Dream Reader Today’s scripture selection: Daniel 1-6 Key verse: Daniel 1:17 When a young man named Daniel was sent, along with three friends, into captivity into a very foreign land, they weren’t alone. God was with them. This is made very clear, right at the beginning of their story, as told in the book of… Continue reading Week 32 Friday
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Week 32 Thursday
Good Planning Today’s scripture selection: Proverbs 16 Key verse: Proverbs 16:3 There are a few “free spirits” among us – you know, the ones who fly by the seat of their pants and can’t ever be pegged down to exactly what they are going to do or when they are going to do it.… Continue reading Week 32 Thursday
Week 32 Wednesday
Life in the Pasture Today’s scripture selection: Psalms 93-95 Key verses: Psalm 95:6-7 As a pastor I have always loved these verses from Psalm 95: “Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the LORD our Maker; for he is our God and we are the people of his pasture, the flock… Continue reading Week 32 Wednesday
Week 32 Tuesday
All in the Family Today’s scripture selection: First Chronicles 1-5 Key verses: First Chronicles 1:34 Do you know very much about your heritage? Have you ever done much with genealogy? Who were the heroes and the “black sheep” in your family? Are you related to kings, horse thieves, or both? These are the… Continue reading Week 32 Tuesday
Week 32 Monday
Jubilee Today’s scripture selection: Leviticus 25-27 Key verses: Leviticus 25:11-12 It was called the year of Jubilee. A great festival, lasting the entire year, held every fifty years – it was a sort of Sabbath for the entire nation. According to Easton’s Bible Dictionary, during this year “The land was to be fallow, and the… Continue reading Week 32 Monday
Week 32 Sunday
Night Visitor Today’s scripture selection: John 3-4 Key Verses: John 3:1-3 Nicodemus, one of the renowned members of the Jewish high court – the Sanhedrin; and Jesus, the troublesome religious leader making them nervous; and the story of their meeting one night – it’s all very interesting. But what I have always found… Continue reading Week 32 Sunday
Week 31 Thursday
Gullible Today’s scripture selection: Proverbs 14-15 Key verse: Proverbs 14:15 Time for a little practical advice. Remember that old saying about there being a “sucker” born every minute? Turns out Solomon offered that same advice a couple of thousand years before it was ever said. “The simple believe anything, but the prudent give… Continue reading Week 31 Thursday
Week 31 Wednesday
A Place to Dwell Today’s scripture selection: Psalms 90-92 Key verses: Psalm 90:1-2 One of my favorite Psalms is the one that begins this way: “Lord, you have been our dwelling place throughout all generations. Before the mountains were born or you brought forth the whole world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God.” There’s… Continue reading Week 31 Wednesday
Week 31 Tuesday
Faithful Renewal Today’s scripture selection: Second Kings 21-25 Key verses: Second Kings 23:1-3 Josiah was a young – but faithful – king. During a period of reform he instituted a “book” was found. It was no ordinary book. It was a book of law and religious covenant. It clearly spelled out all the things that… Continue reading Week 31 Tuesday
Week 31 Monday
Busy, Busy, Busy Today’s scripture selection: Leviticus 22-24 Key verses: Leviticus 23:3 Everybody’s so busy. Or at least it seems that way. I serve a small congregation, out in the country. We’re near a city – but not a mammoth one. It’s not L.A. or New York. It’s Virginia – you know, the Blue Ridge… Continue reading Week 31 Monday
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