Good morning! Today is a reflection day. Mark 4 is a chapter of teaching. Jesus tells a series of parables …
1/20/25
Good morning! Text: Mark 4-6; Psalm 18:1-24. What a great selection of Scripture this morning! Both the Mark chapters and …
1/19/25
Good morning! Text: Mark 1-3; Psalm 17 Mark’s Gospel is very concentrated – not a lot of details and a …
1/18/25
Good morning! Text: Genesis 47-50; Psalm 16 Psalm 16 is a Psalm of trust, written by King David. In verse …
1/17/25
Good morning! Text: Genesis 43-46; Psalm 15 The sovereignty of God is on display in today’s Genesis reading. Joseph has …
1/16/25
Good morning! Text: Genesis 40-42; Psalm 14. The story of Joseph is the story of a good and sovereign God. …
1/15/25
Good morning! Text: Genesis 37-39; Psalm 13 As the story of Joseph unfolds in these parts of Genesis, we read …
1/14/25
Good morning! Text: Today is a reflection day. While our time so far in Genesis has been very interesting, we …
1/13/25
Good morning! Text: Genesis 33-35; Psalm 12 Every bit of Scripture has meaning for us. Embedded within the powerful story …
1/12/25
Good morning! Text: Genesis 30-32; Psalm 11 The story of Jacob is most curious. He connives, cheats, maneuvers and manipulates. …
1/11/25
Good morning! Text: Genesis 27-29; Psalm 10. These stories in Genesis are astonishing. There is a curious theme in these chapters, reminiscent …
1/10/25
Good morning! Text: Genesis 24-26; Psalm 9 An old expression says, “Don’t eat your lunch for breakfast.” The notion is …
1/9/25
Good morning! Text: Genesis 21-23; Psalm 8 The story of Abraham taking Isaac up the mountain to be sacrificed (Genesis …
1/8/25
Good morning! Text: Genesis 18-20; Psalm 7 The destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah are stark statements of God’s wrath upon …
1/7/25
Good morning! Today is a reflection day. If you are new to this Bible reading schedule, it includes days with …
1/6/25
Good morning! Text: Genesis 15-17; Psalm 6 Genesis is amazing, and today’s text is rich. In it we find Abram receiving …
1/5/25
Good morning! Text: Genesis 12-14; Psalm 5 In today’s Genesis text we begin the story of Abraham. The first step out …
1/4/25
Good morning! Text: Genesis 10-11; Psalm 4 As I read each day, I underline verses that speak to me. Genesis …
1/3/25
Good morning! Text: Genesis 6-9; Psalm 3 The Lord brings a flood upon the earth, an event of divine and …
1/2/25
Good morning! Text: Genesis 3-4; Psalm 2 It is painful to read about the Fall of humankind in Genesis 3. …
1/1/25
Good morning, and Happy New Year! Text: Genesis 1-2; Psalm 1 And so, a new year of reading through the Bible begins. Genesis …
12/28/24
Good morning! Text: Revelation 21-22; Isaiah 66 Wow! What a grand finale. The Bible is one grand story. As …
12/27/24
Good morning! Text: Revelation 19-20; Isaiah 65 Our read through of the Bible will be over in just one more …
12/26/24
Good morning! Text: Revelation 17-18; Isaiah 64:1 Against the happy backdrop of our Christmas celebrations, the world is a mess. We …
12/25/24
Good morning! Text: Revelation 15-16; Isaiah 63 Merry Christmas! I hope your celebrations are blessed and joyous. Today’s readings, both …
12/24/24
Good morning! Text: Revelation 13-14; Isaiah 62 Dawn on Christmas Eve brings a day that will conclude with joyous worship. …
12/23/24
Good morning! Text: Revelation 11-12; Isaiah 61 Very cool reading today. Isaiah 61 opens with the verses Jesus taught in the …
12/22/24
Good morning! Text: Revelation 9-10; Isaiah 60 Yesterday marked the winter solstice, the shortest day of the year. Today, there …
12/21/24
Good morning! Today is a reflection day. Isaiah 59 opens with these words: Behold, the Lord’s hand is not shortened, …
12/20/24
Good morning! Text: Revelation 7-8; Isaiah 59 Every week, on Lord’s day, we will gather to worship. We will sing …
12/19/24
Good morning! Text: Revelation 5-6; Isaiah 58 Revelation chapters 4-5 are rich with images of the goings on in heaven …
12/18/24
Good morning! Text: Revelation 3-4; Isaiah 57 The seven letters to the seven churches in Revelation 2-3 are remarkable. In …
12/17/24
Good morning! Text: Revelation 1-2; Isaiah 56 Revelation is an amazing book. In it, Jesus allows us to see marvelous …
12/16/24
Good morning! Text: Malachi 3-4; Isaiah 55 Today’s readings are a treasure trove! Many verses have been underlined in my …
12/15/24
Good morning! Text: Malachi 1-2; Isaiah 54 The prophets we are reading speak with force and volume. A verse often …
12/14/24
Good morning! Today is a reflection day. It is Christmastime and we will soon celebrate the birth of Jesus, our …
12/13/24
Good morning! Text: Zechariah 13-14; Isaiah 53 This chapter of Isaiah is clearly prophecy about Jesus (Isaiah was written around 700 …
12/12/24
Good morning! Text: Zechariah 10-12; Isaiah 52 These Old Testament prophets bring glorious words of promise. It is presently the season of Advent …
12/11/24
Good morning! Text: Zechariah 7-9; Isaiah 51 Today’s text is filled with gemstones – it was hard to choose what …
12/10/24
Good morning! Text: Zechariah 4-6; Isaiah 50 I recently heard a speaker point out that in various places in Scripture the Lord asks prophets being shown a …
12/9/24
Good morning! Text: Zechariah 1-3; Isaiah 49 Isaiah 49 addresses the city of Jerusalem – the place where He established …
12/8/24
Good morning! Text: Haggai; Isaiah 48 A theme that recurs in Isaiah is the idea that God is about to …
12/7/24
Good morning! Today is a reflection day. These times in which we live are fraught with trouble. The culture we …
12/6/24
Good morning! Text: Jude; Isaiah 47 Jude is a frisky bit of text, written to strengthen believers in the face …
12/5/24
Good morning! Text: Zephaniah; Isaiah 46 One of the hidden gemstones in the Bible is Zephaniah 3:17. This prophet writes …
12/4/24
Good morning! Text: Habakkuk; Isaiah 45 Years ago, when Lyn and I were fairly new Christians, we hosted a home …
12/3/24
Good morning! Text: 2 Peter; Isaiah 44 The news seems to always be filled with troubles – political disagreements, wars, …
12/2/24
Good morning! Text: Nahum; Isaiah 43 Isaiah is a powerful and beautiful text, filled with hope and promise. We find …
12/2/24
Good morning! Text: 2 Thessalonians; Isaiah 42 These sweet words of blessing touched me as I read 2 Thessalonians today; …
11/30/24
Good morning! Today is a reflection day. What sweet blessings are found in Isaiah. Isaiah 40:3 says; A voice cries: …