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Good morning! Text: Deuteronomy 14-16; Psalm 44 A theme that repeats in the Old Testament is the “jubilee” and the “Sabbath year” – where debts are forgiven, …

Good morning! Text:  Deuteronomy 11-13; Psalm 43 When I flew helicopters in the Navy, one of the missions we had was search and rescue.  When …

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   The love of the Lord is amazing.  Deuteronomy is a name that means “second …

Good morning! Today is a reflection day. In Deuteronomy 1-4, God’s Word recounts the travels of the Israelites – their wanderings in the wilderness. Imagine forty years in the desert.  Toward the end of that …

Good morning! Text:  Deuteronomy 1-4; Psalm 40 Psalm 40 is a favorite for me, especially the opening verses: I waited patiently for the Lord; …

Good morning! Text:  Galatians 4-6; Psalm 39 Galatians 5:16-26 tells us to live by God’s Spirit and not by 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 33-35; Psalm 37:23-40 On January 12, 2001, I was fired from my big-dog corporate job.  It …

Good morning! Text:  Numbers 31-33; Psalm 37:1-22 The Lord gives us instruction in Psalm 37 as to how we might know His will …

Good morning! Text: Numbers 28-30; Psalm 36 Offerings upon offerings are described in the Old Testament Law!  These passages may seem tedious and …

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

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Good morning! Text: Numbers 25-27; Psalm 35 As Moses’ run as leader of the nation of Israel comes toward its conclusion, Moses …

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

Good morning! Text:  Numbers 18-21;  Psalm 33 Psalm 33 is a great way to start the day!  Right now the house and neighborhood is …

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

Good morning! Text:  Numbers 11-14; Psalm 31 The account of the spies going into the promised land is important to us.  The LORD, having delivered His chosen …

Good morning! Text:  Numbers 8-10; Psalm 30 During the wanderings of the Hebrews in the wilderness, they were led by the Lord.  He placed a cloud over the tabernacle which appeared as …

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

Good morning! Text: Numbers 4-6; Psalm 29 The Law of Moses, contained in the first five books of the Bible, is full of “do this” and …

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 closes with rich and beautiful words of encouragement.  Included is this verse: …

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

Good morning! Text:  Hebrews 4-6; Psalm 25 Speaking of Jesus who came, lived, died, rose and has now gone on …

Good morning! Text:  Hebrews 1-3; Psalm 24 The opening verses of Hebrews are game changers. In 1:2 we see Him as “appointed heir of …

Good morning! Text:  Leviticus 25-27;  Proverbs 17:15-28. In Leviticus 25, we read very detailed instructions about buying and selling property as …

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

Good morning! Text:  Leviticus 19-21;  Proverbs 16:17-33 I find that this part of Leviticus is easier, less complicated, and much …

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

Good morning! Text: Leviticus 12-14; Proverbs 15:18-33 I am the sort who likes to see tasks completed, and so I am often quick …

Good morning! Text:  Leviticus 9-11; Proverbs 15:1-17 Leviticus gets pretty interesting at this point, as worship is inaugurated, Aaron’s sons …

Good morning! Text:  Leviticus 5-8; Proverbs 14:19-35 The priests in Old Testament worship were certainly tasked with a lot of responsibility.  The Lord’s instructions are …

Good morning! Today is a reflection day. We have started our reading of Leviticus, and perhaps some of us are …

Good morning! Text Leviticus 1-4; Proverbs 14:1-18 Today another Proverb grabbed my attention.  Proverbs 14:4 says: Where there are no …

Good morning! Text: Acts 26-28; Proverbs 13:13-25 The story line of Acts is very compelling, but it was a verse in Proverbs that …

Good morning! Text: Acts 22-25; Proverbs 13:1-12 Proverbs is rich with nuggets.  Sometimes a single verse is worthy of a …

Good morning! Text: Acts 19-21; Proverbs 12:15-28 One of the stories in Acts that stands out is about the seven sons of Sceva.  They are itinerant …

Good morning! Text: Acts 16-18; Proverbs 12:1-14 When I was first getting my feet wet in vocational ministry, I worked for an evangelist, …

Good morning! Text:  Acts 13-15; Proverbs 11:16-31 A story that fascinates me is told in Acts 15.  Paul and Barnabas, who had been …

Good morning! Today is a reflection day. In my Bible, the title page of Acts has a subtitle – “The Acts of the Apostles” – as …

Good morning! Text: Acts 10-12; Proverbs 11:1-15 In Acts 10 we read of how the Gospel breaks out into the world of the Gentiles – the non-Jews – as …

Good morning! Text:  Acts 7-9; Proverbs 10:17-32 Acts is filled with many wondrous things, as the Lord uses miracles as part of …

Good morning! Text:  Acts 4-6; Proverbs 10:1-16 In Acts 5, we read of the apostles’ arrest and detention.  They are brought before the ruling council …

Good morning! Text:  Acts 1-3; Proverbs 9. In Acts 3, Peter and John bring miraculous healing to a crippled man, and …

Good morning! Text:  Exodus 38-40; Proverbs 8 As we come to the end of Exodus, the tabernacle, a word that means “tent” or “dwelling place”, is …

Good morning! Text:  Exodus 35-37; Proverbs 8 In these chapters of Exodus, we read details of God’s people crafting the things of worship – the tabernacle, the ark, the table, the lampstand …

Good morning! Today is a reflection day. A couple verses in Proverbs that always catch my eye are these: A little sleep, …

Good morning. Text:  Exodus 32-34; Proverbs 6 Moses has an incredible relationship with the Lord.  They speak with one another as Moses enjoys …

Good morning! Text: Exodus 28-31; Proverbs 5 The Lord gives a lot of detailed instructions for the construction and operation of the Tabernacle, the mobile worship center for the Israelites. …