I was reading through a portion of Jeremiah on Thursday in my scheduled reading through God’s word, and that included chapter 7. As I read through, I came upon a phrase that I had never given too much thought to before, but when I finished the text for the day I went back to try…
Merry Christmas! Today is the day we celebrate Christmas, the birth of Jesus Christ. Most of the world celebrates the day, but not all celebrate the event. Many have not even heard the story surrounding Jesus’ birth. I thought I would fix that for those who may read this. Below is a link to a…
Tomorrow’s Sunday school lesson – “…I will put my laws on their hearts, and write them on their minds,” then he adds, “I will remember their sins and their lawless deeds no more.” Where there is forgiveness of these, there is no longer any offering for sin. Hebrews 10:16-18
… the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men. For consider your calling, brothers: not many of you were wise according to worldly standards, not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth. But God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the…
If only Job had known that his words would be inscribed in a Book, and would last so long, outlasting him by thousands of years! Oh that my words were written! Oh that they were inscribed in a book! Oh that with an iron pen and lead they were engraved in the rock forever! For…
I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth. From today’s reading in 3 John verse 4.
Here are two blogs by Zac Hicks discussing a more liturgical worship setting, and whether it means less emphasis on preaching and yet a greater emphasis on Scripture. I agree with him that there has to be room for all three. A formal liturgy, along with a significant focus on Scripture does not have to…
How often do we hear that phrase, or a paraphrase of it, or even think it ourselves? In Monday’s reading from 1 Samuel 16-20 we saw a number of opportunities for fear. Samuel was the first to voice his fears. The Lord gave him specific instructions when He said “How long will you grieve over…
Credit. We all want it. It’s a pride thing, isn’t it? If we do something notable, don’t we want people to know about it? I know I certainly do, and I especially don’t want somebody else to get credit for something I’ve done. In my bible reading this morning (Matthew 9 and 10), I read…
Today’s reading passage in my project to read through the Bible this year was in Isaiah, chapters 46-50. It’s amazing how there is always something to take away, a phrase that strikes home, a glimpse into a deeper meaning from another reference passage, or maybe a thought of a hymn or other song, regardless of…
