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 …
3/10/25
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 …
3/9/25
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 …
3/8/25
Good morning! Text: Numbers 8-10; Psalm 30 Different people react to adversity differently. I know some who struggle for quite some …
3/7/25
Good morning! Today is a reflection day. Psalm 27 opens with these words: The Lord is my light and my …
3/6/25
Good morning! Text: Numbers 4-6; Psalm 29 The Law of Moses, contained in the first five books of the Bible, …
3/5/25
Good morning! Text: Numbers 1-3; Psalm 28 These first chapters of Numbers send a clear message that our God is a …
3/4/25
Good morning! Text: Hebrews 11-13; Psalm 27 Hebrews 12:14 says these words: “Strive for peace with everyone, and for the …
3/3/25
Good morning! Text: Hebrews 7-10; Psalm 26 Hebrews is not easy lifting. In it we find the vital bridge between …
3/2/25
Good morning! Text: Hebrews 4-6; Psalm 25 Speaking of Jesus who came, lived, died, rose and has now gone on …
3/1/25
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 …
2/28/25
Good morning! Text: Leviticus 25-27; Proverbs 17:15-28. In Leviticus 25, we read very detailed instructions about buying and selling property …
2/27/25
Good morning! Text: Leviticus 22-24; Proverbs 17:1-14. Chapter 23 of Leviticus provides a summary of all the appointed feasts for …
2/26/25
Good morning! Text: Leviticus 19-21; Proverbs 16:17-33 We live in a culture of progress, where every day we read of …
2/25/25
Good morning! Text: Leviticus 15-18; Proverbs 16:1-16 The Day of Atonement is a powerful foreshadowing of the cross and Jesus’ …
2/24/25
Good morning! Text: Leviticus 12-14; Proverbs 15:18-33 I am the sort who likes to see tasks completed, and so I am …
2/23/25
Good morning! Text: Leviticus 9-11; Proverbs 15:1-17 Leviticus can seem like tedious reading as we wade through details of instructions …
2/22/25
Good morning! Text: Leviticus 5-8; Proverbs 14:19-35 The priests in Old Testament worship were certainly tasked with a lot of …
2/21/25
Good morning! Today is a reflection day. We have started our reading of Leviticus, and perhaps some of us are …
2/20/25
Good morning! Text Leviticus 1-4; Proverbs 14:1-18 Today another Proverb grabbed my attention. Proverbs 14:4 says: Where there are no …
2/19/25
Good morning! Text: Acts 26-28; Proverbs 13:13-25. These closing chapters of Acts feature Paul’s final defense before King Agrippa and …
2/18/25
Good morning! Text: Acts 22-25; Proverbs 13:1-12 Proverbs is rich with nuggets. Sometimes a single verse is worthy of a …
2/17/25
Good morning! Text: Acts 19-21; Proverbs 12:15-28 One of the stories in Acts that stands out is about the seven …
2/16/25
Good morning! Text: Acts 16-18; Proverbs 12:1-14 As Paul and his entourage traveled from city to city, they apparently made quite …
2/15/25
Good morning! Text: Acts 13-15; Proverbs 11:16-31 In Acts we find many examples of the presentation of the Gospel. When …
2/14/25
Good morning! Today is a reflection day. In my Bible, the title page of Acts has a subtitle – “The …
2/13/25
Good morning! Text: Acts 10-12; Proverbs 11:1-15 In the book of Acts we see that every major move of the …
2/12/25
Good morning! Text: Acts 7-9; Proverbs 10:17-32 Acts is filled with many wondrous things, as the Lord uses miracles as …
2/11/25
Good morning! Text: Acts 4-6; Proverbs 10:1-16 In Acts 5, we read of the apostles’ arrest and detention. They are …
2/10/25
Good morning! Text: Acts 1-3; Proverbs 9 There is power-filled preaching in Acts. Peter brings the Gospel on the Day …