Truth For The Heart
Read the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 33: Thursday “Death and life are in the power of the tongue, And those who love it will eat its fruit.” Proverbs 18:21 Thursday’s Bible reading is Proverbs 17–18. These chapters are in the third section of Proverbs: “The first book of Solomon.”1 Speech continues to be a […]
Read MoreRead the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 33: Wednesday “Light is sown like seed for the righteous And gladness for the upright in heart. Be glad in the LORD, you righteous ones, And give thanks to His holy name.” Psalm 97:11–12 Wednesday’s Bible reading is Psalms 96–98. These are psalms of joy and gladness. As […]
Read MoreRead the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 33: Sunday “I am writing these things to you, hoping to come to you before long; but in case I am delayed, I write so that you will know how one ought to conduct himself in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, […]
Read MoreWeek 33 of Read the Bible in 2011 begins today. I put up a variation of this post every week for those who may not know what I’m doing when they find posts on different books of the Bible on different days of the week. On Sunday any posts on a Bible reading will be […]
Read MoreIn the last two chapters of his gospel, Luke writes of the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Luke tells of Jesus’ journey on the road to Emmaus with two of His followers, and Jesus’ charge to those gathered with the eleven remaining apostles. “Then He opened their minds to understand the Scriptures, and […]
Read MoreRead the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 32: Friday “When he had come near the den to Daniel, he cried out with a troubled voice. The king spoke and said to Daniel, “Daniel, servant of the living God, has your God, whom you constantly serve, been able to deliver you from the lions?” Daniel 6:20 […]
Read MoreRead the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 32: Thursday “Pride goes before destruction, And a haughty spirit before stumbling. It is better to be humble in spirit with the lowly Than to divide the spoil with the proud.” Proverbs 16:18–19 Thursday’s Bible reading is Proverbs 16. This chapter is in the third section of Proverbs: […]
Read MoreWhen J. K. Rowling gave the commencement address at Harvard in 2008, she said something very astute: adversity tests you and your relationships. Christians frequently speak of our testing as individuals by the suffering we endure, but rarely do we discuss how adversity tests and reveals relationships within the church. That’s odd, because Jesus said […]
Read MoreWeek 32 of Read the Bible in 2011 begins today. You can read the complete explanation of what I’m doing here. Right now I want to share with you some thoughts I found this past week from Dan Phillips at Pyromaniacs. He has an incisive post, I disagree with Jesus. Read all of it—he has […]
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Kindling for Candles 