A Complete Joy Today’s scripture selection: John 16-18 Key Verse: John 16:24 “Ask and you will receive, and your joy will be made complete.” Sometimes, sadly, we can trivialize such profound things. We take simple, straightforward, powerful, profound statements of Christ and – before you know it – we have minimized them into something far… Continue reading Week 37 Sunday
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Week 36 Saturday
Fair Warning Today’s scripture selection: Second Timothy 3-4 Key verses: Second Timothy 3:1-5 Some people love to talk about the “last times” – or at least they love to speculate about them. So many books; tapes; DVDs; CDs – so many sermons preached – so many long discussions held in seminary classrooms or over coffee… Continue reading Week 36 Saturday
Week 36 Friday
Roar and Refuge Today’s scripture selection: Joel Key verses: Joel 3:16 “The LORD will roar from Zion and thunder from Jerusalem; the earth and the heavens will tremble. But the LORD will be a refuge for his people, a stronghold for the people of Israel.” It’s all a matter of perspective. If seen from the… Continue reading Week 36 Friday
Week 36 Thursday
The Great Equalizer Today’s scripture selection: Proverbs 22 Key verse: Proverbs 22:2 “Rich and poor have this in common: The LORD is the Maker of them all.” There’s a lot of talk these days about “re-distribution of wealth” and “economic justice” and “class warfare” and – well, I’m sure you’ve seen the news. Regardless of… Continue reading Week 36 Thursday
Week 36 Wednesday
What’s Your Story? Today’s scripture selection: Psalms 105-107 Key verses: Psalm 107:2-3 Slang expressions come and go. I remember how some years ago one way for a person to challenge another’s behavior or attitude was to ask a simple question: “What’s your story?” I don’t hear that expression used much these days – I suppose… Continue reading Week 36 Wednesday
Week 36 Tuesday
Going By the Numbers Today’s scripture selection: First Chronicles 20-24 Key verse: First Chronicles 21:1 “Satan rose up against Israel and incited David to take a census of Israel.” You never know that the Devil is up to. Here in one account of King David’s exploits we have a very interesting example of that. David… Continue reading Week 36 Tuesday
Week 36 Monday
Attitude Today’s scripture selection: Numbers 13-16 Key verses: Numbers 13:1-3; 28-29 They were Israel’s spies. Their job was straightforward enough: to go into the Promised Land and bring back a report on what would be needed in order to conquer it. They were, as the scriptures say, “leaders of the Israelites”. I take that to… Continue reading Week 36 Monday
Week 36 Sunday
To the End – and Beyond Today’s scripture selection: John 13-15 Key Verse: John 13:1b In telling the events surrounding Jesus’ last hours before his crucifixion, John makes this poignant statement: “Having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end.” That has always struck me as a particularly… Continue reading Week 36 Sunday
Week 35 Saturday
A Living Faith Today’s scripture selection: Second Timothy 1-2 Key verse: Second Timothy 1:5 In writing to a young minister named Timothy the apostle Paul said this: “I am reminded of your sincere faith, which first lived in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice and, I am now persuaded, now lives… Continue reading Week 35 Saturday
Week 35 Friday
Truth or Consequences Today’s scripture selection: Hosea 8-14 Key verses: Hosea 8:7a Do you remember a wildly popular game show from some years ago named “Truth or Consequences”? It featured trivia questions and wacky stunts and it ran for years – first on radio then on television. But the phrase “truth or consequences” could be… Continue reading Week 35 Friday
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