Good morning! Text: 2 Corinthians 4-6; Psalm 113 Some people think that becoming a Christian is a step into perfection. …
8/17/22
Good morning! Text: 2 Corinthians 1-3; Psalm 112 I underlined a whole bunch of our 2 Corinthians text today. It …
8/16/22
Good morning! Text: Obadiah; Psalm 111 Obadiah is an unusual book of prophecy as it speaks out against Edom, a …
8/15/22
Good morning! Text: 2 Chronicles 34-36; Psalm 110 Psalm 110 is one of the most quoted in the New Testament. It is a beautiful depiction …
8/14/22
Good morning! Today is a reflection day Yesterday we encountered Psalm 109 on the schedule…. Psalm 108 the day before. They are quite different! …
8/13/22
Good morning! Text: 2 Chronicles 31-33; Psalm 109 God did a great and wonderful thing when He defended Jerusalem against the Assyrians. …
8/12/22
Good morning! Text: 2 Chronicles 28-30; Psalm 108 King Hezekiah brings revival to Judah, cleansing the temple, resuming the celebration of the Passover and inviting the people to …
8/11/22
Good morning! Text: 2 Chronicles 25-27; Psalm 107 King Jotham of Judah is cited as one of the better kings. “He did …
8/10/22
Good morning! Text: 2 Chronicles 22-24; Psalm 106:24-48 When King Joash was anointed, he was but seven years old. The priest, Jehoiada, …
8/9/22
Good morning! Text: 2 Chronicles 19-21; Psalm 106:1-23 Psalm 106 opens with words of praise and thanks, a common pattern …
8/8/22
Good morning! Text: 2 Chronicles 16-18; Psalm 105 Amid the tales of the Hebrew kings, some good, some bad, we can find some gemstones …
8/7/22
Good morning! Today is a reflection day. The Old Testament history we read in 2 Chronicles tells the tales of kings who cycle between good …
8/6/22
Good morning! Text: 2 Chronicles 12-15; Psalm 104:24-35 In 2 Chronicles 14, we meet a new king in Judah, Asa. The Word says that Asa did …
8/5/22
Good morning! Text: 2 Chronicles 8-11; Psalm 104:1-23 After Solomon’s death, his son Rehoboam assumes the throne. When he does, he is …
8/4/22
Good morning! Text: 2 Chronicles 5-7; Psalm 103 When Solomon dedicates the temple, he brings a powerful and rousing prayer of invocation, …
8/3/22
Good morning! Text: 2 Chronicles 1-4; Psalm 102 As 2 Chronicles opens, we read of the establishment of Solomon’s reign over Israel. …
8/2/22
Good morning! Text: 1 Corinthians 15-16; Psalm 101 I have been involved in men’s ministry for many years. Just for today’s devotional, I …
8/1/22
Good morning! Text: 1 Corinthians 12-14; Psalm 100 These passages in 1 Corinthians speak to how we live, serve and worship together as a family …
7/31/22
Good morning! Today is a reflection day. In our dark and sorrow filled world, the Word of God can bring such blessing – Light …
7/30/22
Good morning! Today is a reflection day. Psalm 96 opens with these words: “Oh sing to the Lord a new song…” A …
7/29/22
Good morning! Today is a reflection day. 1 Corinthians is rich – it speaks to us at every turn. Consider …
7/28/22
Good morning! Text: 1 Corinthians 9-11; Psalm 99 We are here on earth by God’s design and for His purposes. …
7/27/22
Good morning! Text: 1 Corinthians 6-8; Psalm 98 These passages in 1 Corinthians call us upward to lives of purity, lived well …
7/26/22
Good morning! Text: 1 Corinthians 3-5; Psalm 97 When Paul writes to Corinth, there has been some competition among followers …
7/25/22
Good morning! Text: 1 Corinthians 1-2; Psalm 96 We live in a world where intellectual types are routinely critical of our faith …
7/24/22
