Watch Your Step Today’s scripture selection: Romans 13-14 Key verses: Romans 14:13b “…make up your mind not to put any stumbling block or obstacle in the way of a brother or sister.” Awhile back, I almost had a bad fall. I was leaving our church’s sanctuary, my mind on something other than what I… Continue reading Week 7 Saturday
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Week 7 Friday
Oasis Today’s scripture selection: Isaiah 34-39 Key verses: Isaiah 35:1-2 When I graduated from seminary I was excited to find a ministry in Dallas, Texas. It was the days of the popular “Dallas” T.V. show; I had always lived on the eastern side of the country and was ready for a change of scenery;… Continue reading Week 7 Friday
Week 7 Thursday
Fleeting Shadows Today’s scripture selection: Job 13-14 Key verses: Job 14:1-2 Job was fed up. He was fed up with the unhelpful “advice” of friends; with their self-righteous attitudes and platitudes. And he let them have it with both barrels. Not only that – he gave God an earful too. In the… Continue reading Week 7 Thursday
Week 7 Wednesday
Keep Me Truckin’ Today’s scripture selection: Psalms 18-20 Key verses: Psalm 18:28 Recently, during one of my children’s sermons at church, I asked the kids how other people could know that they (the children) were lovers of God – just by looking at them. I asked a simple question: “What does a lover of… Continue reading Week 7 Wednesday
Week 7 Tuesday
Too Many Men Today’s scripture selection: Judges 7-11 Key verses: Judges 7:2 Ever feel outnumbered? Sure – it’s an all too common feeling – pressures mount around us and soon we find our strength failing; our resolve melting. And before long we hear that enticing whisper in our ears, “If only you had a few… Continue reading Week 7 Tuesday
Week 7 Monday
The Blessing Today’s scripture selection: Genesis 24-27 Key verse: Genesis 27:28 “May God give you heaven’s dew and earth’s richness — an abundance of grain and new wine.” One of the wonderful things about the Bible is that it doesn’t “sugarcoat” its saints. What I mean is, they are real – they have… Continue reading Week 7 Monday
Week 7 Sunday
Nobody Special Today’s scripture selection: Matthew 17-19 Key verses: Matthew 18:3-4 It was just an ordinary day at the shopping mall – at least for me. I was wandering among the clothes racks in one of the stores when I felt a small, almost imperceptible tug, on my pants leg. Looking down, I… Continue reading Week 7 Sunday
Week 6 Saturday
Find Your Gift Today’s scripture selection: Romans 11-12 Key verses: Romans 12:6-8 In recent years there’s been a lot written about how we should all find our “purpose” in life; how having a personal “mission statement” is a good idea. Maybe it is a sort of pendulum swing from the self-serving consuming attitudes of the… Continue reading Week 6 Saturday
Week 6 Friday
Staying On Path Today’s scripture selection: Isaiah 29-33 Key verses: Isaiah 20:31 “Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, “This is the way; walk in it.” One of the most common laments I hear people make is that they just can’t decide… Continue reading Week 6 Friday
Week 6 Thursday
Keeping Your Eye On The Little Things Today’s scripture selection: Job 11-12 Key verses: Job 12:7-10 This summer I took up a new hobby. It won’t make me smarter or increase my vocabulary; it won’t help me get in better shape physically; it won’t supplement my income or increase my stature in the community. It’s… Continue reading Week 6 Thursday
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