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 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 Thursday

Fringe Today’s scripture selection: Job 25-26 Key verse: Job 26:14 You may have heard about a popular TV show named “Fringe”. It’s quite a roller coaster ride of show, deftly combining science fiction and fantasy, with a dash of theology thrown in too. Because of the special effects it’s not for the young or squeamish.… Continue reading Week 13 Thursday

Week 13 Wednesday

Sure Footing Today’s scripture selection: Psalms 36-38 Key verses: Psalm 37:23-24        “The Lord makes firm the steps of the one who delights in him; though he may stumble, he will not fall, for the Lord upholds him with his hand.”           I like the movie “Footloose.”      If you’ve seen it, you… Continue reading Week 13 Wednesday

Week 12 Friday

A Work In Progress Today’s scripture selection: Isaiah 62-66 Key verses: Isaiah 64:8        I remember a time, from what seems a lifetime ago, when I took some art classes in college.  I was fair at drawing; got by in basic graphic design; did well in Art History; and was actually good at cartooning. … Continue reading Week 12 Friday

Week 12 Wednesday

My Army’s Bigger Than Your Army Today’s scripture selection: Psalms 33-35 Key verse: Psalm 33:17 “No king is saved by the size of his army; no warrior escapes by his great strength. A horse is a vain hope for deliverance;             despite all its great strength it cannot save.     But the eyes of the LORD are… Continue reading Week 12 Wednesday