Good morning! Text: Hosea 12-14; Psalm 95 When I was growing up, we attended a church that had a strong …
7/23/22
Good morning! Text: Hosea 9-11; Song of Solomon 8 Prophets like Hosea bring messages of clarity to God’s people. The Lord wants …
7/22/22
Good morning! Text: Hosea 5-8; Song of Solomon 7 The voice of the prophets is at once sharp and warning, then comforting and …
7/21/22
Good morning! Today is a reflection day. The first time I read the Song of Songs (or of Solomon), I thought “Wow, this …
7/20/22
Good morning! Text: Hosea 1-4; Song of Songs 6 Hosea opens with a beautiful and difficult tale which depicts God’s …
7/19/22
Good morning! Text: 1 Chronicle 27-29; Song of Songs 5 These closing chapters of 1 Chronicles are rich with grandeur. …
7/18/22
Good morning! Text: 1 Chronicles 24-26; Song of Solomon 4 The various clans and families of the Levites had particular assignments for all the elements …
7/17/22
Good morning! Text: 1 Chronicles 21-23; Song of Solomon 3 King David is denied the privilege of building the temple. that permanent place of …
7/16/22
Good morning! Text: 1 Chronicles 18-20; Song of Solomon 2 As 1 Chronicles 19 opens, we read how David decided …
7/15/22
Good morning! Text: 1 Chronicles 15-17; Song of Solomon 1 When King David brings the ark of the covenant into Jerusalem, it creates quite a …
7/14/22
Good morning! Text: Today is a reflection day. Our daily time in the Word of God is like food for our inmost parts – …
7/13/22
Good morning! Text: 1 Chronicles 12-14; Ecclesiastes 12 1 Chronicles is filled with lists of names – genealogies and, at the opening …
7/12/22
Good morning! Text: 1 Chronicles 9-11; Ecclesiastes 11 The Book of Ecclesiastes, written by Solomon, is a reflection on life that …
7/11/22
Good morning! Text: 1 Chronicles 5-8; Ecclesiastes 10 Ecclesiastes is “wisdom literature,” and contains the words of Solomon as he considers the life he has …
7/10/22
Good morning! Text: 1 Chronicles 1-4; Ecclesiastes 9 Ecclesiastes 4:12 brings a powerful truth: “For man does not know his time.” …
7/9/22
Good morning! Text: Amos 7-9; Ecclesiastes 8 Amos follows a pattern common to much of Old Testament prophecy. After addressing the sins …
7/8/22
Good morning! Text: Amos 4-6; Ecclesiastes 7 There are so many troubling news reports today of evil on the march. War …
7/7/22
Good morning! Today is a reflection day. I recently read a study that suggests that the area we live in is surrounded by the most “post-Christian” …
7/6/22
Good morning! Text: Amos 1-3; Ecclesiastes 6 The prophet Amos did not come from the prophet “class”, but was a farmer from a country …
7/5/22
Good morning! Text: Luke 22-24; Ecclesiastes 5 On the road to Emmaus, Jesus appears to two of His followers. At first, they do …
7/4/22
Good morning! Text: Luke 19-21; Ecclesiastes 4 When Jesus sets the stage for His “triumphal entry” into Jerusalem on that very first Palm …
7/3/22
Good morning! Text: Luke 16-18; Ecclesiastes 3 In Luke 18:15-17, people bring little children to Jesus that he might touch them. The disciples rebuke …
7/2/22
Good morning! Text: Luke 13-15; Ecclesiastes 2 Jesus’ teaching in Luke is provocative. In today’s passages, He seems to be always in the challenging mode – healing on the Sabbath, …
7/1/22
Good morning! Text: Luke 10-12; Ecclesiastes 1 There certainly is a lot to ponder in today’s reading. The story of Mary and Martha (Luke 10:38-42) …
6/30/22
Good morning! Today is a reflection day. Many of you know that I am a surfer and a blue water …