Good morning! Today is a reflection day. The story of Jephthah is very challenging. He is another leader whom …
4/28/25
Good morning! Text: Judges 10-12; Psalm 71 Toward the end of the judgeship of Jephthah, he is confronted by …
4/27/25
Good morning! Text: Judges 7-9; Psalm 70 The story of Gideon is rich with lessons about our God and how …
4/26/25
Good morning! Text: Judges 4-6; Psalm 69:19-36 The story of Gideon is a personal favorite. The Midianites have been oppressing …
4/25/25
Good morning! Text: Judges 1-3; Psalm 69:1-18 The time of the judges in Israel provides a study in human sin …
4/24/25
Good morning! Text: Matthew 26-28; Psalm 68 Maybe you have heard this one – Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth.= B.I.B.L.E. …
4/23/25
Good morning! Text: Matthew 23-25; Psalm 67 In Matthew 25, Jesus tells the parable of the talents. In the story, a …
4/22/25
Good morning! Text: Matthew 20-22; Psalm 66 In Matthew 20, we see the James and John and their mother approach …
4/21/25
Good morning! Today is a reflection day. The readings in Matthew recently have captured most of my attention. But, along …
4/20/25
Good morning! Text: Matthew 17-19; Psalm 65 As today is Resurrection Sunday, I am going to break from the pattern …
4/19/25
Good morning! Text: Matthew 14-16; Psalm 64 In Matthew 14 we find Jesus feeding a great crowd with just five …
4/18/25
Good morning! Text: Matthew 11-13; Psalm 63 Jesus’ teaching often needs some thinking. In Matthew 11:17-19 he …
4/17/25
Good morning! Text: Matthew 8-10; Psalm 62 When Jesus sends out the twelve disciples, He gives them specific instructions. They …
4/16/25
Good morning! Text: Matthew 5-7; Psalm 61. There’s a year’s worth of daily devotionals in the Sermon on the Mount, today’s …
4/15/25
Good morning! Text: Matthew 1-4; Psalm 60 In Matthew’s account of Jesus’ birth, we read clearly of how the virgin …
4/14/25
Good morning! Today is a reflection day. In Joshua 24, the Lord uses Joshua to confront the people with their …
4/13/25
Good morning! Text: Joshua 22-24; Psalm 59 Joshua 24:15 is an obvious place to take pause and reflect in today’s …
4/12/25
Good morning! Text: Joshua 19-21; Psalm 58 Sometimes we come across lengthy passages of Scripture that speak of names and …
4/11/25
Good morning! Text: Joshua 16-18; Psalm 57 Psalm 57 was written by David while being pursued by King Saul. Saul …
4/10/25
Good morning! Text: Joshua 13-15; Psalm 56 Psalm 56 is part of a series of psalms written by David in …
4/9/25
Good morning! Text: Joshua 10-12; Psalm 55 In Joshua 10 we find the account of a big battle with the …
4/7/25
Good morning! Text: Joshua 7-9; Psalm 54 There is a pattern in this part of Joshua, seen in the failed …
4/7/25
Good morning! Today is a reflection day. Psalm 51 is a beautiful psalm of God’s merciful forgiveness. It was written …
4/6/25
Good morning! Text: Joshua 4-6; Psalm 53 I have always been fascinated by the scene at the end of Joshua …
4/5/25
Good morning! Text: Joshua 1-3; Psalm 52 As the Lord prepares Joshua to lead God’s chosen people into the promised …
4/4/25
Good morning! Text: James 3-5; Psalm 51 There is certainly plenty of rich content in today’s readings. Where to begin? …
4/3/25
Good morning! Text: James 1-3; Psalm 50 The Book of James is packed full of powerful truth and instruction for …
4/2/25
Good morning! Text: Deuteronomy 31-34; Psalm 49 “The eternal God is your dwelling place, and underneath are the …
4/1/25
Good morning! Text: Deuteronomy 27-30; Psalm 48 Have you ever struggled with a big life decision? I have. When I …
3/31/25
These are the words that open Psalm 42: “As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, my God.” The image …
3/30/25
Good morning! Today is a reflection day. Every day we, as Christians, are in spiritual battle. The main battleground is …
3/29/25
Good morning. Today is a reflection day. The Psalms are poetry and they are truth. They cast images before us …
3/28/25
Good morning! Text: Deuteronomy 23-26; Psalm 47 Deuteronomy 26 opens with the LORD’s commandments regarding “first fruits,” the first and …
3/27/25
Good morning! Text: Deuteronomy 20-22, Psalm 46 Psalm 46:10 speaks these words: “Be still, and know that I am God. …
3/26/25
Good morning! Text: Deuteronomy 17-19; Psalm 45 Psalm 45 opens; “My heart overflows with a pleasing theme.” A “pleasing …
3/25/25
Good morning! Text: Deuteronomy 14-16; Psalm 44 A theme that repeats in the Old Testament is the “jubilee” and the …
3/24/25
Good morning! Text: Deuteronomy 11-13; Psalm 43 When I flew helicopters in the Navy, one of the missions we had …
3/23/25
Good morning! Text: Deuteronomy 8-10; Psalm 42 Psalm 42 is a sad yet beautiful Psalm of yearning for and dependence …
3/22/25
Good morning! Text: Deuteronomy 5-7; Psalm 41 Deuteronomy 6:5 contains what Jesus said was God’s greatest commandment: “You shall love …
3/21/25
Good morning! Today is a reflection day. In Deuteronomy 1-4, God’s Word recounts the travels of the Israelites – their …
3/20/25
Good morning! Text: Deuteronomy 1-4; Psalm 40 Psalm 40 is a favorite for me, especially the opening verses: I waited …
3/19/25
Good morning! Text: Galatians 4-6; Psalm 39 Galatians 5:16-26 tells us to live by God’s Spirit and not by our …
3/18/25
Good morning! Text: Galatians 1-3; Psalm 38 Galatians 2:20 is worthy of memorization: “I have been crucified with Christ. It …
3/17/25
Good morning! Text: Numbers 34-36; Psalm 37:23-40 The Old Testament Law made many provisions for right and just …
3/16/25
Good morning! Text: Numbers 31-33; Psalm 37:1-22 The Lord gives us instruction in Psalm 37 as to how we might …
3/15/25
Good morning! Text: Numbers 28-30; Psalm 36 Our great God is a God who makes and keeps promises. When he …
3/14/25
Good morning! Today is a reflection day. Psalm 32 brings beautiful words of forgiveness, a reminder of how good it …
3/13/25
Good morning! Text: Numbers 25-27; Psalm 35 As Moses’ run as leader of the nation of Israel comes toward its conclusion, Moses …
3/12/25
Good morning! Text: Numbers 22-24; Psalm 34 A talking donkey? Really? Yes, indeed. The story of Balaam is fascinating, as he …
3/11/25
Good morning! Text: Numbers 18-21; Psalm 33 A passage of Scripture that I have found baffling is the account of Moses losing …