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Good morning! Today is a reflection day (thanks to leap year). Proverbs 17:27-28 are a obvious, even a bit humorous, …

Good morning! Text:  Leviticus 25-27;  Proverbs 17:15-28. In Leviticus 25, we read very detailed instructions about buying and selling property as …

Good morning! Text:  Leviticus 22-24; Proverbs 17:1-14. Chapter 23 of Leviticus provides a summary of all the appointed feasts for Israel, and …

Good morning! Text:  Leviticus 19-21;  Proverbs 16:17-33 I find that this part of Leviticus is easier, less complicated, and much …

Good morning! Text:  Leviticus 15-18;  Proverbs 16:1-16 The Day of Atonement is a powerful foreshadowing of the cross and Jesus’ work on our …

Good morning! Text: Leviticus 12-14; Proverbs 15:18-33 I am the sort who likes to see tasks completed, and so I am often quick …

Good morning! Text:  Leviticus 9-11; Proverbs 15:1-17 So, now things get interesting in Leviticus.   As Chapter 9 closes, the tabernacle worship has been …

Good morning! Text:  Leviticus 5-8; Proverbs 14:19-35 In Leviticus 8 we read the account of the ordination of original priests of Israel, Aaron and his sons. …

Good morning! Today is a reflection day. We have arrived at the book of the Bible that many say is the ruin of their attempt to read …

Good morning! Text Leviticus 1-4; Proverbs 14:1-18 Today another Proverb grabbed my attention.  Proverbs 14:4 says: Where there are no …

Good morning! Text:  Acts 26-28; Proverbs 13:13-25 What an incredible book this Bible is!  I have read it through annually …

Good morning! Text: Acts 22-25; Proverbs 13:1-12 Proverbs is rich with nuggets.  Sometimes a single verse is worthy of a …

Good morning! Text: Acts 19-21; Proverbs 12:15-28 One of the stories in Acts that stands out is about the seven sons of Sceva.  They are itinerant …

Good morning! Text: Acts 16-18; Proverbs 12:1-14 When I was first getting my feet wet in vocational ministry, I worked for an evangelist, …

Good morning! Text:  Acts 13-15; Proverbs 11:16-31 A story that fascinates me is told in Acts 15.  Paul and Barnabus, who had been …

Good morning! Today is a reflection day. The conversion of Saul of Tarsus (later, Paul) in Acts 9 is dramatic.  He is stricken …

Good morning! Text: Acts 10-12; Proverbs 11:1-15 In Acts 10 we read of how the Gospel breaks out into the world of the Gentiles – the non-Jews – as …

Good morning! Text:  Acts 7-9; Proverbs 10:17-32 In Acts 7 we read of the first Christian to be martyred for his faith, Stephen.  …

Good morning! Text:  Acts 4-6; Proverbs 10:1-16 In Acts 5, Peter addresses the ruling council.  Speaking of Jesus’ death and resurrection, he tells …

Good morning! Text:  Acts 1-3; Proverbs 9 There is power-filled preaching in Acts.  Peter brings the Gospel on the Day of Pentecost and three thousand are …

Good morning! Text: Exodus 38-40; Proverbs 8 Proverbs 8 extols the virtues and character of wisdom. In 8:22-23 we read a powerful idea, expressed …

Good morning! Text:  Exodus 35-37; Proverbs 8 In these chapters of Exodus, we read details of God’s people crafting the things of worship – the tabernacle, the ark, the table, the lampstand …

Good morning! Today is a reflection day. In Exodus 34, the Lord passes before Moses in response to Moses’ request when he said, “Please, show …

Good morning. Text:  Exodus 32-34; Proverbs 6 Moses has an incredible relationship with the Lord.  They speak with one another as Moses enjoys …

Good morning! Text: Exodus 28-31; Proverbs 5 The Lord gives a lot of detailed instructions for the construction and operation of the Tabernacle, the mobile worship center for the Israelites. …

Good morning! Text:  Exodus 25-27;  Proverbs 4 Many people who set out to read through the Bible find all the storytelling and action up to …

Good morning! Text:  Exodus 21-24; Proverbs 3 These passages in Exodus bring a lot of detail about how the Law (the Ten Commandments) is to be …

Good morning! Text: Exodus 18-20; Proverbs 2 In Exodus 20, we hear God’s specific Law being given – the Ten Commandments. These words are …

Good morning! Text:  Exodus 15-17; Proverbs 1 For the forty years of life in the desert, God provides the people of Israel with daily bread – manna.  When …

Good morning! Today is a reflection day. I continue to meditate on the 23rd Psalm.  Again, this Psalm is so familiar I …

Good morning! Text:  Reflection Day So far in our Bible read through we have covered a lot of territory.  When we get …

Good morning! Text: Today is a reflection day. Much of our recent reading in the Old Testament has been pointing toward Jesus.  One …

Good morning! Text:  Exodus 12-14; Psalm 23 There’s some pretty amazing material in today’s reading!  As I read, I am always asking the Lord …

Good morning  (sorry…I am late today!). Text:  Exodus 9-11; Psalm 22:12-31 The ten plagues of Exodus are interesting in that some are announced …

Good morning! Text: Exodus 5-8; Psalm 22:1-11 The Exodus story is familiar to most.  The Israelites are numerous, and Pharaoh has enslaved them …

Good morning! Text: Exodus 1-4; Psalm 21 In the opening chapters of Exodus we find God’s people, Israel, in captivity in Egypt.  Moses is in a distant land …

Good morning! Text:  Mark 13-16; Psalm 20. Mark’s Gospel sweeps along at a very fast clip – it seems it …

Good morning! Text:  Mark 10-12; Psalm 19 Psalm 19 is a beautiful celebration of the Word of God.  It concludes with a prayer: …

Good morning! Text:  Mark 6-9; Psalm 18:25-50 In Mark 9 a man brings his son to Jesus.  The boy is possessed by a …

Good morning! Today is a reflection day. In Mark 6 we read how Jesus, when he comes to his own hometown …

Good morning! Text: Mark 4-6; Psalm 18:1-24 In Mark 5 we find the story of a synagogue ruler named Jairus whose little girl …

Good morning! Text:  Mark 1-3; Psalm 17 Mark’s Gospel is very concentrated – not a lot of details and a …

Good morning! Text: Genesis 47-50; Psalm 16 Psalm 16 is a Psalm of trust, written by King David.  In verse 3 he …

Good morning! Text:  Genesis 43-46; Psalm 15 The sovereignty of God is on display in today’s Genesis reading.  Joseph has been sold into …

Good morning! Text:  Genesis 40-42; Psalm 14. The story of Joseph is the story of a good and sovereign God.  When Joseph is in prison …

Good morning! Text: Genesis 37-39; Psalm 13 In these parts of Genesis, we read the noble account of Joseph which is interrupted by the seamy …

Good morning! Today is a reflection day. Good morning! Text: Genesis 33-35; Psalm 12 Every bit of Scripture has meaning …

Good morning! Text:  Genesis 33-36, Psalm 12 Psalm 12 contains this gemstone: The words of the Lord are pure words, like silver refined in a …

Good morning! Text: Genesis 30-32; Psalm 11 The story of Jacob is most curious.  He connives, cheats, maneuvers and manipulates.  But …

Good morning! Text:  Genesis 27-29; Psalm 10. These stories in Genesis are astonishing.  There is a curious theme in these chapters, reminiscent of jokes about …