Doug Resler

Authority — The Intersection Readings for today: Matthew 10, 14, Mark 6:7-56, Luke 9:1-17, John 6 “Summoning his twelve disciples, he gave them authority over unclean spirits, to drive them out and to heal every diseas...

The gospel is not an idea. It’s not a human philosophy. It’s not a moral code. It is quite literally the power and authority of God. #BIY2025

Compassion — The Intersection Readings for today: Matthew 8:18-34, 9:18-38, Mark 4:35-41, 5:1-43, Luke 8:22-56, 9:57-62 I have met Legion. Men and women so tormented and oppressed. I have seen them sitting catatonic in the street...

What I love most about Jesus is His great compassion. One can only imagine the suffering He saw as He surveyed the thousands of people who flocked to hear Him speak. He knows how desperate they are for healing and freedom. And He loves them. #BIY2025

I am blessed to be involved in several different Kingdom movements locally and globally. What they all have in common is they began small. But God is faithful. The seeds we’ve planted are growing. All for God’s glory and the good of the world. #BIY2025

Division — The Intersection Readings for today: Matthew 12:22-50, Mark 3:22-35, Luke 8:19-21, 11:14-54 “Every kingdom divided against itself is headed for destruction, and no city or house divided against itself will stand.” (M...

How do we respond to all the division and violence and hate? We respond like Jesus. We make it our aim to act as agents of healing and unity and blessing in our community, bearing the fruit of the Spirit which is good and righteous and true. #BIY2025

Faith — The Intersection Readings for today: Matthew 8:5-13, 11:1-30, Luke 7 What is faith? Hebrews says it is “the reality of what is hoped for, the proof of what is not seen.” (Hebrews‬ ‭11‬:‭1‬ ‭CSB‬‬) Romans suggest...

What is faith? #BIY2025

Love for Others — The Intersection Readings for today: Matthew 5-7, Luke 6:20-49, 11:1-13 “For if you love those who love you, what reward will you have? Don’t even the tax collectors do the same? And if you greet only your brothers a...

If you want to be perfect as your Heavenly Father is perfect, love like He loves. Love those who are not like you. Love those who are at odds with you. Love those who are at war with you. That’s how God loves us and that’s how we become like God. #BIY2025

Mercy — The Intersection Readings for today: Matthew 8:1-4, 9:1-17, 12:1-21, Mark 1:40-45, 2, 3:1-21, Luke 5:12-39, 6:1-19 “Jesus said, “It is not those who are well who need a doctor, but those who are sick. Go and learn wh...

Jesus is the Great Physician. He has come to heal the great sickness infecting all of humanity. #BIY2025

Identity — The Intersection Readings for today: John 3-5 What does it mean to be “born again?” We talk about it in my country like it’s an abstraction. A spiritual rebirth that doesn’t seem to ripple into the rest of our lives....

What does it mean to be “born again?” #BIY2025

Greatness — The Intersection Readings for today: Matthew 4:23-25, 8:14-17, Mark 1:21-39, Luke 4:31-44 We arrived in rural East Africa today. A place full of great beauty and great brutality. A community that has known a great de...

What is greatness in the Kingdom of God? In America, we define it by influence. Power. Wealth. But in East Africa, it’s defined by sacrifice. A willingness to go to the hardest to reach places and preach to the hardest to reach people. #BIY2025

Hunger — The Intersection Readings for today: Matthew 4:1-22, 13:54-58, Mark 1:12-20, 6:1-6, Luke 4:1-5:11, John 1:35-2:12 After forty days and nights in the wilderness without food, Jesus was hungry. Such a small, ordinary, ...

Do you hunger and thirst for God? Do you hunger and thirst for righteousness? Do you hunger and thirst for the Kingdom of God in your life? #BIY2025

Repent — The Intersection Readings for today: Matthew 3, Mark 1:1-11, Luke 3, John 1:15-34 Human beings are a wonder. Truly. Relentless dreamers and visionaries. Hopeful to a fault. Possessed of the most incredible capacities...

Repentance is a call to turn from death to life. Darkness to light. Despair to hope. Sorrow to joy. Violence to peace. Hate to love. Why in the world would we ever resist such a call? #BIY2025

Reactions — The Intersection Readings for today: Matthew 2, Luke 2:39-52 Jesus evokes the strongest of reactions. Wise men from the east. Probably pagan astrologers who watched the skies over Babylon. Men who possibly had been r...

Jesus evokes the strongest of reactions. #BIY2025

Jesus — The Intersection Readings for today: Matthew 1, Luke 1:1-2:38 It’s easy to breeze through these passages because they have become so familiar to us. Every Christmas we revisit them. Every Christmas we tell the story ...

Savior. Immanuel. Son of the Most High. Son of God. Redemption of Jerusalem. Light of the Gentiles. Glory of Israel. All this and more is revealed in Jesus and it’s why His birth is considered the hinge point of human history. #BIY2025

Covenant Faithfulness — The Intersection Readings for today: Psalms 106, John 1:4-14 I loved reading Psalm 106 today alongside the prologue of John’s Gospel. It’s a great reminder of God’s faithfulness and steadfast love that endures foreve...

No matter how far we wander and stray, God never abandons us. He pursues us. He delivers us. He saves us. This has been His plan from eternity and the fulfillment of that plan is Jesus Christ. #BIY2025

Finish — The Intersection Readings for today: Nehemiah 11-13, Psalms 126 This past weekend, the church I serve held its annual “Celebrate Missions Weekend.” It’s a powerful time where we focus on not only celebrating what God...

