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The Knee Jerk Devotional

The Knee Jerk Devotional

By Daniel Rose

Daily spiritual insight for the short attention span.
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October 24, 2023 // Jeremiah 2:20-28

The Knee Jerk DevotionalOct 24, 2023

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October 24, 2023 // Jeremiah 2:20-28

October 24, 2023 // Jeremiah 2:20-28

What tracks are you leaving in the desert dust?

Oct 24, 202302:19
October 23, 2023 // Jeremiah 2:4-19

October 23, 2023 // Jeremiah 2:4-19

Will I trust in God's goodness or my silly schemes?

Oct 23, 202302:23
October 18, 2023 // Jeremiah 1:1-10

October 18, 2023 // Jeremiah 1:1-10

Welcome back to The Knee Jerk Devotional, mostly daily devotionals. I respond to my reading of Jeremiah 1:1-10 today.

Oct 18, 202302:03
Use Your Head and Heart

Use Your Head and Heart

John 7:20-24

How do I know what’s right?

That’s a question that plagues many of us. It seems to find us everywhere we go. As we scroll the social media feeds or we see the news or as we parent or as we talk with friends, this question is lingering in the background.

So what do we do?

Jul 01, 202204:36
We Just Try To Make Ourselves Look Good

We Just Try To Make Ourselves Look Good

Jesus once said, “A person making things up tries to make himself look good. But someone trying to honor the one who sent him sticks to the facts and doesn’t tamper with reality.”

Read that again.

If I put that into my own words, I’d say, “When we forget who we are really are, we lose the plot.”

So many of us have lost the plot. We’ve lost our sense of self. We have become so bound to our political tribe that we have become blind to reality. As a result, we “tamper with reality.”

Jun 29, 202203:47
Humility or Fear?

Humility or Fear?

The great theologian Michael Scott once said, “Would I rather be feared or loved? Um… easy, both. I want people to be afraid of how much they love me.”

This always makes me chuckle because it rings so true.

What kind of leader is a good leader? The one who casts fear in their followers or the one that creates love? I think we would say the latter, yet so much of what we see in our institutions is the former. It’s as if we don’t really believe that it’s possible to lead from a place of love or humility.

Jun 28, 202204:10
231. Yeah But

231. Yeah But

John 6:27-59

May 03, 202209:00
230. Slipping Off...

230. Slipping Off...

John 6:1-15

Apr 08, 202207:49
229. The Working Agenda

229. The Working Agenda

John 5:41-47

Apr 06, 202207:49
228. God, Jesus, and Bobby Knight?

228. God, Jesus, and Bobby Knight?

John 5:39-40

Apr 06, 202205:15
227. Seriously!

227. Seriously!

John 5:28-38

Mar 23, 202205:33
226. Greeters Not Gatekeepers!

226. Greeters Not Gatekeepers!

John 5:24-27

Mar 22, 202203:44
225. No Shut Outs!

225. No Shut Outs!

John 5:19-23

Mar 18, 202205:02
224. Even on the Sabbath!

224. Even on the Sabbath!

John 5:1-18

Mar 16, 202205:20
223. A Bridge Too Far?

223. A Bridge Too Far?

John 4:43-54

Mar 15, 202205:57
222. Firsthand Jive

222. Firsthand Jive

John 4:39-42

Feb 18, 202203:33
221. Standing With Giants

221. Standing With Giants

John 4:31-38

Feb 16, 202204:54
220. Go and Do

220. Go and Do

John 4:31-34

Feb 09, 202203:30
219. That Kind of Woman

219. That Kind of Woman

John 4:25-30

Feb 08, 202204:02
218. All That Matters

218. All That Matters

John 4:15-24

Feb 01, 202205:23
217. The Generous One

217. The Generous One

John 4:3-14

Jan 26, 202204:29
216. Just Don't Play

216. Just Don't Play

John 4:1-3

Jan 25, 202204:16
215. Extravagance!

215. Extravagance!

John 3:22-36

Jan 21, 202205:08
214. Just That

214. Just That

John 3:1-8

Jan 18, 202205:39
213. Later

213. Later

John 2:13-25

Jan 14, 202204:15
212: It Was a Real Banger

212: It Was a Real Banger

John 2:1-12

Jan 12, 202205:07
211. You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet

211. You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet

John 1:43-51

Jan 11, 202205:28
210. There He Is!

210. There He Is!

John 1:35-42

Jan 06, 202204:49
209. God-Revealer

209. God-Revealer

John 1:29-34


Jan 05, 202206:13
208. We Want Answers!

208. We Want Answers!

John 1:19-28

Jan 04, 202205:15
207. The Middle

207. The Middle

Welcome to 2022! 

Today's mostly daily spiritual insight for the short attention span is from John 1:15-18

Jan 03, 202204:04
206. They Didn't Notice

206. They Didn't Notice

John 1:9-13

Dec 16, 202103:04
205. True Selves

205. True Selves

John 1:4-9

Dec 15, 202104:02
204. Jesus is Lord

204. Jesus is Lord

At the end of last week I asked for some help via a survey for my sermon. A few folks asked if the sermon was going to be recorded. That isn't usually something I do. But, I thought I would make a special podcast episode for it. 


1 Corinthians 12:1-3

Dec 14, 202125:32
203. Life-Light!

203. Life-Light!

John 1:1-5

Dec 08, 202102:60
202. Salty?

202. Salty?

Colossians 4:2-6

Dec 07, 202103:53
201. One Another

201. One Another

Colossians 3:15-17

Dec 02, 202103:26
200. Let Us Lament

200. Let Us Lament

This morning we wrestle with lament in the wake of the murders of three high school students in Oxford, MI. 

Dec 01, 202108:45
199. Dress Up

199. Dress Up

Today's devotional is about what makes us truest versions of ourselves. 

Colossians 3:12-14

Nov 30, 202103:46
198. Thief

198. Thief

Colossians 3:5-11

Nov 19, 202104:39
197. Contentment

197. Contentment

Colossians 3:3-4

Nov 18, 202103:11
196. Where the Action Is

196. Where the Action Is

Colossians 3:1-2

Nov 17, 202102:60
195. Why?

195. Why?

Colossians 2:20-23

Nov 16, 202103:48
194. The Substance is Christ

194. The Substance is Christ

Colossians 2:16-19

Nov 12, 202103:09
193. You Can't Get It

193. You Can't Get It

Colossians 2:11-15

Nov 11, 202104:07
192. The Emptiness of the Argument

192. The Emptiness of the Argument

Colossians 2:8-10

Nov 10, 202104:09
191. Get Busy Living

191. Get Busy Living

Colossians 2:6-7

Nov 04, 202102:42
190. A Tapestry of Love

190. A Tapestry of Love

Colossians 2:1-5

Nov 03, 202105:04
189. Y'all Basic

189. Y'all Basic

Colossians 1:24-29

Nov 02, 202104:45
188. Put-Back-Togetherness

188. Put-Back-Togetherness

Colossians 1:21-23

Oct 29, 202103:39