10/17/23

Good morning! Text:  Lamentations 3-5; Isaiah 29. Jeremiah, the author of Lamentations, is called “the weeping prophet.”  The mood of this book is certainly sad.  In the midst …

10/14/23

Good morning! Today is a reflection day. Both Isaiah and Jeremiah wrote during times of great inflection in the course of God’s history.  The Jews, …

10/11/23

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 …

10/9/23

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 …

10/6/23

Good morning! Text: Jeremiah 28-30; Isaiah 20 In Jeremiah 29, we read the text of a letter the prophet wrote from Jerusalem to the captives in Babylon.  The captors, the Babylonians, are enemies …

10/5/23

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 …

10/4/23

Good morning! Text: Jeremiah 22-24; Isaiah 18 In Jeremiah’s day, leadership in the land of Judah was a mess – a big mess.  The kings were …

10/3/23

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 …

10/1/23

Good morning! Text: Jeremiah 13-15; Isaiah 15 Jeremiah brings difficult words to his people.  He lives in terrible days, as the sin of God’s people in Judah has …

9/25/23

Good morning! Text:  Jeremiah 1-3; Isaiah 11 As we read of Jeremiah the prophet’s introduction and calling, we read these amazing words: “Before I …

9/19/23

Good morning! Text:  Job 31-33; Isaiah 6 Isaiah 6 opens with the prophet’s remarkable vision of the throne room of God.  The awesome and frightening presence …

9/17/23

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 …

9/15/23

Good morning! Text:  Job 19-21; Isaiah 2 The prophet Isaiah speaks truth to the sin of the people of ancient Israel, warning of judgment.  At the same …

9/9/23

Good morning! Text:  Job 4-6; Psalm 119:161-176 I wrote earlier that some consider Job the most intellectually challenging book in the Bible.  As we get …

9/8/23

Good morning! Text: Job 1-3; Psalm 119:145-160 Job is characterized as the most intellectually challenging books of the Bible.  Many scholars also believe it …

9/5/23

Good morning! Text:  Esther 8-10; Psalm 119:113-128 The Book of Esther is unique in the Bible in that God is never mentioned – not even once.  …

9/3/23

Good morning! Text:  Esther 1-3; Psalm 119:81-96 Even reading a familiar story in the Bible can bring us new truth.  In today’s reading from Esther, …

9/1/23

Good morning! Text:  1 Timothy 1-3; Psalm 119:49-64. 1 Timothy is known as a “pastoral epistle”, a letter giving instructions to a church leader …

8/31/23

Good morning! Today is a reflection day. The scene following the rebuilding of the wall of Jerusalem, where Ezra reads the Word of God to the people really stands out. …

8/30/23

Good morning! Today is a reflection day. Psalm 116:15 brings us words that have always made me think: Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of …