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
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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
Week 6 Wednesday
A Glad Heart Today’s scripture selection: Psalms 15-17 Key verses: Psalm 6:9-11 Heartburn is no fun. I have plenty of experience with this because I have a bad habit of skipping breakfast, eating a “fast food” lunch, and guzzling lots of coffee all day. That’s a prescription for heartburn that can set a house on… Continue reading Week 6 Wednesday
Week 6 Tuesday
The Next Generation Today’s scripture selection: Judges 1-6 Key verses: Judges 2:10 When I was a kid it seemed to me that those older than I were always talking about the “these kids today.” Usually, what they had to say wasn’t very favorable. There was lots of talk about hair being too long and dresses… Continue reading Week 6 Tuesday
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