Good morning! Today is a reflection day. Many of you know that I am a surfer and a blue water …
6/29/26
Good morning! Today is a reflection day. When John the Baptist hears of Jesus’ ministry, he sends two of his …
6/28/26
Good morning! Text: Luke 7-9; Psalm 94 In Luke 9 we encounter the familiar story of Jesus feeding the five …
6/27/26
Good morning! Text: Luke 4-6; Psalm 93 In regular reading of God’s Word, verses that have touched my life before …
6/26/26
Good morning! Text: Luke 1-3; Psalm 92 As John the Baptist preaches a powerful word of to the people to …
6/25/26
Good morning! Text: 2 Kings 22-25; Psalm 91 Psalm 91 has been a source of great comfort to many who …
6/24/26
Good morning! Text: 2 Kings 19-21; Psalm 90 Toward the end of King Hezekiah’s life, he shows envoys from Babylon …
6/23/26
Good morning! Text: 2 Kings 15-18; Psalm 89:19-52 The Word of God can speak to us in surprising ways. In …
6/22/26
Good morning! Text: 2 Kings 12-14; Psalm 89:1-18 In these historical passages in 2 Kings, we read of king after …
6/22/26
Good morning! Today is a reflection day. Psalm 84 is one of my favorites. This verse delights and encourages – …
6/20/26
Good morning! Text: 2 Kings 8-11; Psalm 88 Wading through the messy business of eliminating the house of Ahab, this …
6/19/26
Good morning! Text: 2 Kings 5-7; Psalm 87 In 2 Kings 6, the Lord supernaturally enables Elisha to advise the …
6/18/26
Good morning! Text: 2 Kings 1-4; Psalm 86 You may recall that the Lord instructed Elijah to find and …
6/17/26
Good morning! Text: Philemon; Psalm 85 Philemon is a book we seldom study. Like all Scripture, however, it is rich …
6/16/26
Good morning! Text: Jonah; Psalm 84 What glorious passages we have today! I have read and studied Jonah in depth …
6/15/26
Good morning! Text: 1 Kings 20-22; Psalm 83 In 1 Kings 20 we read about aggression by Ben-hadad the king …
6/14/26
Good morning! Today is a reflection day. Enjoy! The story of Elijah is compelling. When he has his showdown with …
6/13/26
Good morning! Text: 1 Kings 16-19; Psalm 82 The story of Elijah’s showdown on Mount Carmel with the prophets of …
6/12/26
Good morning! Text: 1 Kings 13-15; Psalm 81 The kings of Israel and Judah we are reading about have “issues.” …
6/11/26
Good morning! Text: 1 Kings 10-12; Psalm 80 In Psalm 80, three verses say the same thing (v3, 7 and 19): …
6/10/26
Good morning! Text: 1 Kings 7-9; Psalm 79 King Solomon builds the temple in Jerusalem. In 1 Kings 8 we …
6/9/26
Good morning! Text: 1 Kings 4-7; Psalm 78:40-72 Solomon has the wonderful privilege to preside over the building of the …
6/8/26
Good morning! Text: 1 Kings 1-3; Psalm 78:1-39 After Solomon’s demonstration of wisdom when the two mothers quarrel over the …
6/7/26
Good morning! Today is a reflection day. Yesterday we read Colossians. A verse close to my heart is 1:17. “And he …
6/6/26
Good morning! Text: Colossians; Psalm 77 Colossians is a rich yet compact treatise on our Christian life. One challenging gemstone …
6/5/26
Good morning! Text: 2 Samuel 21-24; Psalm 76. In 2 Samuel 24, David takes a census of the people, an …
6/4/26
Good morning! Text: 2 Samuel 18-20; Psalm 75 Violence and sorrow fill these pages of 2 Samuel. David’s sin with …
6/3/26
Good morning! Text: 2 Samuel 14-17; Psalm 74 As Absalom pursues his rebellious course against his father, King David, he …
6/2/26
Good morning! Text: 2 Samuel 11-13; Psalm 73 After David sins with Bathsheba and kills her husband Uriah, he is confronted by …
6/1/26
Good morning! Text: 2 Samuel 8-10; Psalm 72 In 2 Samuel 9 we see David reconnect with his covenant relationship …
5/31/26
Good morning! Today is a reflection day. When I meet with couples before they marry, we spend much of our …
5/30/26
Good morning! Today is a reflection day. Perhaps you have fallen behind in your reading. Good news! There are no …
5/29/26
Good morning! Today is a reflection day. When the ark of the covenant is brought into Jerusalem, there is great …
5/28/26
Good morning! Text: 2 Samuel 4-7; Proverbs 31 After David is established as king, he turns his attention to the …
5/27/26
Good morning! Text: 2 Samuel 1-3; Proverbs 30 As 2 Samuel opens, we find a story of sad vengeance. Abner, …
5/26/26
Good morning! Text: Philippians; Proverbs 29:15-27 Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one …
5/25/26
Good morning! Text: 1 Samuel 29-31; Proverbs 29:1-14 In 1 Samuel 30 there is the account of how, while David …
5/24/26
Good morning! Text: 1 Samuel 26-28; Proverbs 28:15-28 In 1 Samuel 28 we read how King Saul, frustrated by warfare …
5/23/26
Good morning! Text: 1 Samuel 23-25; Proverbs 28:1-14 In 1 Samuel 25 we find the story of David, Nabal and Abigail. …
5/22/26
Good morning! Text: 1 Samuel 20-22; Proverbs 27:15-27 In 1 Samuel 20-22 we read of the deepening enmity Saul has for …
5/21/26
Good morning! Today is a reflection day. When David faces Goliath, the giant threatens him, to which he replies: “You …
5/20/26
Good morning! Text: 1 Samuel 16-19; Proverbs 27:1-14 Every time I read these words, I smile: Whoever blesses his neighbor …
5/19/26
Good morning! Text: 1 Samuel 13-15; Proverbs 26:17-28. The developing story of King Saul shows some clear patterns. Saul struggles …
5/18/26
Good morning! Text: 1 Samuel 10-12; Proverbs 26:1-16 One of the miracles of our life with God is that He …
5/17/26
Good morning! Text: 1 Samuel 7-9; Proverbs 25:15-28 Every time we sing “Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing” and come …
5/16/26
Good morning! Text: 1 Samuel 4-6; Proverbs 25:1-14 In 1 Samuel 4-6 we read the story of the loss and …
5/14/26
Good morning! Text: 1 Samuel 1-2; Proverbs 24:23-34 1 Samuel opens with the story of Samuel’s mother, Hannah. She has been …
5/14/26
Good morning! Today is a reflection day. When I open the Word, I ask the Lord to speak to my …
5/13/26
Good morning! Text: Ephesians 4-6; Proverbs 24:1-22 These three chapters in Ephesians are a great synopsis of what the Christian …
5/12/26
Good morning! Text: Ephesians 1-3; Proverbs 23:19-35 Ephesians Chapter 3 includes a prayer by the author, Paul, for the people …