Good morning! Text: Ezekiel 20-23; Psalm 123-124 Ezekiel, writing at the onset of the Babylonian captivity, gets very harsh toward …
10/31/24
Good morning! Today is a reflection day. It is also the 500th anniversary of the start of the Protestant Reformation …
10/30/24
Good morning! Today is a reflection day – a day to go back over recent Bible readings or to get …
10/29/24
Good morning! Today is a reflection day. Ezekiel 11:19 brings a dramatic promise to God’s people, one that is most …
10/28/24
Good morning! Text: Ezekiel 16-19; Isaiah 39 In Ezekiel 18, the idea is developed that each of us is judged …
10/27/24
Good morning! Text: Ezekiel 12-15; Isaiah 38 In Isaiah 38 we find some great encouragement. Hezekiah, the King of Judah, …
10/26/24
Good morning! Text: Ezekiel 8-11; Isaiah 37 In Ezekiel, we find many compelling (and a few strange) visions. In Chapter 9, the Lord shows Ezekiel the impending …
10/25/24
Good morning! Text: Ezekiel 5-7; Isaiah 36. In Isaiah 36 the text turns to prose – a historical account of the siege of Jerusalem by the Assyrians. …
10/24/24
Good morning! Text: Ezekiel 1-4; Isaiah 35 The descriptions of the vision of God in the opening chapter of Ezekiel are pretty strange. He says in verse 1; “…the heavens …
10/23/24
Good morning! Text: 1 Peter 4-5; Isaiah 34 One of the great things about reading through the Scriptures is that it allows us to …
10/22/24
Good morning! Text: 1 Peter 1-3; Isaiah 33. 1 Peter, written to a group of churches in a region coming under increasing …
10/21/24
Good morning! Today is a reflection day. As I looked back over recent readings, I checked out the passages of the text that I …
10/20/24
Good morning! Text: 2 John; 3 John; Isaiah 32 The letters of John are brief, but contain precious gems. 3 John …
10/19/24
Good morning! Text: 1 John 4-5; Isaiah 31 In 1 John 4:11 we find these words; “Beloved, if God so loved us, we …
10/18/24
Good morning! Text: 1 John 1-3; Isaiah 30 Years ago, when my wife Lyn and I were brand new Christians, …
10/17/24
Good morning! Text: Lamentations 3-5; Isaiah 29. When I was in seminary, one of the instructors I had in a counseling course was both a pastor …
10/16/24
Good morning! Text: Lamentations 1-2; Isaiah 28 In Isaiah 28 we find repeated words that describe how the Word of God comes into the lives of …
10/15/24
Good morning! Text: Jeremiah 50-52; Isaiah 27 Jeremiah closes with harsh prophecy about the future of Babylon, followed by the sad tale of Jerusalem’s …
10/14/24
Good morning! Today is a reflection day. There is great anxiety in our midst about next month’s presidential election. I struggle with …
10/13/24
Good morning! Text: Jeremiah 47-49; Isaiah 26 There is much in our world and in our lives to upset us, unsettle us, and make …
10/12/24
Good morning! Text: Jeremiah 43-46; Isaiah 25 As we read these two great Old Testament prophets, much of what they …
10/11/24
Good morning! Text: Jeremiah 40-42; Isaiah 24 In Jeremiah 40-42 we read God’s words to the remnant of Jews left behind in the Promised Land after the Babylonians …
10/10/24
Good morning! Text: Jeremiah 37-39; Isaiah 23 Jeremiah’s prophetic word is not very welcome in Jerusalem as the Babylonians lay siege to the city and collapse is imminent. …
10/9/24
Good morning! Text: Jeremiah 34-36; Isaiah 22 The story of the Rechabites in Jeremiah 35 is interesting. This clan was a puritan protest group that …
10/8/24
Good morning! Text: Jeremiah 31-33; Isaiah 21 When things look hopeless, when it is very bleak, Jeremiah punctuates his difficult words of …
10/7/24
Good morning! Today is a reflection day. A familiar and oft-quoted verse is found in Jeremiah 29: For I know the plans I have …
10/6/24
Good morning! Text: Jeremiah 28-30; Isaiah 20o tell them taht Jeremiah 29 is rich in quotable verses. Here is one: “You will seek …
10/5/24
Good morning! Text: Jeremiah 25-27; Isaiah 19 Jeremiah writes terrifying prophetic words about the impending reign of Babylon over Judah. Jerusalem and the temple will be …
10/4/24
Good morning! Text: Isaiah 18; Jeremiah 22-24 A lot of folks live life as if God is nowhere nearby. Boy …
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 …
10/2/24
Good morning! Text: Jeremiah 16-18; Isaiah 16 Jeremiah 17:9 is important, and explains an awful lot about our human nature: …
10/1/24
Good morning! Text: Jeremiah 13-15; Isaiah 15 Both of these Old Testament prophets are writing into a culture that has, …
4/30/24
Good morning! Today is a reflection day. Consider the words of Jeremiah 4:3… Break up your fallow ground, and sow not among …
9/29/24
Good morning! Today is a reflection day. In the opening of Jeremiah, the prophet hears God speak to him; “Before I formed you in the womb I …
9/28/24
Good morning! Text: Jeremiah 10-12; Isaiah 14 Again I am reminded how just reading the Bible brings me into contact with the Living God, …
9/27/24
Good morning! Text: Jeremiah 7-9; Isaiah 13 In the midst of words to the people of Judah of judgment and images of their desolation, …
9/26/24
Good morning! Text: Jeremiah 4-6; Isaiah 12 A great fallacy of our day is that old things are obsolete and …
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 …
9/24/24
Good morning! Text: Titus; Isaiah 10. Titus is a tight little letter from Paul to a pastor. It is filled …
9/23/24
Good morning! Text: Job 40-42; Isaiah 9 Today is a Scripture bonanza! Job’s story is resolved, and Jesus is prophesied in Isaiah …
9/22/24
Good morning! Text: Job 37-39; Isaiah 8. Our reading of Job thus far has taken us through the ruminations of …
9/21/24
Good morning! Today is a reflection day. The Word at the end of Job 36 into chapter 37 speaks of severe weather phenomena. God’s Word in Job …
9/20/24
Good morning! Text: Job 34-36; Isaiah 7 Isaiah is remarkable. It is beautiful poetry, but also very rich in prophecy about Jesus. …
9/19/24
Good morning! Text: Job 31-33; Isaiah 6 Isaiah 6 brings us a magnificent view of God’s throne room. Isaiah’s vision is a …
9/18/24
Good morning! Text: Job 28-30; Isaiah 5 In Isaiah 5, we read more words of indictment against God’s people – the inhabitants of …
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 …
9/16/24
Good morning! Text: Job 22-24; Isaiah 3 In these passages of Job, his friend Eliphaz is working to persuade Job that the explanation …
9/15/24
Good morning! Text: Job 19-21; Isaiah 2 The events in Job are from around the time of Abraham, and the book is believed by some scholars to …
9/14/24
Good morning! Today is a reflection day. Every day our lives are filled with choices – what to do, how …
9/13/24
Good morning! Text: Job 16-18; Isaiah 1 Isaiah opens with a volley of indictment against Judah for their rebellion and …