All of us have a God-sized plan for our life. Something only God Himself can accomplish in and through us. #BIY2025

Preaching — The Intersection Readings for today: Nehemiah 8-10 Why do we preach? Why is preaching one of the central elements of Christian worship services all over the world? Why do billions of people gather each week to hear a...

Worship has taken different forms over the centuries. We gather in all kinds of diverse places. We sing all kinds of diverse music. We pray all kinds of diverse prayers. But the common thread is the preaching of the Word of God. #BIY2025

Social Justice — The Intersection Readings for today: Nehemiah 5-7 The gospel is the power of God. It’s the power of God to save both Jew and Gentile alike. But it’s not just “fire insurance.” It’s not just a “get out of hell free” c...

The gospel is the power of God 4 salvation. But it’s not just a way for individuals 2 get into heaven. The power ripples out from the human heart into the world. It impacts systems/structures. It defies the worldly categories that often divide us. #BIY2025

Confession — The Intersection Readings for today: Nehemiah 1-4 The Bible makes it clear that sin is both individual and corporate. There are the sins I commit on a daily basis by the way I think, the way I speak, and the way I ac...

Sin is not just personal but corporate. Therefore, our confessional prayers must include both individual and communal dimensions and thankfully God is faithful and just to forgive individuals but entire communities and people groups as well. #BIY2025

Fasting and Prayer — The Intersection Readings for today: Ezra 7-10 The mission of God is impossibly large and complex. It is global. It is universal. It’s reach spans the centuries. God will never rest until the gospel has been preached...

Fasting has been part of my life for many years. The discipline of fasting reminds me of my deep need for God. It makes me hungry for more of Him. The discipline of prayer is an ongoing conversation with God from which I draw wisdom and strength. #BIY2025

Pure Worship — The Intersection Readings for today: Malachi 1-4, Psalms 50 God doesn’t grade on a curve. He will never be satisfied with leftovers. He will never be content to take second place. He will not allow us to take Him for...

God will be glorified. His name will be lifted up. He will be worshipped by the nations of the earth. The people He loves will honor Him by giving Him the full devotion He deserves. #BIY2025

Mordecai — The Intersection Readings for today: Esther 6-10 My favorite parable of Jesus is the one where He talks about the etiquette when one receives an invitation to attend a great feast. Don’t take the place of highest hon...

As Americans, we struggle with contentment. It’s the reason so many feel anxious. We are always striving. We play the comparison game. And we rarely measure up. At least in our own minds. God offers us a better way. #BIY2025

Set Apart — The Intersection Readings for today: Esther 1-5 The people of God have always been set apart. They are set apart by their worship. The Romans believed them to be “atheists” because they had no images or idols of thei...

The people of God have always been set apart. Called to live as God’s chosen people. Citizens of the Kingdom of heaven scattered among the kingdoms of this world. #BIY2025

Simple Things — The Intersection Readings for today: Zechariah 8-14 Why are the simple things so hard for us? We know what we need to do in order to thrive so why do we make it so difficult? Wake up. Pray. Get ready for our job or s...

Why are the simple things so hard for us? We know what we need to do in order to thrive so why do we make it so difficult? #BIY2025

Memory — The Intersection Readings for today: Zechariah 1-7 I love the book of Zechariah. Probably because it includes some of the most glorious promises ever given to God’s people. The name “Zechariah” literally means “Yahwe...

It’s easy at times to feel forgotten. It’s easy at times to believe God has somehow abandoned us. When we experience pain and hardship. Suffering and struggle. Trials and temptation. Zechariah reminds us God never forgets. #BIY2025

Money — The Intersection Readings for today: Haggai 1-2 “Well, the God I believe in isn’t short of cash, mister.” - Bono Why does God care about our money? Why does He care about how much we make and how much we give? Why d...

God cares about money because He cares about us. He cares about what money and wealth does to our hearts. He cares about what happens to us when we acquire too much, too quickly without having the spiritual maturity to handle it. #BIY2025

Credit — The Intersection Readings for today: Ezra 4-6 Who gets the credit for the good things that happen in your life? The good things that happen in our nation? The good things that happen in our world? Is it human beings ...

Who gets the credit for the good things that happen in your life? The good things that happen in our nation? The good things that happen in our world? Is it human beings or is it God? #BIY2025

Layers — The Intersection Readings for today: 2 Chronicles 36:22-23, Ezra 1-3 “The Bible was written for us but it was not written to us.” This fundamental principle, reinforced by scholars like John Walton, reminds us to pay...

The Bible often speaks to us in our circumstances and give us wisdom to tackle the challenges of our daily lives but it also draws us into a wider, bigger story. One that’s been unfolding since the beginning of time. #BIY2025

End of Days — The Intersection Readings for today: Daniel 10-12 In my line of work, I get sent all kinds of things. YouTube videos of so-called prophets predicting the end. Chain emails suggesting I need to focus more on the end t...

It’s a fearful thing to receive a vision of the future from God. Such knowledge is far too wonderful and complex for our minds to comprehend. Even Jesus Himself claimed He couldn’t know the timing of the end. He had to trust His Father. #BIY2025

Dominion — The Intersection Readings for today: Daniel 7-9 Martin Luther once said that we interpret Scripture through prayer, meditation, and the “tensions of life.” I thought about that last phrase as I read through the chapt...

Jesus is the Son of Man. The Ancient of Days has given Him a kingdom and every tribe, tongue, and nation will serve Him. His dominion is everlasting. No matter how dark things may get, look to Jesus and let your hopes rise again! #BIY2025

Prayer — The Intersection Readings for today: Daniel 4-6 Daniel was given a powerful position within Babylonian society. He had the ear of the king. He was known for his wisdom and godly character. He never sought personal ga...

Reading and reflecting on the prayer life of Daniel was good for my soul today. #BIY2025