10/3/24

Good morning! Text:  Jeremiah 19-21; Isaiah 17 Jeremiah 21 brings a conundrum.  The prophet is speaking to the king, Zedekiah, saying that the Lord is turning …

9/25/24

Good morning! Text:  Jeremiah 1-3; Isaiah 11 After a blistering indictment of Israel, Jeremiah’s prophecy turns to the topic of reconciliation between God …

9/17/24

Good morning! Text: Job 25-27; Isaiah 4 Job’s three friends have all brought Job the same answer to the question, “Why suffering?”  They all …

9/9/24

Good morning! Text:  Job 4-6; Psalm 119:161-176 I wrote earlier that some consider Job the most intellectually challenging book in the Bible.  As we get …

9/8/24

Good morning! Text: Job 1-3; Psalm 119:145-160 Job is characterized as the most intellectually challenging books of the Bible.  Many scholars also believe it …

9/5/24

Good morning! Text:  Esther 8-10; Psalm 119:113-128 The Book of Esther is unique in the Bible in that God is never mentioned – not even once.  …

9/4/24

Good morning! Text: Esther 4-7; Psalm 119:97-112 When the beautiful Jewess Esther becomes queen of Persia, she ends up with a dangerous assignment.  The evil …

9/3/24

Good morning! Text:  Esther 1-3; Psalm 119:81-96 Even reading a familiar story in the Bible can bring us new truth.  In today’s reading from Esther, …

9/1/24

Good morning! Text:  1 Timothy 1-3; Psalm 119:49-64. 1 Timothy is known as a “pastoral epistle”, a letter giving instructions to a church leader …

8/31/24

Good morning! Today is a reflection day. The scene following the rebuilding of the wall of Jerusalem, where Ezra reads the Word of God to the people really stands out. …

8/30/24

Good morning! Today is a reflection day. Psalm 116:15 brings us words that have always made me think: Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of …

8/27/24

Good morning! Text:  Nehemiah 8-10; Psalm 119:17-32 When the Book of the Law is read aloud in the presence of the assembly of all Israel, it has a profound …

8/26/24

Good morning! Text:  Nehemiah 4-7; Psalm 119:1-16 I love the story of Nehemiah leading the people as they rebuild the walls of Jerusalem, and have studied …

8/25/24

Good morning! Text:  Nehemiah 1-3; Psalm 118:15-29 The book of Nehemiah chronicles the rebuilding of the city wall of Jerusalem.  Nehemiah is the leader of the effort. When he …

8/23/24

Good morning! Text:  Ezra 5-7; Psalm 117. Yesterday in Ezra we saw how the adversary was able to get work rebuilding the temple stopped.  As we …

8/22/24

Good morning! Text:  Ezra 1-4; Psalm 116 Ezra brings the account of the rebuilding of the temple after the exile in Babylon.  Just as prophesied by Isaiah, and in accordance with timing in the Word of …

8/15/24

Good morning! Text:  2 Chronicles 34-36; Psalm 110 Today we finish our time in 2 Chronicles as the Babylonians execute God’s judgment on the sinful nation …