Philippians 3–4: Joy & Peace

July 3, 2011.Reading time 12 minutes.

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 […]

Psalms 54–56

May 11, 2011.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Read the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 19: Wednesday Wednesday’s Bible reading is Psalms 54–56. _________ Isaiah 42 Photograph: ChristianPhotos.net – Free High Resolution Photos for Christian Publications Original content: Copyright ©2011 Iwana Carpenter

Psalms 45–47: A King & A Refuge

April 20, 2011.Reading time 3 minutes.

Read the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 16: Wednesday “God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth should change, And though the mountains slip into the heart of the sea; Though its waters roar and foam, Though the mountains quake at its swelling […]

1 Samuel 1–5: An Old Priest & A Young Prophet

March 15, 2011.Reading time 9 minutes.

Read the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 11: Tuesday “Thus Samuel grew and the LORD was with him and let none of his words fail. All Israel from Dan even to Beersheba knew that Samuel was confirmed as a prophet of the LORD.” 1 Samuel 3:19–20 Tuesday’s Bible reading of 1 Samuel 1–5, begins with […]

Judges 17–21: Idolatry & Degeneracy

March 1, 2011.Reading time 7 minutes.

Read the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 9: Tuesday “In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in his own eyes.” Judges 21:35 This last sentence in Judges aptly summarizes the book. The events in Tuesday’s Bible reading of Judges 17–21, recount idolatry, wanton lasciviousness and homosexuality, gang rape, […]

Read the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 9

February 27, 2011.Reading time 6 minutes.

Week 9 of Read the Bible in 2011 begins today. As I read through the Bible,I’m writing down some of my thoughts, not to give you comprehensive commentary, but to give you some background or application that will help encourage you to read the Bible. In John 17:17, as Jesus was praying the night before […]

Who Are These Guys?

January 13, 2011.Reading time 4 minutes.

You may be wondering why I quote men who lived a century of more before us. It’s certainly not to bore you stiff! There are numerous reasons I could give you about why it’s worth the effort to read authors who use a different language style and unfamiliar words. I could say it’s because I […]