Just a Kid Today’s scripture selection: Mark 9-10 Key verse: Mark 10:15 “Truly I tell you, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.” In Jesus’ days lots of people thought children were a blessing. Many also thought that these little “blessings” were better… Continue reading Week 15 Sunday
Month: November 2013
Week 14 Saturday
Everybody Counts Today’s scripture selection: First Corinthians 11-12 Key verses: First Corinthians 12:15-20 “Now if the foot should say, “Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body,” it would not for that reason stop being part of the body. And if the ear should say, “Because I am not an… Continue reading Week 14 Saturday
Week 14 Friday
Worthless Religion Today’s scripture selection: Jeremiah 7-11 Key verses: Jeremiah 7:3-8 I’m not much on condemning religion. In fact, I’ve spent the last thirty-some years of life working in the field. A preacher’s kid who became a preacher – that’s me. So, for the most part, I’m fine with the idea of “organized”… Continue reading Week 14 Friday
Week 14 Thursday
Who Knows? Today’s scripture selection: Job 27-28 Key verses: Job 28:20-24 We’re all looking for answers. Even the most self-confident, well-educated among us needs to learn – that is if they are to progress and not stagnate in life. And even those who are forced by circumstances to just “survive” every day… Continue reading Week 14 Thursday
Week 14 Wednesday
Life Is Short Today’s scripture selection: Psalms 39-41 Key verses: Psalm 39:4-5 Life is short. It’s a platitude we’ve all heard. It’s also true. The problem is most of us don’t really believe it. Or at least you couldn’t tell we do by our actions. I suppose it’s only natural that many of us… Continue reading Week 14 Wednesday
Week 14 Tuesday
After God’s Own Heart Today’s scripture selection: First Samuel 16-20 Key verse: First Samuel 18:12 From the very beginning – David, God’s chosen, had enemies. Anointed by Samuel, this shepherd boy who was destined to be king had to contend with those both in and outside the kingdom that wanted him dead. Not the least… Continue reading Week 14 Tuesday
Week 14 Monday
Who, Me? Today’s scripture selection: Exodus 1-3 Key verse: Exodus 3:11 But Moses said to God, “Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?” There’s been a fair amount said in recent years about how God has a plan for everyone’s life; that we should… Continue reading Week 14 Monday
Week 14 Sunday
Clean Inside and Out Today’s scripture selection: Mark 7-8 Key verses: Mark 7:6-7 “‘These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. They worship me in vain; their teachings are merely human rules.’” It’s an old saying: “Cleanliness is next to Godliness.” I’m not sure when or where I… Continue reading Week 14 Sunday
Week 13 Saturday
Doing What It Takes Today’s scripture selection: First Corinthians 9-10 Key verses: First Corinthians 9:22b “I have become all things to all people so that by all possible means I might save some.” The apostle Paul knew his rights as an apostle of God. He could quote them, chapter and verse, to… Continue reading Week 13 Saturday
Week 13 Friday
Before You Were Even Born Today’s scripture selection: Jeremiah 1-6 Key verses: Jeremiah 1:5 He was a prophet, called to speak to a people who didn’t want to listen. Worse, as a nation they were moving toward destruction at a frightening pace. Eventually, a kingdom called Babylon would swallow them up. And the prophet who… Continue reading Week 13 Friday