Read the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 29: Friday Then the word of the LORD came to me saying, “Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel. Prophesy and say to those shepherds, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD, “Woe, shepherds of Israel who have been feeding themselves! Should not the shepherds feed the flock? […]
Read the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 29: Thursday “A good man will obtain favor from the LORD, But He will condemn a man who devises evil.” Proverbs 12:2 Thursday’s Bible reading is Proverbs 11–12. These chapters are a collection of individual proverbs with underlying themes of character, actions and reactions, and consequences. In Proverbs […]
Read the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 29: Wednesday “For a day in Your courts is better than a thousand outside. I would rather stand at the threshold of the house of my God Than dwell in the tents of wickedness.” Psalm 84:10 Wednesday’s Bible reading is Psalms 84–86. The variety of these three psalms […]
Read the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 29: Sunday “Therefore if you have been raised up with Christ, keep seeking the things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your mind on the things above, not on the things that are on earth. For you have died and your life […]
Week 29 of Read the Bible in 2011 begins today. As the weeks roll by and the numbers get higher, if you didn’t start to read the Bible on January 1, that’s not my point. I’m posting the weeks so that you can see where I am and where I have been in these posts. […]
During that turbulent year of campus riots in 1970, on July 16, I became a Christian. Just over a month later I went to a camp with other college students from the Southeast for three weeks (in case you’re wondering, this wasn’t one of the many cults of that day), and for the first time […]
After writing Psalms 81–83: Worship & Songs this week I added the category of Music to the list in the sidebar. I’m surprised I didn’t think of this earlier because I posted so much music last year during the Christmas season, and I added more songs at Easter. We are a singing faith. May God […]
Read the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 28: Thursday “When the whirlwind passes, the wicked is no more, But the righteous has an everlasting foundation.” Proverbs 10:25 Thursday’s Bible reading is Proverbs 10. The third section of Proverbs begins in this chapter. As you read this chapter notice the descriptions of the wicked and the […]
Read the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 28: Wednesday Sing for joy to God our strength; Shout joyfully to the God of Jacob. Raise a song, strike the timbrel, The sweet sounding lyre with the harp. Blow the trumpet at the new moon, At the full moon, on our feast day. Psalm 81:1–3 – Wednesday’s […]