Author: Michael Moran

Good morning! Text:  Ephesians 1-3; Proverbs 23:19-35 Ephesians 3 ends with a lofty expression of praise for the Lord: Now …

Good morning! Text:  Ruth; Proverbs 23:1-18 Ruth is a powerful and sweet story of unconditional love, redemption and also is …

Good morning! Text: Romans 14-16; Proverbs 22:17-29. In chapters 15 and 16 of Romans, an expression repeats itself; “…the God …

Good morning! Text:  Romans 12-13; Proverbs 22:1-16. Wow!  So much content here from God’s Word. Romans 13:12 is my catch of the …

Good morning! Text:  Romans 9-11; Proverbs 21:17-31 The great impetus for what we do – proclaiming Jesus aloud – is …

Good morning! Today is a reflection day. Romans 1:16 says this:  …I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of …

Good morning! Text:  Romans 6-8; Proverbs 21:1-16 Romans is remarkably dense, filled to the brim with theological truth.  It is worthy …

Good morning! Text:  Romans 4-5; Proverbs 20:16-30 Romans includes one of the places in the New Testament where we are …

Good morning! Text: Romans 1-3; Proverbs 20:1-15 Romans is a very important book of the Bible, rich in the doctrine …

Good morning! Text:  Judges 19-21; Proverbs 19:15-29 While we have been reading the wild stories of Judges, we have also …

Good morning! Text:  Judges 16-18; Proverbs 19:1-14 The Book of Judges is filled with unsettling stories – Jephthah’s daughter, Samson’s …

Good morning! Text: Judges 13-15; Proverbs 18 In Judges 13 we find the opening of the story of Samson, memorable …

Good morning! Today is a reflection day. It is a beautiful spring morning.  The green of the grass in our …

Good morning!   Today is a reflection day. The story of Jephthah is very challenging.  He is another leader whom …

Good morning!   Text:  Judges 10-12; Psalm 71 Toward the end of the judgeship of Jephthah, he is confronted by …

Good morning! Text:  Judges 7-9; Psalm 70 The story of Gideon is rich with lessons about our God and how …

Good morning! Text:  Judges 4-6; Psalm 69:19-36 The story of Gideon is a personal favorite.  The Midianites have been oppressing …

Good morning! Text:  Judges 1-3; Psalm 69:1-18 The time of the judges in Israel provides a study in human sin …

Good morning! Text:  Matthew 26-28; Psalm 68 Maybe you have heard this one – Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth.= B.I.B.L.E.  …

Good morning! Text:  Matthew 23-25;  Psalm 67 In Matthew 25, Jesus tells the parable of the talents.  In the story, a …

Good morning! Text:  Matthew 20-22; Psalm 66 In Matthew 20, we see the James and John and their mother approach …

Good morning! Today is a reflection day. The readings in Matthew recently have captured most of my attention.  But, along …

Good morning! Text:  Matthew 17-19; Psalm 65 As today is Resurrection Sunday, I am going to break from the pattern …

Good morning! Text:  Matthew 14-16; Psalm 64 In Matthew 14 we find Jesus feeding a great crowd with just five …

Good morning!   Text:  Matthew 11-13; Psalm 63     Jesus’ teaching often needs some thinking.  In Matthew 11:17-19 he …

Good morning! Text:  Matthew 8-10; Psalm 62 When Jesus sends out the twelve disciples, He gives them specific instructions. They …

Good morning! Text: Matthew 5-7; Psalm 61. There’s a year’s worth of daily devotionals in the Sermon on the Mount, today’s …

Good morning! Text:  Matthew 1-4; Psalm 60 In Matthew’s account of Jesus’ birth, we read clearly of how the virgin …

Good morning! Today is a reflection day. In Joshua 24, the Lord uses Joshua to confront the people with their …

Good morning! Text:  Joshua 22-24; Psalm 59 Joshua 24:15 is an obvious place to take pause and reflect in today’s …

Good morning! Text:  Joshua 19-21; Psalm 58 Sometimes we come across lengthy passages of Scripture that speak of names and …

Good morning! Text:  Joshua 16-18; Psalm 57 Psalm 57 was written by David while being pursued by King Saul.  Saul …

Good morning! Text: Joshua 13-15; Psalm 56 Psalm 56 is part of a series of psalms written by David in …

Good morning! Text: Joshua 10-12;  Psalm 55 In Joshua 10 we find the account of a big battle with the …

Good morning! Text:  Joshua 7-9;  Psalm 54 There is a pattern in this part of Joshua, seen in the failed …

Good morning! Today is a reflection day. Psalm 51 is a beautiful psalm of God’s merciful forgiveness.  It was written …

Good morning! Text:  Joshua 4-6; Psalm 53 I have always been fascinated by the scene at the end of Joshua …

Good morning! Text:  Joshua 1-3; Psalm 52 As the Lord prepares Joshua to lead God’s chosen people into the promised …

Good morning! Text:  James 3-5; Psalm 51 There is certainly plenty of rich content in today’s readings.  Where to begin?  …

Good morning! Text:  James 1-3; Psalm 50 The Book of James is packed full of powerful truth and instruction for …

Good morning! Text:  Deuteronomy 31-34; Psalm 49 “The eternal God is your dwelling place,     and underneath are the …

Good morning! Text:  Deuteronomy 27-30; Psalm 48 Have you ever struggled with a big life decision?  I have.  When I …

These are the words that open Psalm 42: “As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, my God.” The image …

Good morning! Today is a reflection day. Every day we, as Christians, are in spiritual battle.  The main battleground is …

Good morning. Today is a reflection day. The Psalms are poetry and they are truth.  They cast images before us …

Good morning! Text:  Deuteronomy 23-26; Psalm 47 Deuteronomy 26  opens with the LORD’s commandments regarding “first fruits,” the first and …

Good morning! Text:  Deuteronomy 20-22, Psalm 46 Psalm 46:10 speaks these words: “Be still, and know that I am God. …

Good morning! Text:  Deuteronomy 17-19; Psalm 45 Psalm 45 opens; “My heart overflows with a pleasing theme.”    A “pleasing …

Good morning! Text: Deuteronomy 14-16; Psalm 44 A theme that repeats in the Old Testament is the “jubilee” and the …

Good morning! Text:  Deuteronomy 11-13; Psalm 43 When I flew helicopters in the Navy, one of the missions we had …