Urim and Thummin Today’s scripture selection: Leviticus 7-9 Key verses: Leviticus 8:8 There’s a bit of ancient Israelite history that has always fascinated me. It has to do with the mysterious object or objects known as the Urim and Thummin. Scholars have various opinions about the Urim and Thummin – but most of… Continue reading Week 26 Monday
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Week 26 Sunday
The One and the Ninety-Nine Today’s scripture selection: Luke 15-16 Key Verses: Luke 15:4-7 It was only one little sheep. For some, it was no big deal. Let it wander off – there are still ninety-nine left. Such was the attitude of the lazy shepherd in Jesus’ day. But then there was the… Continue reading Week 26 Sunday
Week 25 Saturday
All for One Today’s scripture selection: Ephesians 4-6 Key verse: Ephesians 4:3-6 Do you remember the catchy phrase the Three Musketeers would shout as they raised their swords in salute? “One for all; all for one!” The apostle Paul lived a long time before that phrase was popularized in the novel by Alexandre Dumas about… Continue reading Week 25 Saturday
Week 25 Friday
An Absent God Today’s scripture selection: Ezekiel 7-12 Key verse: Ezekiel 10:18 Prophets rarely had easy messages for their audience. But surely one of the most difficult to deliver was how at one point in their history the “glory of the Lord departed” from the temple – and their presence. Idolatry had struck its final… Continue reading Week 25 Friday
Week 25 Thursday
Imaginations Today’s scripture selection: Proverbs 5-6 Key verse: Proverbs 6:18 Imagination is a wonderful thing. Early on in life I discovered the joys of pretending to be one of King Arthur’s nights; a cowboy on the range; an astronaut exploring some far corner of Mars. Our mind, coupled with a compassionate heart, can… Continue reading Week 25 Thursday
Week 25 Wednesday
Boundaries Today’s scripture selection: Psalms 72-74 Key verses: Psalm 74:16-17 “The day is yours, and yours is the night; you established the sun and moon. It was you who set all the boundaries of the earth; you made both summer and winter.” In my pastoral counseling I have found one book particularly helpful… Continue reading Week 25 Wednesday
Week 25 Tuesday
Double Trouble Today’s scripture selection: First Kings 14-16 Key verses: First Kings 16:30-32 Ahab and Jezebel – their names are associated with the worst kind of evil. Ahab is listed among a long list of evil kings and all the scripture can say about him is that “he did more evil in the eyes… Continue reading Week 25 Tuesday
Week 25 Monday
Atonement Today’s scripture selection: Leviticus 4-6 Key verses: Leviticus 6:7 “In this way the priest will make atonement for them before the LORD, and they will be forgiven for any of the things they did that made them guilty.” The idea of atonement makes some people very uncomfortable. They don’t like the thought… Continue reading Week 25 Monday
Week 25 Sunday
Best Seat in the House Today’s scripture selection: Luke 13-14 Key Verse: Luke 14:11 Jesus had been invited to dinner, presumably quite a fancy dinner. Luke tells us, “When he noticed how the guests picked the places of honor at the table, he told them this parable…” The scripture goes on to describe… Continue reading Week 25 Sunday
Week 24 Saturday
Divine Handiwork Today’s scripture selection: Ephesians 1-3 Key verse: Ephesians 2:10 Some years ago I came across a small hand-tatted cross – as in “made by typing knots in thread and using a small shuttle to form lace” – not as in “getting’ all tatted up” tattooing. It was in a small drawer… Continue reading Week 24 Saturday
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