KJV)
The Message
Usain Bolt sprinted into history.
“I saw a great tumult, but I knew not what it was.”
- 2 Samuel 18:29 (KJV)
An Assumption
She was a remarkable human.
“Blessed are you among women.”
- Luke 1:42 (NKJV)
The Would-Be Assassin
Anger can be overcome.
“‘Be angry, and do not sin’: do not let the sun go down on your wrath.”
- Ephesians 4:26 (NKJV)
Three World Records in One Day
Ultimate fulfillment!
“You will show me the path of life; in Your presence is fullness of joy; at Your right hand are pleasures forevermore.”
- Psalm 16:11 (NKJV)
Sue the T-Rex
No contest!
“In the beginning God created.”
- Genesis 1:1 (KJV)
Mt. Rushmore
Some things are worth remembering.
“And on the seventh day God ended His work which He had made; and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had made. And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it He had rested from all His work which God created and made.”
- Genesis 2:2-3 (KJV)
A Judge Warns Elvis Presley
Don’t live like you’re lost.
“...a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people.”
- 1 Peter 2:9 (NKJV)
Kokura, Japan: Saved by Clouds
A quirk of the weather…
“Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.”
- 1 Thessalonians 4:17 (KJV)
The Gate
President Nixon resigns.
“Walk as children of light.”
- Ephesians 5:8 (KJV)
The Milgram Experiment
The temptation is to do what you’re told.
“We ought to obey God rather than men.”
- Acts 5:29 (KJV)
How to Handle Technology
The world’s first website was introduced.
“I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes.”
- Psalm 101:3 (KJV)
God Hurts With You
It’s the devil who is cruel.
“An enemy has done this.”
- Matthew 13:28 (NKJV)
Jesse Owens
There’s no place for it.
“[God] has made from one blood every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth.”
- Acts 17:26 (NKJV)
Lewis and Clark
There’s only one way.
“I saw another angel..., having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people.”
- Revelation 14:6 (KJV)
Separation of Church and State
We become what we despise.
“All that dwell upon the earth shall worship him.”
- Revelation 13:8 (KJV)
Fashionable Outrage
Easy to agree with, harder to live by!
“Let nothing be done through selfish ambition.”
- Philippians 2:3 (NKJV)
The Gambler Arrested
Why did she rob four banks?
“He who loves money will not be satisfied with money, nor he who loves wealth with his income; this also is vanity.”
- Ecclesiastes 5:10 (ESV)
They Saved His Life
The greatest demonstration of love, ever!
“When we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of His Son.”
- Romans 5:10 (KJV)
The Royal Wedding
It ought to be forever.
“Love one another.”
- John 13:34 (KJV)
World War I
That’s a problem.
“For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil.”
- 1 Timothy 6:10 (NKJV)
Deceived Online
We’ll see them all in heaven.
“I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.”
- Jeremiah 31:34 (KJV)
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