Good morning! Text: 2 Kings 22-25; Psalm 91 Today’s reading in 2 Kings ends with the start of the Babylonian …
Jun 24
Good morning! Text: 2 Kings 19-21; Psalm 90 The Assyrians were very scary. Their empire was vast, and their army …
Jun 23
Good morning! Text: 2 Kings 15-18; Psalm 89:19-52 The Word of God can speak to us in surprising ways. In …
Jun 22
Good morning! Text: 2 Kings 12-14; Psalm 89:1-18 The words of Psalm 89 gripped my attention today. There are so …
Jun 21
Good morning! Text: Today is a reflection day. In 2 Kings 6, the king of Syria sends a military force …
Jun 20
Good morning! Text: 2 Kings 8-12; Psalm 88 This morning’s readings left me more than a little downcast. The dew …
Jun 19
Good morning! Text: 2 Kings 5-7; Psalm 87 Naaman, commander of the army of Syria, has leprosy. He …
Jun 18
Good morning! Text: 2 Kings 1-4; Psalm 86 In the opening chapters of 2 Kings we read of the miracle-rich …
Jun 17
Good morning! Text: Philemon; Psalm 85 Philemon is a book we seldom study. Like all Scripture, however, it is rich …
Jun 16
Good morning! Text: Jonah; Psalm 84 What glorious passages we have today! I have read and studied Jonah in depth …
Jun 15
Good morning! Text: 1 Kings 20-22; Psalm 83 In 1 Kings 20 we read about aggression by Ben-hadad the king …
Jun 14
Good morning! Today is a reflection day. In Psalm 80, three verses repeat the same words (verses 3, 7 and 19): Restore …
Jun 13
Good morning! Text: 1 Kings 16-19; Psalm 82 The story of Elijah’s showdown on Mount Carmel with the prophets of …
Jun 12
Good morning! Text: 1 Kings 13-15; Psalm 81 In 1 Kings 13 we encounter the story of a “man of God” …
Jun 11
Good morning! Text: 1 Kings 10-12; Psalm 80 After Solomon’s downfall (all those women and their foreign gods!), the Lord sets …
Jun 10
Good morning! Text: 1 Kings 7-9; Psalm 79 King Solomon builds the temple in Jerusalem. In 1 Kings 8 we …
Jun 9
Good morning! Text: 1 Kings 4-7; Psalm 78:40-72 Solomon has the wonderful privilege to preside over the building of the …
Jun 8
Good morning! Text: 1 Kings 1-3; Psalm 78:1-39 As David’s life comes to an end, there is a struggle for …
Jun 7
Good morning! Today is a reflection day. As a pastor I pray aloud with people all the time. But, I …
Jun 6
Good morning! Text: Colossians; Psalm 77 Colossians is a rich yet compact treatise on our Christian life. One challenging …
Jun 5
Good morning! Text: 2 Samuel 21-24; Psalm 76. Three incidents in these closing chapters of 2 Samuel are curiously aligned. …
Jun 4
Good morning! Text: 2 Samuel 18-20; Psalm 75 Violence and sorrow fill these pages of 2 Samuel. David’s sin with …
Jun 3
Good morning! Text: 2 Samuel 14-17; Psalm 74 As Absalom pursues his rebellious course against his father, King David, he …
Jun 2
Good morning! Text: 2 Samuel 11-13; Psalm 73 The pace with which sin develops and expands in the life of King David …
Jun 1
Good morning! Text: 2 Samuel 8-10; Psalm 72 David is a “type” of Jesus in many ways, meaning that he, …
May 31
Good morning! Today is a reflection day. Some years ago I took my car to a repair shop. The proprietor …
May 30
Good morning! Today is a reflection day. Perhaps you have fallen behind in your reading. Good news. There are no …
May 29
Good morning! Today is a reflection day. It is a pleasant thing to find contentment. Just writing these words makes …
May 28
Good morning! Text: 2 Samuel 4-7; Proverbs 31 After David is established as king, he turns his attention to the …
May 27
Good morning! Text: 2 Samuel 1-3; Proverbs 30 As 2 Samuel opens, we find a story of sad vengeance. Abner, …
May 26
Good morning! Text: Philippians; Proverbs 29:15-27 Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one …
May 25
Good morning! Text: 1 Samuel 29-31; Proverbs 29:1-14 In 1 Samuel 30 there is the account of how, while David …
May 24
Good morning! Text: 1 Samuel 26-28; Proverbs 28:15-28 In 1 Samuel 28 we read how King Saul, frustrated by warfare …
May 23
Good morning! Text: 1 Samuel 23-25; Proverbs 28:1-14 In 1 Samuel 25 we find the story of David, Nabal and …
May 22
Good morning! Text: 1 Samuel 20-22; Proverbs 27:15-27 In 1 Samuel 20-22 we read of the deepening enmity Saul has …
May 21
Good morning! Today is a reflection day. The story of David and Goliath is familiar. As David approaches the …
May 20
Good morning! Text: 1 Samuel 16-19; Proverbs 27:1-14 Proverbs 27:1 is a powerful reminder of the importance of today; “Do …
May 19
Good morning! Text: 1 Samuel 13-15; Proverbs 26:17-28. The developing story of King Saul shows some clear patterns. Saul struggles …
May 18
Good morning! Text: 1 Samuel 10-12; Proverbs 26:1-16 After Saul is anointed king over Israel, Samuel speaks to the people …
May 17
Good morning! Text: 1 Samuel 7-9; Proverbs 25:15-28 After the season of limited national leadership in the Book of Judges, …
May 16
Good morning! Text: 1 Samuel 4-6; Proverbs 25:1-14 In 1 Samuel 4-6 we read the story of the loss and …
May 15
Good morning! Text: 1 Samuel 1-2; Proverbs 24:23-34 How careful are we with our words? Young Samuel is called by the …
May 14
Good morning! Today is a reflection day. When I open the Word, I ask the Lord to speak to my …
May 13
Good morning! Text: Ephesians 4-6; Proverbs 24:1-22 These three chapters in Ephesians are a great synopsis of what the Christian …
May 12
Good morning! Text: Ephesians 1-3; Proverbs 23:19-35 Ephesians Chapter 3 includes a prayer by the author, Paul, for the people …
May 11
Good morning! Text: Ruth; Proverbs 23:1-18 Ruth is a powerful and sweet story of unconditional love, redemption and also is …
May 10
Good morning! Text: Romans 14-16; Proverbs 22:17-29 Several times in the New Testament we find this simple command: Greet one …
May 9
Good morning! Text: Romans 12-13; Proverbs 22:1-16 The first eleven chapters of Romans bring a detailed theological explanation of God’s …
May 8
Good morning! Text: Romans 9-11; Proverbs 21:17-31 The great impetus for what we do – proclaiming Jesus aloud – is …
May 7
Good morning! Today is a reflection day. The Lord our God is the place to turn for our safety and …