Author: Michael Moran

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 Caleb is a great model.  Men’s ministry leaders often use the story of …

Good morning! Text: Joshua 10-12;  Psalm 55 These Joshua chapters are swift and violent, and portray the lightning warfare of …

Good morning! Text:  Joshua 7-9;  Psalm 54 After the great victory at Jericho, the Israelites move to conquer a city …

Good morning! Today is a reflection day. Psalm 51 is a beautiful psalm of confession and repentance, written by David …

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 53  As Joshua took the reigns of leadership of Israel and the Lord spoke …

Good morning! Text: James 3-5; Psalm 51 In our Christian lives, we are always in a spiritual battlefield.  Our enemy, …

Good morning! Text:  James 1-2; Psalm 50 James is one of my favorite books in the Bible.  It is fast …

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 Having given all of the Law, the Word in today’s Deuteronomy text focuses …

Good morning! Today is a reflection day. Our lives are to be filled with worship of the Lord every single …

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. Yesterday morning at the YMCA I spoke with a friend who lost his …

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 …

Good morning! Text:  Deuteronomy 8-10; Psalm 42 Psalm 42 is a sad yet beautiful Psalm of yearning for and dependence …

Good morning! Text: Deuteronomy 5-7; Psalm 41 Deuteronomy 6:5 contains what Jesus said was God’s greatest commandment: “You shall love …

Good morning! Today is a reflection day. Psalm 40 is a favorite for me, especially the opening verses: I waited …

Good morning! Text:  Deuteronomy 1-4; Psalm 40 In Deuteronomy 4, we read how the Lord has done incredible things for …

Good morning! Text:  Galatians 4-6; Psalm 39 Galatians 5 makes a strong appeal to us, as Christians, to live our …

Good morning! Text:  Galatians 1-3; Psalm 38 How do we feel when others tell us how great we are?  Or …

Good morning! Text:  Numbers 34-36; Psalm 37:23-40 Happy St. Patrick’s Day.  Amid all the “wearing of the green” and such, …

Good morning! Text:  Numbers 31-33; Psalm 37:1-22 In Numbers 33 we find a step-by-step recounting of the wanderings of Israel in the …

Good morning! Text: Numbers 28-30; Psalm 36 Our great God is a God who makes and keeps promises. When he …

Good morning! Today is a reflection day. A verse I underlined a few days ago was Psalm 34:18 – The …

Good morning! Text:  Numbers 25-27; Psalm 35 In Numbers 25 we read about how Phinehas zealously enforces God’s commandment regarding …

Good morning! Text:  Numbers 22-24; Psalm 34 A talking donkey?  Really?  Yes, indeed.  The story of Balaam is fascinating, as …

Good morning! Text:  Numbers 18-21; Psalm 33 A passage of Scripture that many find baffling is the account of Moses …

Good morning! Text:  Numbers 15-17; Psalm 32 Today’s text in Numbers has some rough sledding.  We encounter the fellow caught …

Good morning! Text:  Numbers 11-14; Psalm 31 In Numbers 13-14 we read the account of twelve Israelite spies being sent …

Good morning! Text:  Numbers 8-10; Psalm 30 During the wanderings of the Hebrews in the wilderness, they were led by the …

Good morning! Today is a reflection day. Psalm 27 opens with these words: The Lord is my light and my …

Good morning! Text: Numbers 4-6; Psalm 29 The Law of Moses, contained in the first five books of the Bible, …

Good morning! Text:  Numbers 1-3; Psalm 28 These first chapters of Numbers send a clear message that our God is a …

Good morning! Text:  Hebrews 11-13; Psalm 27 Hebrews 12:14 says these words: “Strive for peace with everyone, and for the …

Good morning! Text:  Hebrews 7-10; Psalm 26 Hebrews is not easy lifting.  In it we find the vital bridge between …

Good morning! Text:  Hebrews 4-6; Psalm 25. Hebrews is rich with detail, and is certainly not fluffy reading!  As I …

Good morning! Text: Hebrews 1-3; Psalm 24 Hebrew opens with statements of great high Christology – powerful words about who …

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 …

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

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