by Tim Bruster
365 daily readings that travel the whole of Scripture, Genesis to Revelation — with a hymn for every day. From Dr. Tim Bruster, a pastor and scholar with more than four decades of pastoral care behind him.
Early praise for Grace & Peace:
“Grace & Peace is a tender, wise companion for all of us who live with limits, missteps, and unanswered questions, yet still desire to trust God more deeply.”
— Rev. Dr. Ruben Saenz Jr., Bishop, The Horizon Texas Conference; President, Council of Bishops, The United Methodist Church
What Grace & Peace is
When life feels uncertain, a few steadying minutes with God can change the shape of a day. Grace & Peace offers 365 daily readings that bring the wisdom of Scripture to the questions people are living with now.
Travel from Genesis to Revelation through accessible, thoughtful reflections grounded in serious biblical scholarship and shaped by more than four decades of pastoral care. Every day also includes a hymn — its title, composer and year — an invitation to seek it out and read, listen, sing, or simply sit with faith’s poetry in whatever form you choose to meet it.
Grace & Peace belongs to no single church or denomination — only to the love of God and the teachings of Jesus Christ. Whether you are new to the Scriptures, returning to faith, carrying doubts, or seeking a deeper daily rhythm, this is more than a devotional. It is a trustworthy companion for ordinary days, difficult questions, and a complicated world.
A hymn for every day
Most devotionals give you a verse and a few paragraphs. Grace & Peace gives you a hymn as well — one for each of the 365 days.
Some mornings you will recognize it at once. Some mornings you will want to find the tune and sing it. Some mornings the title alone will be enough. The hymn is not an ornament on the reading; it is the other half of it — the place where the day’s Scripture stops being an idea and becomes something you can carry with you.
What makes Grace & Peace different
- A hymn with every reading. All 365 days pair Scripture with a hymn — seek it out, sing it, or sit with it.
- The whole Bible, not the highlights. One unbroken journey from Genesis to Revelation across a year.
- Depth without density. Serious biblical scholarship worn lightly, in five to ten minutes a morning.
- No denominational fence. Written for the love of God and the teachings of Jesus Christ, not for one church.
- A lifetime, distilled. More than four decades of preaching, teaching, and pastoral care, gathered into 365 readings.
Who it’s for
Grace & Peace was written for anyone seeking a steadier, wiser way through the day:
- Lifelong Christians deepening a daily practice.
- Mainline and progressive believers who want depth without dogma.
- Readers who love hymns and want them back in a daily rhythm.
- Seekers, doubters, and the spiritually curious—no seminary degree required.
- Small groups, Bible studies, Sunday school classes, and whole congregations.
How to read it
Begin on any morning. Read a day at a time and let a year unfold, or move at your own pace — each reading takes five to ten minutes. Use it alone as a daily devotional, or together, as a companion for a class, a small group, or a church-wide journey through Scripture. However you come to it, it is a book to reach for every day.
For churches and small groups
Grace & Peace was built to be read together as easily as alone — a full year for a Sunday school class, a small group, or an entire congregation walking through the Bible at the same pace. Church and group pricing starts at 25 copies — see group and church orders.
