Psalm 96–98: Light & Gladness

Read 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 […]

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Psalms 90–92: My Refuge & My Fortress

Read the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 31: Wednesday “He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High Will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say to the LORD, “My refuge and my fortress, My God, in whom I trust!” Psalm 91:1–2 Wednesday’s Bible reading is Psalms 90–92. Psalm 91 is […]

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Luke 21–22: Denial & Hope

Read the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 29: Saturday “Simon, Simon, behold, Satan has demanded permission to sift you like wheat; but I have prayed for you, that your faith may not fail; and you, when once you have turned again, strengthen your brothers.” Luke 22:31–32 Saturday’s Bible reading is Luke 21–22. In these chapters […]

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Psalms 84–86: Threshold & Tents

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 […]

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O the Deep, Deep Love of Jesus

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 […]

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2 Kings 6–10: Panic & Perspective

Read the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 28: Tuesday “Now when the attendant of the man of God had risen early and gone out, behold, an army with horses and chariots was circling the city. And his servant said to him, “Alas, my master! What shall we do?” So he answered, “Do not fear, for […]

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Psalms 78–80: Trust, Obedience & the Heart

Read the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 27: Wednesday “We will not conceal them from their children, But tell to the generation to come the praises of the LORD, And His strength and His wondrous works that He has done.” Psalm 78:4 Wednesday’s Bible reading is Psalms 78–80. These are three more of the twelve […]

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Philippians 3–4: Joy & Peace

Read the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 27: Sunday Furthermore*, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. Philippians 3:1 Sunday’s Bible reading is Philippians 3–4. Paul’s letter to the church at Philippi is about joy in the midst of the circumstances of our lives. If you look at this letter you’ll find that even it’s structure […]

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Psalms 75–77

Read the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 26: Wednesday “Then I said, “It is my grief, That the right hand of the Most High has changed.” I shall remember the deeds of the LORD; Surely I will remember Your wonders of old.” Psalm 77:10–11 Wednesday’s Bible reading is Psalms 75–77. These are more of the […]

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