Psalms 69–71: Weary & Wronged

Read the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 24: Wednesday “Save me, O God, For the waters have threatened my life. I have sunk in deep mire, and there is no foothold; I have come into deep waters, and a flood overflows me. I am weary with my crying; my throat is parched; My eyes fail […]

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Tender Mercies & Tough Times

Jeremiah and Lamentations, can be hard books to read. Job can be a hard book to read. Their suffering can be overwhelming. But when you’re in your own hard times, these books give you solace as you realize that others have felt as you feel and thought what you think. They give you strength as […]

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Lamentations: Desolation & Hope

Friday’s Bible reading is Lamentations. This short book of only five chapters is a poetic lament over the destruction of the city of Jerusalem and the consequences of God’s devastating judgment on Judah. The words are touchingly beautiful in their melancholy and grief as Judah’s sin and God’s judgment are described.

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Proverbs 2–3: Wisdom & Life

Read the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 23: Thursday “For the LORD gives wisdom; From His mouth come knowledge and understanding.” Proverbs 2:6 Thursday’s Bible reading is Proverbs 2–3. Notice that both chapters begin with the phrase, My son. Chapter 2 urges and exhorts the reader to seek wisdom. Look for the if statements that […]

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Psalms 66–68: Praise & Knowing God

Read the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 23: Wednesday “Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears our burden, The God who is our salvation. Selah. God is to us a God of deliverances; And to GOD the Lord belong escapes from death.” Psalm 68:19–20 Wednesday’s Bible reading is Psalms 66–68. These three psalms are all […]

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Jeremiah 47–52: Judgment & Exile

Read the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 22: Friday “For neither Israel nor Judah has been forsaken By his God, the LORD of hosts, Although their land is full of guilt Before the Holy One of Israel.” Jeremiah 51:5 Friday’s Bible reading of Jeremiah 47–52, finishes the book. Cawley and Millard title chapters 46–51 as […]

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Psalms 63–65

Read the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 22: Wednesday “O You who hear prayer, To You all men come.” Psalm 65:2 Wednesday’s Bible reading is Psalms 63–65. _________ Isaiah 42 Photograph: ChristianPhotos.net – Free High Resolution Photos for Christian Publications Original content: Copyright ©2011 Iwana Carpenter

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Jeremiah 42–46: Deception & Defiance

Read the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 21: Friday Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, “If you really set your mind to enter Egypt and go in to reside there, then the sword, which you are afraid of, will overtake you there in the land of Egypt; and the famine, about […]

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The God *who loves you* is in control

A cliché often heard by Christians who are in the midst of tragedy is God is in control. This platitude sounds spiritual because, of course, it is true, but what Christian doesn’t believe God is in control? As I have been friends with Christian women over the years, listened to them, wept with them and […]

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